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John Boon Fishing

Locality: Emu Park, Queensland

Address: Emu Park 4710 Emu Park, QLD, Australia

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23.01.2022 Put some new electronics (Helix and Minn Kota) in the little tinny so we went for a quick run up Corrooman yesterday morning to show Pop how it all works. Geoff was pretty happy nailing a top creek finger. Fine dining last night #visitcapricorncoast #visitcapricorn #fingermark #humminbird_au_nz #minnkota_au_nz #fingermark

23.01.2022 Hi guys, have a fresh video that’s just been uploaded on using the Hummingbird Helix G3N offshore. Plenty of sounder shots and vids showing exactly what we are fishing on. Clarity and target separation is crisp. If you could do me a favour and give the vid a like, share and also subscribe to the Fish and Boat magazine Youtube page would be greatly appreciated. I can assure you there will be plenty more great vids coming your way in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Brthbc9MU

23.01.2022 Here’s a tip for all you guys out there using auto chart live on your Humminbird units. If your transducer can read at speed and you turn on your auto chart live you can map while travelling. Very handy for guys mapping dams or if your mapping safe travelling routes through rivers and creeks. You will run out of internal space on your unit so I suggest to grab a zero lines map card for extra storage Humminbird Australia & New Zealand

23.01.2022 Been getting out and doing some light gear fishing of late taking advantage of the cooler weather for bread and butter species. Last trip to starvation creek (Corrooman) was a cracker. Over 30 fish hit the deck of all variety’s. Flatties, good sized bream, cod, Moses perch, fingermark, grunter etc. The big surprise was the amount of bait in the creek and also the steel back salmon numbers. If you flicked a snag and didn’t get a fish you would get squadroned on the retrieve ba...ck to the boat by steelies. Did a lot of searching and only pulled the rods out once fish had been located on the Helix. Tried a lot of different lures and the Balista vibe did well snagging the flattie of the day. Gulp prawns and swimming mullet were also atop performer. Would have been great if the kids were home to get them some more confidence with lures. Maybe next time. See more

22.01.2022 Bit of school holiday fun from Friday last week. Brooky had her first go using a cast net outside of the back yard and caught her first prawn. Well she actually caught 2. Her brother had to hold it up for the photo Still a bit of work to get a full circle but getting there. Brooky also caught her third ever Barra. Always great getting the kiddies out on the water #fishingthefitzroy #barra #castnet

22.01.2022 The Fitzroy River Barra Bash bought to you by Frenchville Sports Club was held last week on the mighty Fitzroy River. Unfortunately for us we had a shocker of a comp. The prefish was shaping up to be one to remember then comp day come along and everything turned to shit. Barra seemed to move from reliable areas and some of the spots we had they just didn’t show up. Lack of tidal run and insane water clarity made the thinking caps go on. A tail of woes but as usual good learn...ings from it. We finished in 17th out of 90 odd teams which isn’t to bad of a result considering. Would like to thank my team mate Luke Peisker as its always tops getting out on the water and fishing together. Didn’t take many pics during the comp so added some from the two weeks leading up to the comp. Plenty of Barra in that river if you know where to look and there’s a good reason why we run Humminbird mega imaging, I’ll let the screenshots do the talking. Congratulations to all the winners, Griffo and Karim with an impressive come back to take the win, Dially and Quintin Maclean always consistent and Tim Guy and Nathan Hootan with a Stella performance. It’s a comp we look forward to each year so if you haven’t tried it out then make sure you jump on the next one. Fishing the Fitzroy Humminbird Australia & New Zealand See more

21.01.2022 Your Sunday afternoon video. Click the link at the bottom. Kick back with a cold beverage and check out all the action from when Matty, Luke and myself fished the Shimano King of Kings tournament. Highly recommend this comp so make sure you check it out next year. Make sure to give the Fish and Boat youtube channel some love https://youtu.be/UrOXX1sn6rg... Shimano King of Kings Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand

21.01.2022 Q: Where about’s do I cast? A: Anywhere off the starboard side #humminbird_au_nz #humminbirdmega360

21.01.2022 Need a new video to watch this Sunday afternoon? CLICK on the link below to view the action from Friday with Luke Peisker when we went out to prefish for the up and coming King of Kings tournament using Humminbird MEGA 360. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rUte_y6Ot8&t=63s Humminbird Australia & New Zealand... Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand Shimano King of Kings See more

20.01.2022 Best one from yesterday’s half dayer in the little creek basher tinny coming in @ 93cm #fishingthefitzroy

20.01.2022 Hey guys, if you want something to do on a Sunday arve this is part 1 I just knocked up on how to turn your $500 tinny into a fish catching weapon. Hit the link at the bottom to watch. Also would love to see any tinny mods you guys have done so throw a pic or 2 up in the comments. Cheers. Rifen Marine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXgSIPZj_Hs&feature=youtu.be

