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Tanacom Bull 500 & 750 sizes now available

by Murray 23rd May 2013

Tanacom Bull 500 and 750 sizes now available, check them out here>>

Finessing Winter Bream

by Murray 23rd May 2013

Finessing Winter Bream Jamie Robley explains the art of Winter bream fishing. Read all about it here>>

Start Them Young

by Murray 19th May 2013

Start Them Young Greg Seeto takes his 5yr old son, Ben, Bream fishing. You can read about their exploits here>>

Two Weeks in Tassie

by Murray 19th May 2013

Two Weeks in Tassie James Moller has spent two weeks chasing Bream in Tasmania. You can read all about it here>>

2013 Certate has arrived.

by Bradley 20th Apr 2013

The 2013 Certate has arrived and will be shipped to stores soon. The 2013 Certate’s in sizes 2004, 2500 and 3012 have arrived, the other sizes will follow soon.
for more information click here

Team Daiwa-X Rod Review

by Murray 18th Feb 2013

Team Daiwa-X Review

Mark Gercovich gives the Team Daiwa-X range a run. Read his review here>>

New Luvias Spinning Reels are here!

by Murray 12th Feb 2013

Luvias

The New Luvias Spinning Reels have arrived and will be hitting stores very soon. Read about the exciting new Luvias here>>

Double Clutch IZM 60SP lures arrive!

by Murray 12th Feb 2013

Double Clutch IZM 60SP

Double Clutch IZM 60SP lures arrive later this week and will be in stores soon. You can read all about these hot new lures here>>

D-Shock Combos – Great For Kids

by Murray 17th Dec 2012

D-Shock Andrew Badullovich joins our Pro News crew with a great article about introducing kids to angling and how D-Shock Combos are the perfect rigs for doing so. Check it out here.

New Double Clutch lures coming soon!

by Murray 13th Dec 2012

Over the past few years the Double Clutch IZM 75SP-G has proved itself as one of the must have lures on the ABT tournament circuit, so the new Double Clutch IZM 60SP is bound to be one of the most anticipated lures of 2013. Handmade in Japan to the highest standards, these lures will be available in Australia from February 2013. Until then you can read all about them here.

Cancer Council EBay Auction

by Bradley 12th Nov 2012

The Ebay auctions for five Daiwa rod and reel combos donated by Daiwa Australia, and a Hobie Outback kayak donated by Hobie Australasia have now commenced, click here for further details and on the items below to go directly to the auction page. The auctions will end after 10 days (approx 2000hrs 19th November AEDT). They will be available for viewing at the ABT Bream Grand Final this weekend at Bribie Island or the Hobie Kayak Bream Grand Final next weekend at the Bemm River. Make sure you find the lureandfly.com guys and check them out, if not jump onto ebay. All these items are being listed for $0.99 with every cent to be donated to the Cancer Council.

Item #121015659791: Daiwa Black Label Versatile 631ULFS Rod with 2000 Sized Daiwa Freams Combo

Item #121015628726: Daiwa MX AJING 74L-S with 2000 Sized Daiwa Caldia Combo

Item #121015667693: Daiwa TDX 6101ULFS Rod with 2000 Sized Daiwa Caldia Combo

Item #121015653657: Daiwa Gen Black 641LFS Pinster Rod with 2000 Sized Daiwa Ballistic Combo

Item #121015663816: Daiwa Gen Black Drunkn Monkey with 2000 Sized Daiwa Freams Combo

Item #121015673139: Hobie Outback Kayak

New Aird pre mounted combo’s have arrived !

by Bradley 2nd Nov 2012

The new Aird PMC’s have arrived. For more information click here.

New Laguna Reels have arrived !

by Bradley 2nd Nov 2012

The new Laguna spinning reels have arrived. For more information click here.

New Aggrest Reels have arrived !

by Bradley 2nd Nov 2012

The new Aggrest spinning reels have arrived. For more information click here.

New Opus Reels have arrived !

by Bradley 25th Oct 2012

New budget designs have been added to our Opus Spinning Reel range. They are available now and you can read all about them now on the links below.

The Opus Plus E is built on a corrosion resistant graphite frame and packs features that are normally only seen on reels three times its price.

Built to take the rigors of saltwater use, the Opus Plus A is the ideal choice for the beginner angler venturing out into heavier saltwater fishing.

The new Opus Plus BRi features Daiwa’s automatic “bite n run”, this lets a fish take a drifting bait while feeling little or no resistance.

