Nelson - Glenelg River
On the weekend past I made the journey west to on of my all time favorite places to fish on the Glenelg River in Nelson.It had been a big few weeks and I needed to get away from every thing and almost...
View ArticleMy last days in Japan for this trip
Apologies for the late entry, I almost forgot I had not finished the trip log. Its always hard to say goodbye when I visit here, the friends you keep and the people you meet are something you can never...
View ArticleGan Craft Stand - Osaka Fishing Show 2014
Just thought I would share a clip of the Gan Craft Stand at the 2014 Osaka Fishing Show. I managed to squeeze my head in a couple of times. I really love going back to this place every year and cant...
View ArticleWalking the planks
Saturday night I decided to do something that I had not done for a very long time. I left the boat at home strapped on my walking boots and went pier hopping along the Mornington Peninsula.Since buying...
View ArticleHooked up TV Squid session and Osaka Tackle Show
A few months ago we took Kosta from Hooked up Magazine to Japan to see the Osaka Tackle Show 2014, he gathered some great footage of the show and then we did a squid session in PPB when we returned....
View ArticleQuick cool brisk morning on the port
With a break in the wind and rain earlier this week I decided to go for a quick session in Westernport in the hope of finding some above average squid.I met up at the Hastings Ramp with old friend...
View ArticleWay out west
I have been trying to get back out west after a tough trip to Nelson a few weeks back so I caught up with mate Quy Bok Choi Van who is a resident of the western suburb of Warnambool and a handy fisho.I...
View ArticleShort notice run to Portland
**CLICK IMAGES FOR FULL DEFINITION**Been a big few weeks of late with lots happening in my time outside of fishing, a couple of mates asked me to head down to Portland for the weekend with them.At that...
View ArticleEging Summit - Tanabe Japan 2014
Its always a big day travelling to Japan from Melbourne, as the airline travel with transits via Cairns the day is slightly stretched out with a few hours sitting in Cairns. I left home with my kind...
View Article2014 Eging Summit - Tanabe, Summit day
**CLICK IMAGES FOR FULL DEFINITION**Apologies for the late entries - catch up time!!This was the day I was waiting for, I was blown away to receive an invite but to actually be there was another thing...
View ArticleEging Summit 2014 - Day 4
**CLICK IMAGES FOR FULL DEFINITION**After a cracking big day at the summit the day prior it was time for some relaxation so a short road trip was planned to head up into the mountains for a spot of...
View ArticleEging Summit 2014 - Day 5 Lake Biwa
**CLICK IMAGES FOR FULL DEFINITION**Today started off nice an early where we checked out of our hotel near Lake Biwa the Bass capitol of Japan and made the short trip to the marina to meet with our...
View ArticleLast day in Japan - Eging Summit 2014
** CLICK IMAGES FOR FULL DEFINITION**Well the folks from Gan Craft had again made the trip incredible, honestly I have been treated better than royalty once again. I can never thank them enough for the...
View ArticleNo rest for the wicked - Melbourne Boat Show 2014
Only just landing in Melbourne 3 days earlier it was time to get my arse back into gear and do some work.The 2014 BIAV Melbourne Boat show meant another week of talking squid on stage and kicking...
View ArticleMore planes! Perth bound.
So the Melbourne Boat show had come to an end, I had 24 hours to get my gear sorted and head to Perth.Ryan Thipthorpe from Oceanside Bait and Tackle was kind enough to invite me over to do a couple of...
View ArticleFrom Perth to Adelaide
We wrapped up Perth that night and made plans to get me to the airport nice and early as I was due to go on the stage at the Adelaide Boat show at 1100I arrived to a wet and windy Adelaide and found a...
View ArticleLife's Better with a Boat
In recent weeks I have been asked to partake in some video shorts and a pod cast relating to life being better with a boat with the BIAV. Here is the first of many clips to come.To set the scene we had...
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Another of the Clips for the BIAV Life's Better with a Boat summer series. Boat ramp etiquette and trailer reversing.
View ArticleJapan Trip Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka and Tanabe Day 1
Just like a kid on the eve of his birthday there was no way I was going to get a full night sleep, I never lose the excitement of travel.Embarking on my biggest trip to Japan to date I had everything...
View ArticleJapan Trip Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka and Tanabe Day 2
Day 2 was a nice relaxing one as it was the trade only entry to the show meaning the hoards had not had a chance to get in and fill the place up so there was heaps of catching up with folks.Being a big...
View ArticleJapan Trip Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka and Tanabe Day 3
Crowd start to gather, excitement is in the air and an odd silence of masses as they line up at the doors as snow falls around them. The first public day of the Yokohama show is about to begin.The...
View ArticleJapan Trip Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka and Tanabe Day 4
The Yokohama Show is a lot smaller than the Osaka show, probably about the same size as our Melbourne Boat Show in Physical size, the last 2 days I had just about done all the business I needed to do...
View ArticleJapan Trip Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka and Tanabe Day 5
Well today I say goodbye to Yokohama and head to down town Tokyo for the first time. I am have been to Japan many times now but have yet to see Tokyo. My day started very early as I had a train or 2 to...
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