20.01.2022 Awesome that Barra season is now opened up again. During the closed season I finally got some time to put into CQ jacks on lures. I put some time into other areas outside the norm of where most chase them. Was good to put some quality on the deck with a couple going over the magic 50cm mark with the best going 53. Some of the hits were insane and a few of the battles lost. Such a cool species to target and learned heaps from such a short time

19.01.2022 #TGIF Nothing better then a few cold ones and some seafood prep. Salt pepper squid, crumbed Nannygai and mud cab spring rolls because coastal living is lyfe Cheers to your weekend #capricorn #visitcapricorncoast #gkitigersquid #thisRonaiscool

17.01.2022 Recently got out for an over night red hunt with my old man and Dan Baker. We had a good bite just on sun set then the wind got up at night and blew hard. Anchored up in the shallows for the night and had a steady supply of red throat coming over the side. Got up in the morning and the wind was still up so used the sea anchor to drift. Nailed a few more reds and mixed reef. I also got a good red on slow pitch jig which I’ve been trying to do for bloody ages. The celebration w...as next level, got a bit of video of it which will share later. Also got a Maori/trout combo on a single jig which was cool. We got some stonker chinamen too which are always a disappointment. Finished up with a good esky and headed home. I was trialling a few bits of gear this trip. Better Tackle circle flashers nailed some great fish including the biggest red of the trip, tough gear and corner jaw hookups almost every time. ELKAT Fishing Australia striker 7 gangs were also deadly, sharp and strong. There will be a detailed report coming out in the next few months for Fish & Boat Magazine so keep an eye out. A few cool screen shots off the Humminbird Helix of what we were fishing on. See more

17.01.2022 If you haven’t yet you should get on the Holt Productions swim prawn, the 5 inch white nailed this mundee last trip in the little creek basher. Nothing like getting blown into the bank while trying to get a self timer Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand Fishing the Fitzroy

16.01.2022 It’s official, big news coming out of the Humminbird camp. Mega live imaging will be off tap. Can’t wait to have a play #humminbird_au_nz #megalive

16.01.2022 Is there a species that you’ve always wanted to catch on a particular technique? Well I finally got a legal red on slow pitch jig and it has taken me bloody ages. Got a bit of vid of the capture and celebration which will post up later, it’s a bloody pisser. For those interested on the gear used: Shimano tranx 300HG, zagan pe2-4 rod and 150gm Zet Z Slow Blatt jig. #slowblatt #zetz #redemperor #zenzagan #visitcapricorn

14.01.2022 When you think you’ve hooked the worlds biggest creek grunter go hard them buggers Brenden Warren

13.01.2022 Them PB feels. Jason Howard on the rod and Humminbird mega 360 in action. Bit more thready spam coming at ya Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand

13.01.2022 It’s great to see Fish and Boat magazine back printing again. Make sure you get your hands on the September edition next month. Excited to grab the cover as well. Heaps of tips and techniques and interesting articles. I’ve got a few tips in there on targeting XOS threadies too if ya keen. Check it out #fishandboatmagazine #threadies #holtproductionsswimprawn #rockhamptonnfz

12.01.2022 Recently got to jump on board with Mick Slade and head up to Corio Bay with the light gear for a half day sesh. There’s always something relaxing about rocking up to the ramp with a rod and playing passenger. Sladey’s knowledge of the area was very impressive. I’ve only fished up there a hand full of times so I was of no use at all Plenty of laughs and plenty of fish. Flatties, brimz, tarpon and others kept us busy. A couple of smokings in the timber was amusing for the other angler. Great trip all round

12.01.2022 Braxy was keen for a run today up Corrooman in the tinny after seeing Pops nice fingermark a few days ago. He managed a couple of keepers for the esky and about a thousand cod to keep him busy as well. Was a great father son trip. Hope everyone else has been getting the youngsters out for the school holidays

11.01.2022 Saturday last week took the kids and old man over to Keppel to chase some tiger squid. As usual the kids had a ball and I played deckie running around with the net, deck hose and a rag. Messy but so worth it #tigersquid #cruisecraftboats #visitcapricorn

10.01.2022 While you're kicking back on this fine Easter Sunday grab yourself a beverage and check out part three of HOW TO turn your $500 tinny into a fish catching weapon. I have a good look at sounder settings and what you should be looking for on the sounder screen. There's a few nice fish that hit the deck also. Hit the link below to check it out. https://youtu.be/xX9UkexIJDs Some of the products used in this video:... Humminbird Australia & New Zealand 12 G2N Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand Terrova 12v 55lb motor Edge Rods by Gary Loomis Berkley Fishing Hollow belly Holt Productions swim prawn See more