More Generation Black Rods have arrived.

by Bradley 25th Oct 2012

The design and development of the new Generation Black series has resulted in some of the finest rod actions available at this price point. Not only are they some of our most refined actions but also one of our most attractive series ever, the minimal all black matt finish is a truly unique, stealth like design. The GB rod range is sure to be one of our hottest releases this spring.

More Generation Black rods have arrived, read more about them here.

Cancer Council EBay Auction

by Tony 16th Oct 2012

The guys at Lure & Fly are running an ebay auction to raise $5,000 for the Cancer Council. Daiwa are proud to be sponsors of this great fund raiser and we hope you will support it. There are five Daiwa rod and reel combos up for grabs plus a Hobie Mirage Outback kayak. You can read more about it here.

Lexa Spinning reels now available

by Bradley 8th Oct 2012

The new Lexa spinning reels have just arrived. For more details click here.

Gekkabijin Vib Black Sniper now available

by Bradley 5th Oct 2012

The popular Gekkabijin Vib 3S range of lures has been augmented with the addition of a new colour, Black Sniper.

The Black Sniper is now available read more about it here.

New Generation Black Rods have arrived.

by Bradley 4th Oct 2012

The Generation Black rods have arrived, read more about them here.

Laguna rods have arrived

by Bradley 24th Sep 2012

The new high performance Laguna rods for anglers on a budget or those who want a back up rod have arrived. For more information click here.

Steez spinning reels now available

by Bradley 13th Sep 2012

The all new Steez spinning reels are now available. For more information click here.

Updated Luvias Spinning Reels coming soon

by Murray 20th Aug 2012

Luvias has always been one of Daiwa’s most popular high performance spinning reels. Over the years it has had several reincarnations and in 2012 the Japanese have updated Luvias with new features: Magseal, Zaion and Air Rotor.

The new Luvias reels will be with us in December until then you can read about them here.

New TD Sol II Spinning Reel

by Murray 20th Aug 2012

Daiwa has always had a long history of innovation, in 2010, Daiwa pioneered the ground breaking technology- Magseal, Zaion and Air Rotor, a combination that is the future for all Daiwa spinning reels. Originally introduced in our flagship reels like Saltiga, Certate and Exist, it was only a matter of time before we introduced it into Australia’s most popular spinning reel ever the TD Sol. Developed over the past two years, TD Sol II shows Daiwa’s commitment to introduce its best design innovations into mid-price reels.

The new TD Soll II will arrive in December 2012, until then read all about it here.

New Aggrest Reels Coming Soon

by Murray 17th Aug 2012

The new Aggrest is Daiwa’s most feature packed reel ever developed for this price range. Its features, durability and ultra smooth performance is second to none. Not only does it feature many of Daiwa’s innovations like Airbail, Twistbuster II, Silent Oscillation and Infinite anti-reverse, but this feature packed reel employs our best designs ever – ABS and Digigear. The Aggrest will be arriving in November, read more about it here.

New Opus Reels!

by Murray 16th Aug 2012

New budget designs have been added to our Opus Spinning Reel range. They will be available from October but you can read all about them now on the links below.

The Opus Plus E is built on a corrosion resistant graphite frame and packs features that are normally only seen on reels three times its price.

Built to take the rigors of saltwater use, the Opus Plus A is the ideal choice for the beginner angler venturing out into heavier saltwater fishing.

The new Opus Plus BRi features Daiwa’s automatic “bite n run”, this lets a fish take a drifting bait while feeling little or no resistance.

New Daiwa Rods!

by Murray 15th Aug 2012

New rod designs are coming soon from Daiwa.

The Gekkabijin AGS Ajing, the ultimate ultra light rod for finesse fishing, utilizing the new AGS technology, will be arriving this Summer.

Daiwa’s range of high performance budget Laguna reels has built an enviable reputation in the past year, and there’s only one way to compliment them, with the new Laguna rods range. Coming in September.

Due in October is the Crosscast 110XH, designed for long distance surf casting.

2012-13 Fishing Tackle Buyers Guide Coming Soon!

by Murray 26th Jul 2012

Our latest Catalogue will be shipping in Late August, pre-order your copy today on our Catalogue Request page.

New Black Label 762 MHFS now available

by Bradley 17th Jul 2012

The Black Label Versatile series has been updated to include the new 762MHFS rod, ideal for long distance casting after large powerful fish.

Check out the Black Label 762MHFS here.

