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BLOGGER PROFILE : Kevin Savvas
A descendant of generations of fishermen, Kevin Savvas has 30 years experience under his belt. Initially a bait fisherman, Kev now has a passion for all manner of lures, hard or soft.



BLOG: Troppo about trolling

I CAN'T seem to escape trolling. It has become a necessary "evil" that seems to have me involved more than I would care to comment...

BLOG: The fast track to lure success

No matter how much you tell somebody how effective lures, and in particular plastics are, unless they see it firsthand it usually falls on deaf ears...

BLOG: Perfecting tackle storage

I DON'T know about you but I take organisation fairly seriously. I get frazzled if things aren't in their place...

BLOG: Two-stroke or four-stroke?

WHICH outboards are superior: the current crop of high tech direct injection (DI) two-strokes or the now proven four-strokes?

BLOG: Braving the elements

YOU would have to be an absolute fool to consider fishing. Well, you guessed it, I'm that fool...

BLOG: Old habits die hard

Are you a creature of habit with your fishing or can you change like the wind?...

BLOG: Top 5 destinations

Spanish mackerel abound in the bluewater off Dundee Beach, Northern Territory.

I often get asked the question of where's the best location I have fished?

BLOG: Carp capers

AT the risk of sounding like a bleeding heart, recently I have found a renewed appreciation for carp...

BLOG: Fishing boats & insurance woes

Warren Murphy with a nice Hawkesbury River jewie.

OVER the past year I've had a crash course in dealing with insurance companies...

BLOG: The right gear, the right result

ON a day where we hooked over 40 flathead, a dozen bream and a jewie to 12kgs, my pop had an absolute shocker...

latest comments

7:43PM "Got to Agree with Starlo on this , at the end of the day when we fish we will kill things-even catch and relea..."
The Other ET on Huge jewfish caught in ...
7:27PM "Catch n release is a good way to go NOT the only way to go"
mullawaymuzza on Huge jewfish caught in...
12:10PM "Well done Vaughan, ripper fish mate! The mount will look great on the wall and no doubt the story of you catch..."
Andy on Huge jewfish caught in Shoalhav...
11:25AM "Doing successful science requires team building. It requires people to know who to talk to if they have a puz..."
jon marshall on Cronulla Fisheries saga...
11:00AM "For the record, despite being a long time champion and promoter of catch-and-release WHERE APPROPRIATE, I do n..."
Starlo on Huge jewfish caught in Shoalh...

sami says »

BLOG: Towards breaking point

Image: Sami Omari

ARE we all brainwashed into following tried and tested methods? Sami Omari questions conventional drag settings and line stress when pushing tackle to its limit...