29 Jun , 2022
McLay 571 Sportsman
Not everyone wants that 6m-plus offshore fishing boat, which can be expensive to run, especially launching every day during the whites run come cray fishing time. BARRY WISEMAN reports on a great s...
Boat Reviews
25 Jun , 2022
One cool cat
From mono hulls to a catamaran is a massive leap, but one that has paid off for a West Australian boating family with the switch to a Sailfish Catamarans S8, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. During these ...
16 Jun , 2022
McLay is hard to top
Greater numbers of well-respected plate aluminium recreational fishing boats from New Zealand are making their presence known across the Ditch and, as BARRY WISEMAN reports, more are heading West l...
02 Jan , 2022
Fast and furious
Not wanting to rest on his well-earned laurels, exceptional West Australian boat builder Scott Fury has produced yet another outstanding fishing machine, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. For decades, the ...
26 Dec , 2021
Assassin a deadly offshore weapon
Whenever a new Assassin boat like the 660HT Dhufish hits the water its turns heads, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. Assassin's 660 Hard Top Dhufish is as West Aussie as you can get. Constructed in Perth ...
12 Dec , 2021
Sea Jay walks on water
Like so many other products these days such as cars, 4WDs and caravans, marine dealers and we boating anglers just have to be patient. COVID lockdowns and shutdowns around the globe have caused so ...
12 May , 2021
Fury 282 DC-E - A proven West Aussie performer
A proven West Aussie performer, the latest innovative build from Fury Custom Boats has taken on an international flavour both in design and name as BARRY WISEMAN reports. Shortly before Covid-19 tu...
20 Dec , 2020
Surtees 575 Pro Fisher
Several of the latest Surtees boats are heading west from the Land of the Long White Cloud and BARRY WISEMAN looks at a centre console that has been built with the serious fisher in mind. Perth's C...
13 Dec , 2020
Westerberg Aurora 8000
Westerberg Aluminium Boats is one of Western Australia's founding plate aluminium boat builders and what you see is what you get - and that's just fine for Grant Gray of Waroona, as BARRY WISEMAN r...
27 Nov , 2015
RIBbed for fishing pleasure
There’s not much Darryl Hitchen hasn’t tried in boat fishing, but an opportunity to test out a Rigid-hulled Inflatable Boat was a real eye-opener for the old sea dog. WHEN Scotty Coghlan rang me as...