New Presso Iprimi Rods

by Bradley 17th Jul 2012

After a decade of drought the rains returned to trout country across Australia, within months the streams and lakes were flourishing and the trout returned to their former glory. Daiwa realized the need for a specialized stream trout rod range, introducing Presso Iprimi.

The Presso Iprimi rods have arrived about them here.

New Colour for Gekkabijin Vib

by Murray 31st May 2012

The popular Gekkabijin Vib 3S range of lures has been augmented with the addition of a new colour, Black Sniper.

The Black Sniper will be here in Spring, in the mean time read more about it here.

New Generation Black Rods

by Murray 31st May 2012

The Generation Black rods will be here in September, in the mean time read more about them here.

Specialist Bream Rods

by Murray 29th May 2012

Tournament fishing requires specific outfits to perfect techniques, gone are the days where the 7ft light rod will do it all, if you want to win you will need a specialized range of rods… introducing Daiwa’s Tournament Specialist Bream rods.

The Tournament Specialist Bream rods will arrive late August, in the mean time read more about them here.

TDX Rods are back!

by Murray 28th May 2012

It’s been well over a decade since the original TDX rods were released, this year Daiwa Australia is proud to reintroduce a superb range of rods worthy of the X badge.

The TDX range return in August, in the mean time read more about them here.

New Presso Iprimi Rods

by Murray 28th May 2012

The Presso Iprimi rods will be here in July, in the mean time read more about them here.

New MX Ajing Rods

by Murray 28th May 2012

The new MX Ajing Megatop series is a revolution in sensitivity as it takes ultra light fishing to an all new level. It will be arriving late June, in the mean time read more about it here.

New Harrier Rods

by Murray 28th May 2012

The new limited Harrier series is a small range of ultra fast technique specific rods built with some of the finest components available. It will be arriving in September, in the mean time read more about it here.

New Black Label model

by Murray 21st May 2012

The Black Label Versatile series has been updated to include the new 762MHFS rod, ideal for long distance casting after large powerful fish.

Check out the Black Label 762MHFS here.

Pro News Updates

by Bradley 26th Apr 2012

New Pro News Updates

Dave Rae and his favourite new Certate – click here

Dave Rae on Baby Cranks – click here

Warren Keelan – Black Label – click here

James Moller on the Clyde River – click here

James Moller with the new Freams – click here

New Gekkabijin VIB 3S Color

by Bradley 14th Mar 2012

New Gekkabijin Vib 3S Akebono Kabura color now available.

For more information click here.

Pro News Updates

by Bradley 24th Feb 2012

New Pro news

Tournament AGS Rods – Bradley Sissins

Choose Your Weapon – Greg Seeto

T3 – Simon Goldsmith

The Fishing DVD Issue 26 out soon

by Bradley 16th Feb 2012

The Fishing DVD #26 is jam-packed with action, information, tips, destinations and product reviews… and you don’t have to read it! In just over two hours of spectacular, high-definition vision, this broadcast-quality “DVD Magazine” brings it all to your lounge room, den, holiday house, offi ce or laptop computer – whenever and wherever YOU choose to view! Watch it all, from start to finish, or choose the stories and segments you like most, then view them over and over, at your leisure. Re-wind, slow mo’, freeze frame and fast-forward to all the juicy bits..

Fishing Addiction series 3 Episode 10

by Bradley 2nd Feb 2012

The new episodes return this Sunday at the slightly later time of 9.15am.

Episode 10 – The best of Season 3

Join us as we look back at some of the incredible fishing adventures we have had over season 3. From giant Kingfish in New Zealand to Monster Black Bass in New Guinea, the series has been nothing short of amazing. Relive some of the surprises and reactions of our winners as they chase $10,000 worth of fishing gear with the Fishing Addiction challenge.

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Fishing Addiction series 3 Episode 9

by Bradley 25th Jan 2012

The new episodes return this Sunday at the slightly later time of 9.15am.

Episode 9 – Port Stephens, New South Wales

While hosting a family Bar-b-que with friends, this week’s fisherman is Damon from Oak Flats in NSW is taken away on the spot to Port Stephens for a fishing challenge to catch the mighty Marlin. Never doing this sort of fishing before Damon is pushed to his physical limits on some arm stretching fish that just don’t give up. It’s hard core game fishing for a rookie that’s not to be missed.

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

ABT Live Streaming This Weekend

by Bradley 20th Jan 2012

ABT Live Streaming

Please refer to details below for broadcast times.

