TIPS & TRICKS

An excellent technique for targeting species such as Kingfish and Bonito. Using a downrigger enables you to tow live or dead baits at the depths where your sounder is showing the fish. Check out how to use a downrigger HERE

You need to give yourself the best chance to land that once in a  lifetime fish. Tying the perfect knot for the right application can make the difference between landing that fish. Check out the different types of knots HERE

The ability to catch your own bait can vastly improve your rate of enticing a bite. Nothing beats fresh bait caught in the same waters you intend to fish in. Using live bait such as squid and slimey mackeral for kingfish and even marlin is deadly. Check out tips on live baiting HERE

One of the BaldMan's favourite styles of fishing when not on a boat. We all start fishing somewhere and for many the beach can be just as productive as fishing from a boat. The ability to understand the tides, barometric pressures and isolate gutters on a beach can improve your chances of finding the fish. Check out the BaldMan's tips on beach fishing HERE

The challenge when fishing at a new destination is to know what fish to target, how, when and where. This can be difficult to work out as many areas have their little secrets that anglers with local knowledge fish the waters day in and day out have perfected. Applying some simple techniques can help improving your catch in unfamiliar waterways. Check out BaldMan's latest fishing destinations HERE

The BaldMan demonstrates how he ties  rigs for different species or changing conditions. Also check out his methods for making his own sinkers. When fishing many of the offshore reefs, leatherjackets can see you lose plenty of sinkers in one session so making your own can help the wallet. Check out the videos HERE