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Pair held over $4m card skimming scam
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Police in Sydney have arrested two men over an EFTPOS scam which has so far netted more than $4 million from bank accounts in Western Australia. Thousands of Western Australians have had their card details stolen at several McDonalds restaurants across Perth since October. Police allege the 31-year-old Canadian man ...1 day ago -
Crew finds Centaur shipwreck
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
A search team has discovered the wreck of Australian wartime hospital ship Centaur. The WWII ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943 and sank off the south-east Queensland coast. Of the 332 people on board the AHS Centaur only 64 survived. This morning, seven days into an official search, the crew of the ...3 days ago -
New Gear: "Technical" Cotton
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
Image via WikipediaLooks like the cotton industry isnt giving up so easily when it comes to competing with sheep and plastics recyclers in the "technical performance" department. Longworth Industries, parent company of Polarmax, has joined forces with cotton advocate Cotton...1 week ago -
Abel Introduces "Bead-Blasted" Fly Reel Finish
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
Perhaps harkening back to some of its earliest reel designs, which featured a rock-hard non-glare finish (Steve Abel described it to me as the only "100 percent anodized" finish), Abel Reels will once again offer a fly reel finish that...1 week ago -
How much should I spend on beginning fly fishing equipment?
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Authority: 170
I’m a 17 year old girl and I want to learn how to fly fish. How much should I spend on equipment (a pole, string, leads, flies, etc.) Would it be better to buy one of those inexpensive, complete kits that come with everything needed to start?1 week ago -
Boat crew’s shock as shark gnashes oar
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
A surf boat has been attacked by a white pointer shark while on a training run at Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle. The boat was about 400 metres off shore when the sweepers oar was ripped from his hands by the shark - thought to be a juvenile. Surf boat sweeper, Greg Ross says the crew got the shock of their lives. ...1 week ago -
RIO Introduces "Sweet Spot" Coloring, More Welded Loops
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
Dual-tone coloring -- which shows the "sweet spot" in fly lines -- has become a very popular feature of RIOs higher-end fly lines in the past few years. Now the company has decided to incorporate the coloration in all of...1 week ago -
Ten Sub-$20 Outdoors Gifts
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
In the Seattle Times, outdoor columnist Dan Nelson picks his ten choices for best gifts under $20, including the Petzl Tikkina headlamp (I already bought one for my son, and its terrific), the Ruff Wear Bivy Bowl ("Dogs deserve gifts,...1 week ago -
How Do Fly Shops Price Gear?
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
Think fly shops price their gear unfairly? Wonder why there arent more discounts at your favorite store? In reality, pricing options are limited for both retailers and manufacturers, especially when it comes to high-ticket items. "Almost nobody gets rich owning...1 week ago -
American Sportfishing Association Wants AFFTA at ICAST
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
As a follow-up to our story earlier this week that AFFTA and Nielsen parted ways over their annual fly fishing trade show, yesterday the American Sportfishing Association extended their hand, hoping to lure AFFTA to bring a fly fishing retailer...2 weeks ago -
Apps for That: Tides, River Flows and Weather
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
Image via WikipediaChances are, if data useful to fly fishers is being transmitted by government devices -- be they river flow stations, tidal buoys or weather monitors -- someone by now has created an iPhone application that delivers it in...2 weeks ago -
Driver who killed teens loses appeal
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
A motorist who killed six teenage pedestrians in a crash near Mildura in north-west Victoria in 2006 has lost his application for leave to appeal against his jail term. Thomas Graham Towle was sentenced to 10 years jail with a minimum of seven over the crash at Cardross in which six teenagers died and four others ...2 weeks ago -
Gear Review: Freedom Hawk Kayaks
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
As fly-fishing guide and author Rickey Noel Mitchell notes, kayak "outriggers" can make a traditionally unstable vessel into a terrific poling and casting platform. "The first craft I ever poled was a handmade raft (many years ago), then a pirogue...3 weeks ago -
AFFTA Splits from Nielson, Two Fly Fishing Retailer Shows Possible
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
Fly fishing retailers and manufacturers have been left in suspense for a couple of months now as rumors of major changes in the annual Fly Fishing Retailer (FFR) show circulated in the news. This morning, both the American Fly Fishing...3 weeks ago -
Gear: Is Wool Better Than Fleece?
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
Image via WikipediaOr maybe the question should be: Is animal hair warmer and more comfortable than polypropylene? Most kids dont think so. The jurys still out on its superior environmental "sustainability" as well. But as Ray A. Smith writes in...3 weeks ago -
Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...3 weeks ago -
Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...3 weeks ago -
Dr. Slick Acquired by Employees
Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent —
Authority: 135
"Dr. Slick Instruments for Anglers has been transitioned from founder Dr. Kenneth A. High to a group of his employees headed by general manager Steve Fournier. The sale is effective immediately and includes the firms headquarters and production building, all...3 weeks ago -
The Excitement of Peacock Bass Fishing
Outdoors —
Authority: 129
Peacock bass fishing is quite possibly the most exciting freshwater fishing. The peacock bass, originally from South America, are well known for the fighting abilities and have desimated many a fisherman’s gear. Peacock bass fishing can only be done in warmer waters and have become an extremely popular ...3 weeks ago -
Gary Engberg Outdoors —
Authority: 148
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