Daiwa-Hobie BREAM Kayak Series – Glenelg River (SA State Title & WQ1) 21-22 January 2012

Glenelg River plays host to the first State Title event of the 2012 Daiwa-Hobie BREAM Kayak Series, 21-22 January. Log in from 1pm (CDT) each day to catch the live-stream action of the weigh-in. This tournament also serves as the first qualifying round for the 2nd Hobie Kayak Fishing Worlds, to be held in the USA. Will one of the proven performers continue their good form or will one of the new wave of tournament competitors make their mark? Tune in for two great days of red hot competition.

Live Results Stream Daiwa-Hobie BREAM Kayak Series – Glenelg River

Mercury Glenelg River BREAM Qualifier #1 21-22 January 2012

Glenelg River plays host to the first qualifier of the 2012 BREAM season, 21-22 January. Log in from 2pm (CDT) each day to catch the action of the weigh-in live-streamed from the Nelson Hotel. This is the first opportunity for anglers to qualify for the 2012 Grand Final. With great cash and prizes on offer, this event is sure to attract the cream of Australia’s BREAM tournament anglers.

Live Results Stream Mercury Glenelg River BREAM Qualifier #1

Fishing Addiction series 3 Episode 8

by Bradley 20th Jan 2012

The new episodes return this Sunday at the slightly later time of 9.15am.

Episode 8 – Baia, Papua New Guinea part 2

This is the final leg of our fishing expedition to PNG. We chase the highly prized Black Bass in some beautiful freshwater rivers in the shadow of a huge live volcano as well as learn more about the Baia people. This is a magical place that stays with you well after you leave that simply blows away this week’s winner.

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

2012 Daiwa BREAM Australian Open

by Bradley 13th Jan 2012

Ian Seeto from Lure and Fly and Daiwa sponsored angler, 15/15, 10.11kg has taken out the 2012 Daiwa BREAM Australian Open! Russell Babekuhl took out second with Steve Morgan rounding out the top three. Michael Colotouros took out the final session Big Bream Honours.

Story and pictures coming next week.

Fishing Addiction series 3 Episode 7

by Bradley 13th Jan 2012

The new episodes return this Sunday at the slightly later time of 9.15am.

Episode 7 – Baia, Papua New Guinea part 1

Be captivated by a great story of courage form our winner this week as he is taken to one of the most beautiful, remote and intriguing destinations in the world. Baia is a remote village virtually unchanged for hundreds of years where the traditional people are extremely happy in their simplicity and the fishing on their door step is hard to believe. Its dynamic blue water action and a taste of the local culture that makes this one of the best Fishing adventures ever.

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Daiwa BREAM Australian Open 11-13 January 2012

by Bradley 11th Jan 2012

Daiwa BREAM Australian Open 11-13 January 2012

Sydney Harbour plays host to the first event of the 2012 BREAM season, the Daiwa Australian Open, 11-13 January 2012. Log in from 2pm (EDT) each day to catch the livestream action of the weigh-in. The successful boater-only format returns in 2012, and offers anglers one of the biggest challenges of the tournament season. With a crack field of assembled anglers fighting it out on one of Australia’s greatest tournament arenas, the action is sure to be red hot.

Live link - http://live.bream.com.au/

Adventure Angler Re-runs.

by Bradley 10th Jan 2012

Micah Adams “Adventure Angler” series 2 will begin its re-run season this week. Showing times are as follows.

Tues 10th, fox sports channel 502, 4-4.30pm episode 5- Cassini island, followed by episode 6- fraser island flats from 4.30- 5pm Wed 11th, fox sports channel 502, 4-4.30pm episode 7- south OZ snapper, followed by episode 6- fraser island flats from 5-5.30pm Thurs 12th, fox sports channel 503, 3.30-4pm episode 7- south OZ snapper, followed by episode 8- png black bass from 4-4.30pm.

Season 3 will begin in February 2012

Fishing Addiction series 3 returns this sunday

by Bradley 7th Jan 2012

The new episodes return this Sunday the 8th at the slightly later time of 9.15am.

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Fishing Addiction series 3 New Years Day Marathon

by Bradley 1st Jan 2012

New Year’s Day will be a bit of a Fishing Addiction 4 hour marathon

08:30 3001 Melville Island

09:25 3002 Tairua

10:20 3004 The Kimberleys

11:10 3005 The Kimberleys Part 2

The new episodes will then return in the Sunday slot (at the slightly later time of 9.15am), with episode 6 airing on Sunday Jan 8th.

