TWO KAYAK FISHERMEN DROWN IN MELBOURNE'S P.P BAY

(Images - Trevor Pinder, Andrew Batsch, Jill Mitchell and Martin Reddy)

I have the sad duty of informing readers that recently two kayakers have drowned in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay. The pair were new to the sport of kayaking/kayak fishing and had set up their kayaks with electric motors. Police have mentioned both men were wearing life jackets, and as such adhering to law. The following information has been taken from the Herald Sun website, and the broken story credited to Amelia Harris & AAP, November 30, 2011.

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KAYAK FISHING MAGAZINE ISSUE #43 (ONLINE)

The latest edition of Kayak Fishing Magazine has just come online, packed with all the quality features and articles that make them the largest and most read kayak fishing website and publication anywhere. From featured articles, interviews, angler of the month, gear guides and a world wide tournament calender, Kayak Fishing Magazine has a lot to offer our fishing community and best of all its free!

(This issue features a video named 'Made in America - Hobie Kayaks)

To view the latest edition of KFM, click on the links below:

Magazine - http://www.kayakfishingmagazine.net/home.html

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kayak-Fishing-Magazine/119502353056

LUCKY CONJOLA, LAKE CRAFT - SAMMY 65 VS NW PENCIL

A couple of weekends ago I experienced one of the best surface bites, to put it midly the experience was insane. As it was happening I announced to a mate fishing less than five metres away from me that this was easily the best top water session I had ever had. Craig looked at me like 'Really? this happens all the time', that in itself probably blew me away more. Sure I have had someone blinding sessions on Whiting and Bream before but the way this all unfolded was pretty special.

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2012 DAIWA-HOBIE KAYAK SERIES ANNOUNCED

Hobie Fishing is pleased to announce season number four of the Daiwa Hobie Kayak Bream Series!

For 2012 we have added a few new rounds and the series will visit some new arenas, to test Australia's leading bream kayak experts, in the chase for the Lowrance Kayak Angler of the Year.

The profile of the sport of kayak fishing will be enhanced by teaming up with Australia's leading bream power boat tournaments. This will add to the excitement and bring kayak fishing to the next level.

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GO PRO PRODUCES HD HERO 2 (NOVEMBER RELEASE)

Most of the time I am abreast of everything geeky and gadgety, but to be honest I had not heard about the new HD Hero 2 (Read about it @ www.yakass.net). Popular with kayak fisherman worldwide, the new release of the GoPro HD Hero 2 has many buzzing about its possibilities. New camera angles, higher frame rates, better still pictures, hdmi ports, external mic inputs, wifi compatible and faster processing makes this the ultimate kayak geek gadget for 2011.

The HD HERO2 also features a totally new, straightforward language-based user interface to greatly improve the ease of use of the device. The new HD HERO2 camera supports the following video recording modes: 120 fps WVGA, 60 fps 720p, 48 fps 960p, 30 fps 1080p, but unfortunately there is no 24p.

Learn about the GoPro HD Hero2 at http://www.gopro.com/hd-hero2-cameras/