09.01.2022 Had an absolute ball fishing the Shimano King of Kings comp on the weekend with Matty and Luke. We did a bit of everything and boated a few nice fish. No prizes for us this year but highly recommend this event. Plenty of laughs with the lads, PB’s on golden trevs and Matty had his first crack at jigging and nailed a nice nanny. We thought we hit the nanny motherload when we found a Christmas tree but turned out to be the golden. Check the Helix sounder shot out. Plenty of arm stretching for a good hour or so. We were confident on chasing big threadies but struggled to find any groups of fish, mostly scattered but that’s fishing. Can’t wait to do it again next year Luke Peisker Matthew Arnold Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand

09.01.2022 Braxy finished our season off today with a 73. Tough conditions with strong winds funnelling down the town reaches. Some days it’s a proper grind to get to this point. I was up at a sparrow fart to get live bait from Corrooman before digging the young fella out of bed and heading to the Fitzroy. A massive effort all for one bite and one fish but to see the excitement and smile on his face makes it all worth it. #parentlyfe #fishingthefitzroy #humminbird_au_nz

08.01.2022 Get ready for some reviews and videos, new toy to play with. Can’t wait to put the Humminbird Mega 360 to the test throughout the RockhamptonNFZ. Frothing #humminbird_au_nz #megaimaging #HelixG3N #mega360imaging

07.01.2022 About 40 mins after the big Barra was released the Holt Productions 5 inch swim prawn got belted once again but this time it was a cracker CQ jack coming in at 520mm. Tagged and released to fight another day Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand Suntag

07.01.2022 Hey guys, here’s an on water look at the new Humminbird 360 imaging. For anyone new to this sort of tech it’s like an underwater radar that scans in all directions from the boat. Very handy not having to re scan and drive over fish before casting at them. Click on settings and change to 720HD to bring the Helix up nice and clear. If you could give the vid a like, a share and subscribe to the Fish and Boat magazine YouTube channel would be tops https://youtu.be/wT9L4HSjyLc

07.01.2022 You don't want to miss part 2 of 'How to take your $500 tinny and turn it into a fish catching weapon'. Your Sunday arve video is just one click away. Hit the link below: https://youtu.be/pMUyMIh6WUA Some of the products used in this ... Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Helix 12 Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand Terrova 55lb Abu Garcia Veritas rods See more

06.01.2022 Got a real one today and a day I’ll remember for a long time. 1340mm of prime salty. Photo came up well for a self timer. For those interested in some details: Edge 706 black widow, 5000 Stradic, Suffix 832 30lb, FC100 80lb and the lure that did the damage was a 5 Holt Productions swim prawn in white Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand

04.01.2022 Finally got the chance to get out and look at a few Barra and threadies on the new mega 360. For those new to electronics mega 360 is like under water radar, full 360 degree side imaging so to speak. Early days yet but here’s a few screenshots. Humminbird Australia & New Zealand

04.01.2022 Always a good way to start the morning. Winter mundeez. It was tagged as well, always interesting to see where it’s been #suntag #fishingthefitzroy #humminbird_au_nz #barra

03.01.2022 My little mate Braxy has claimed bragging rights putting the first Fish on the deck of the new tub which was this Fitzroy Barra. He calls it ‘his’ boat now Rifen Marine Humminbird Australia & New Zealand Minn Kota Australia & New Zealand Stacer Australia Mercury Marine Australia & New Zealand Fishing the Fitzroy

02.01.2022 Super proud of my young fella today. Braxy scored 80cm of Winter Fitzroy chrome and a new PB. He did it all by himself except for when it ran him around the outboard and needed a hand. Getting out on the water with the family is as good as it gets and it was great to see heaps of other families having a day out as well #humminbird_au_nz #fishingthefitzroy #Rockhampton #Barramundi

01.01.2022 Shot out to do some gear testing on the last adventure. Chased some stubborn winter threadies around that weren’t keen but still got a couple of nibz #humminbird_au_nz #threadfinsalmon #rockhamptonnfz #fishingthefitzroy

01.01.2022 Hey guys, another top vid hot off the production line fishing the Rockhampton NFZ and getting results using the Humminbird Australia Mega 360. Some more info in there about settings also. Make sure to watch in 720HD to bring the helix screen up clear. If you could give the vid a like, share and subscribe would be really appreciated Click the link below https://youtu.be/DtOxP_jonFc

01.01.2022 New video for you to kick back enjoy on your Sundee arvey. Received plenty of messages about how we go about cleaning TIGER SQUID with no mess. Hit the link at the bottom to find out how. https://youtu.be/wP31iKyn5So