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

2012 ABT Tournament guide

by Bradley 21st Dec 2011

The 2012 ABT Tournament guide is now available online or as a free download. Full of in-depth articles on how to make you a better tournament angler for the upcoming 2012 season.

Hard copies will be available in all good newsagencies or from Fishing Monthly from the middle of January.

For more information click here.

New Black Label Models in Autumn 2012

by Bradley 19th Dec 2011

Three new Black label baitcaster models will be available in Mid autumn 2012. For more information click here.

Pro News Updated

by Bradley 19th Dec 2011

Pro News Updates.

Warren Keelen on the TMZ-I rods and Zillion baitcaster reels. For more information click here.

Mark Gercovich on fishing with kids. For more information click here.

Finally More Ballistics are in stores!

by Bradley 10th Dec 2011

More Ballistics arrrived this week and are in stores now.

For more information click here.

Fishing Addiction series 3

by Bradley 10th Dec 2011

Mark Bergs Fishing Addiction Series 3 is a fishing reality show the like of which has never been done before in Australia. Each week we surprise a different person with a fishing adventure of a lifetime to some of the most incredible destinations in Australia and overseas. They may be at work, at home with their family or even in their local tackle store when Mark Berg shows up to take them away on the spot to a spectacular destination. In addition to the surprise the winner has the chance to win $10,000 worth of fishing and boating gear based on a challenge we set them. For many fisho’s their fishing dreams become a reality and you’re there for the journey. It’s not just another fishing show it’s a real life fishing adventure. Series 3 will air weekends from November 2011 on the Lifestyle channel.

Fishing Addiction will take a short break and be back soon, but look out for New Years day for the FD marathon.

New Year’s Day will be a bit of a Fishing Addiction 4 hour marathon

08:30 3001 Melville Island

09:25 3002 Tairua

10:20 3004 The Kimberleys

11:10 3005 The Kimberleys Part 2

The new episodes will then return in the Sunday slot (at the slightly later time of 9.15am), with episode 6 airing on Sunday Jan 8th.

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

New 2011 Caldias have just landed!

by Bradley 2nd Dec 2011

The new Caldia’s have just arrived and will be shipped to stores very soon.

For more information click here.

Fishing Addiction series 3 this Sunday!

by Bradley 2nd Dec 2011

Episode 4 – The Kimberley’s Part 2

Continuing on our adventure across the top of Western Australia in the Kimberley region our winner Corey hooks up on some amazing fish including a Trevally session that is simply insane. With the hardest $10,000 Fishing Addiction challenge ever set Corey is in for the ride of his life with a few incredible discoveries along the way. It’s not just a fishing trip it’s a total wilderness adventure.

The episode goes to air this Sunday on Lifestyle channel at 8.55am and is repeated on Lifestyle 2+ at 9.55am.

Ep 5 – 4th December

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Team Daiwa T rods

by Bradley 28th Nov 2011

The new Team Daiwa T rods will be available through BCF stores Australia wide from the middle of December.

For more information click here.

Fishing Addiction series 3 this Sunday!

by Bradley 24th Nov 2011

Episode 4 – The Kimberley’s Part 1

The Kimberley’s in Western Australia has some of the most breath taking scenery in the world not to mention untouched fishing grounds that most fisherman only dream of. This week that dream comes true for a guy called Corey as we surprise him at his work in a produce factory in rural Queensland. This trip covers 6 days of incredible fishing aboard a mother ship with some mind blowing fishing action including a magnificent Sailfish.

The episode goes to air this Sunday on Lifestyle channel at 8.55am and is repeated on Lifestyle 2+ at 9.55am.

Ep 4 – 27th November

Ep 5 – 4th December

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Join Us on Facebook

by Bradley 21st Nov 2011

Join us a on Facebook and get the latest gear updates, fishing news, greatest links plus lots of giveaways! This week were giving away 5 copies of the latest “Fishing DVD” to five lucky Facebook fans.

Join us at Daiwa’s Facebook page

Fishing Addiction series 3 this Sunday!

by Bradley 18th Nov 2011

Episode 2 – Albany Island, Far North Queensland

This episode takes IT worker, Matt, away from his desk and his nine to five job and throws him into a fishing paradise on a tropical island in far north Queensland. From huge Spanish Mackerel, to some crazy Giant Trevally fishing and a massive snake that Mark tries to tame it’s yet another adventure not to be missed.

