Local angler Jono Bain, left, spent a rewarding morning at North Reef on Saturday and before heading home, popped into Davo's with a couple of his standouts; a 3.5kg Red Emperor and as you can see by the photo, a 13.5kg Cobia or Black Kingfish. Jono got his result floating Tailor fillets on a 7/0 hook. He was armed with an Ugly Stik and a Shimano Baitrunner 4500 reel loaded with 10kg line and 50lb trace.


Flathead have been very much a mainstay of the estuary system this year and with the new size regulations in place it's been good to see a very high percentage of anglers embracing the new laws with a passion. Young local angler Todd Dickey, right, weighed in this 1.5kg 'keeper' last Sunday after a successful morning drifting up around Lake Cooroibah. He was kitted out with a Jarvis Walker Integra threadline combo loaded with 9lb line and 17lb trace. His bait was a fresh Davo's Prawn on a 1/0 Baitholder hook.