The episode goes to air this Sunday on Lifestyle channel at 8.55am and is repeated on Lifestyle 2+ at 9.55am.

Ep 3 – 20th November

Ep 4 – 27th November

Ep 5 – 4th December

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of Daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

The Fishing DVd no.25 out soon!

by Bradley 17th Nov 2011

The Fishing DVD no 25 is out very soon with great stories on the following.

-How to catch trout in the Snowy Mtns with the kids.

- Hard Body Snapper tactics

- Estuary fly fishing

- Salifish in Mooloolaba

- Sydney Surf fishing

- Brisbanes Moreton Bay

Plus lots more features on cooking and understanding propellers.

For more information click here.

Fishing Addiction series 3 this Sunday!

by Bradley 11th Nov 2011

Episode 2 – Tairua, New Zealand

This week we surprise Steve, a father of 3 from Warilla in NSW. Steve’s hard at work in a grain terminal when Mark whisks him away on an adventure to one of the best Kingfish grounds in the world. Steve does battle with some monster King’s and almost gets pulled over the side of the boat several times while trying to stop these huge Kiwi fish. It’s a bruising encounter for Steve but one he will never forget.

The first episode goes to air this Sunday on Lifestyle channel at 8.55am and is repeated on Lifestyle 2+ at 9.55am.

Ep 2 – 13th November

Ep 3 – 20th November

Ep 4 – 27th November

Ep 5 – 4th December

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Fishing Addiction series 3 begins this Sunday!

by Bradley 4th Nov 2011

The first episode goes to air this Sunday on Lifestyle channel at 8.55am and is repeated on Lifestyle 2+ at 9.55am.

Ep 1 – 6th November

Ep 2 – 13th November

Ep 3 – 20th November

Ep 4 – 27th November

Ep 5 – 4th December

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Ballistic 2000 and 4000 have arrived.

by Bradley 4th Nov 2011

The Ballistic 2000 and 4000 models have just arrived and will be instores soon.

For more information click here.

Skeeter BREAM Classic Championship Results

by Bradley 3rd Nov 2011

Team Manning River Marine ,Kristoffer Hickson & Daniel Brown have taken out the Skeeter BREAM Classic Championship! More information coming soon.

DAIWA – Hobie World Kayak Fishing Tournament

by Bradley 3rd Nov 2011

The inaugural DAIWA – Hobie World Kayak Fishing Tournament has been run and won at the weekend in Port Macquarie. Contested by anglers from Australia, USA, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea, competitors were faced with the challenge of bringing a daily bag of their three largest bream to the weigh master over three days of competition.

Given that ten of the eighteen competitors were Internationals, and had never seen, let alone caught a bream before, it’s surprising that the final results were never a certainty.

Ultimately, the Aussies prevailed and took out the top three places, but not before a spirited challenge from USA angler, Jose Chavez, who led the event after the first day, before settling with a fourth place finish. International Competitors would eventually claim five of the top ten places.

Based on the format of the Hobie sailing world championships, these championships allowed competitors to fly in to the event location, where they were provided with a, tournament ready, pedal powered Hobie MirageDrive® Pro Angler.

The thing that struck me most is the versatility shown by the Internationals. Fishing a foreign waterway in a foreign country, for a foreign species, these anglers adapted superbly to the challenge. Mentored by the Australians for 2 days prior to the event, there was a great sense of sharing, of both knowledge and skills.

I interviewed Jose Chavez (USA) and talked to him about adapting to this foreign adversary. Interestingly, after only 3 days on the water, he’d pretty well summed up the situation, and had a very good understanding of this species.

In relating to the bream, he credits the knowledge shared by his Australian Mentor, three time Angler of the Year, and Hobie Fishing Pro Greg Lewis. Jose describes the Bream as “a little smart bulldog… you don’t think they’re as powerful as they are, but those things can fight”.

Besides that though, it was quickly evident that Jose is an accomplished angler in his own right. He has a sound understanding of locating fish, and how they relate to structure, tides, wind and current.

The biggest challenge he faced was adjusting to the lighter equipment required to fish for this species. Casting lighter line and light lures affected his casting accuracy, and it took him several days to adapt. And adapt he did. His first day bag from the Camden Haven River was the largest of any angler in the tournament. Once he’d located the fish, using a topwater lure as a search bait, Jose quickly “switchbaited” the fish with a lightly weighted soft plastic, a technique he uses at home on Bass and Redfish. The second day on the Hastings River at port Macquarie was disappointing, after he lost a number of good fish in the oyster racks, but he was still in contention for an upset win, sitting in 3^rd place. Jose made some slight adjustments to his technique for the last day, which secured him a fourth place finish.

Scott Baker from Mornington Victoria was eventually crowned World Champion, but all the competitors were quick to relate the positive experiences from the event, and look forward to the return match in the US in 2012.

For full results, visit http://www.hobiefishingworlds.com

For photo galleries of the event, check out http://www.lureandfly.com and http://www.hobiefishingworlds.com

Fishing Addiction series 3 begins this Sunday!

by Bradley 1st Nov 2011

The first episode goes to air this Sunday on Lifestyle channel at 8.55am and is repeated on Lifestyle 2+ at 9.55am.

Ep 1 – 6th November

Ep 2 – 13th November

Ep 3 – 20th November

Ep 4 – 27th November

Ep 5 – 4th December

For your chance to get on the show and win $10000 worth of daiwa and BLA gear fill out the questionaire here.

Tournament Master S rods now available.

by Bradley 1st Nov 2011

The new Tournament Master S rod range is now available exclusively from Tackle World stores across Australia.

For more information click here.

Aird has just arrived.

by Bradley 17th Oct 2011

The much anticipated Aird spinning reel series has just landed and will be shipped to stores very soon.

For more information on Aird, please click here.

More Black Label have arrived.

by Bradley 17th Oct 2011

The extremely popular Black Label Technical and Versatile series sold out in the first few days but new stock arrived a few days ago and will be instores early this week.

For more information on the Technical series click here.

For more information on the Versatile series click here.

Pro News Updated

by Bradley 12th Oct 2011

The Pro News section has been updated with two great reviews on the new Black Label rods and trout fishing close to Sydney.

Black label rods by Greg Seeto. For more information click here.

Sydney trout fishing. For more information click here.

1ST Daiwa Hobie® Kayak World Championships

by Bradley 10th Oct 2011

Hobie Cat Australasia in conjunction with Daiwa Australia, announce that eighteen competitors from five nations, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, USA and Australia, will compete in the inaugural Hobie world kayak fishing championships. The tournament will be held in Australia, on the New South Wales mid north coast, starting on October 27 at Camden Haven on the Camden Haven River, moving to the Hastings River at Port Macquarie on October 29 and 30.

The event is the concept of Steve Fields, General Manager of Hobie Cat Australasia. Steve is a former sailing world and national champion in multiple Hobie Cat Catamaran classes.

Steve Fields, stated, “Hobie Cat has been hosting Hobie sailing world championships since the first Hobie 16 titles held in Hawaii in 1976. They are fantastically competitive and ruthless events on the water but they are great social occasions as well”.

“People from all over the world with similar interests not only compete but share expertise, knowledge and skills. In the end, there is one World Champion, but everyone goes home feeling better about themselves, with new friends, new skills and having had a cultural experience in a part of the world they, otherwise, may never have visited.”

“Hobie Cat has grown and diversified into new areas since those early days. Our venture into kayaks has built a huge, worldwide Hobie kayak fishing fraternity. I wanted to bring these people together somehow and came up with the Hobie Kayak Fishing World Championships. I put the concept to Daiwa Australia and they loved the idea so much they jumped straight aboard, as the major sponsor of the first such event ever to be held.”

Day one of the International competition will be a standalone event. However, on the starting signal, at 7am on the weekend of October 29 – 30, the spectacular sight of 67 pedal powered Hobie MirageDrive® Pro Angler kayaks will leave the beach. The world championship competitors will be joined on the water by grand finalists from the 13 rounds, held throughout Australia, of the Daiwa Hobie ABT Kayak Fishing Series.

Live weigh-ins of the catches will take place on the waterfront grassed area at the Water’s Edge Boutique Hotel, Buller Street Port Macquarie, from 2pm on each of the three days of the world championship competition.

For more information or photos please call Bob Findlay Office: +61 2 4441 8400 Mobile: 0412 127 454 bob@hobiecat.com.au or keep up to date at www.hobiefishing.com.au and the event site at www.hobiefishingworlds.com

Airtorque rods have arrived

by Bradley 5th Oct 2011

The new Airtorque rods have just arrived. For more information click here.

Ballistic Spin Reels have arrived.

by Bradley 5th Oct 2011

The Ballistic spinning reels in the 2500 and 3000 sizes have just arrived, the other sizes will arrive soon.

For more information click here.

Exceler Z now available from Compleat Angler

by Bradley 29th Sep 2011

The new Exceler Z is now available from Compleat Angler stores.

For more information click here.

Pro News Updated

by Bradley 13th Sep 2011

The Pro News section has been updated and divided into individual sections for each angler. More updates coming soon from other Pro Staff and new stories/reviews. Click on any of the Pro Staff below to go straight through to their sections.

Black Label Versatile series just arrived.

by Bradley 13th Sep 2011

The Black Label Versatile series has just arrived and will be shipped to stores soon.

The Black Label “Versatile” series of rods is designed as the all-rounder style series. These rods can be used for the majority of fishing methods in particular with hard body lures like crankbaits, vibrations, topwaters etc

The design of the Black Label Versatile series is the same as the Technical series, concentrating on high performance. They have similar cosmetic styling, but the Versatile series combines a soft tip action and lifting power with superior hook setting power to produce a rod that is perfectly suited for all hard body and soft plastic fishing techniques… As a result we have designed a “versatile “rod series that produces superior performance far beyond our competitors, yet still featuring quality componentry like Fuji SIC guides, Daiwa surround hold reel seats and ultra tough and light EVA grips, all this at a fraction of our competitor’s price.

For more information click here.

Black Label Technical Series just arrived.

by Bradley 13th Sep 2011

The Black label Technical series has just arrived and will be shipped to stores soon.

The Black Label “Skippin”.”Shootin”.”Shaky” series were designed for aggressive fishing techniques like the “skipping” method used to throw a lure to overhangs or under boat docks/ piers and “shooting” method to directly throw a lure to fish located on a fish finder or structure. Also due to the ultra fast and sensitive action they are able to dance a soft plastic lure to attract fish – “shaking style”.

When Daiwa designs and tries to reduce cost of a rod, normally we simply reduce a similar ratio form each cost categories like blanks, guides, handles etc. But, in this instance we concentrated on blank design to gain the highest performance. Black Label is similar to our flagship rod range – Steez. While Steez concentrates on being light weight, Black Label concentrates on high performance, it has similar cosmetic styling but the blanks design emphasis combines lifting power with superior hook setting power. As a result we have designed a rod series that produces superior performance far beyond our competitors, yet still featuring quality componentry like Fuji SIC guides, Daiwa surround hold reel seats and triple A grade cork handles, all this at a fraction of our competitor’s price.

For more information click here.

This Week on Hooked with Dave Butfield

by Bradley 12th Sep 2011

This week on Hooked with Dave Butfield, we head to Swansea in NSW and hook up with Jason Nunn to fish . The boys fish Lake Macquarie at night to chase bream using mullet, Dave and Jason show you some of the basic techqenics in catching bream. If you’ve never had much luck catching bream well this is a great show to tune your skill as Dave catches some amazing bream.

You can watch Hooked On Tackle World on Channel 183 every Tuesday night at 7:30pm and Saturday night at 6:30pm. Just so you don’t miss the fishing action Hooked On Tackle World will be aired 28 time throughout the week

Steez Amraam just arrived.

by Bradley 6th Sep 2011

The new Steez Amraam “megatop” rod has just arrived and its probably on of the best finesse bream rods we’ve felt in a longtime! For more information click here.

New Daiwa Freams in stores this week.

by Bradley 22nd Aug 2011

The long awaited Freams will be instores this week. For more information on these reels click here.

The Fishing DVD No.24 out this week

by Bradley 17th Aug 2011

Reading a great fishing magazine can sometimes be the next best thing to actually going fishing… But here’s something even BETTER than a printed magazine!

The Fishing DVD #24 is out this week and is jam-packed with action, information, tips, destinations and product reviews… and you don’t have to read it! In just over two hours of spectacular, high-definition vision, this broadcast-quality “DVD Magazine” brings it all to your lounge room, den, holiday house, offi ce or laptop computer – whenever and wherever YOU choose to view! Watch it all, from start to finish, or choose the stories and segments you like most, then view them over and over, at your leisure. Re-wind, slow mo’, freeze frame and fast-forward to all the juicy bits..

For more information go to www.thefishingdvd.com.au

New 2011/2012 Daiwa catalogues available now

by Bradley 16th Aug 2011

The new 2011/2012 Daiwa Dealer and tournament catalogues are now available. to recieve your free copies click here.