The latest issue of Hooked Up is the 2026 Tackle Special.
If you didnt make it to Brisbane for AFTA this year, you’re not missing out. We’ve packed this issue with all the latest tackle drops, including new rods, reels, lures, accessories and gear from across the industry.
Consider it your guide to what’s new, what’s coming, and what you’ll be seeing on tackle shop shelves over the months ahead.
Read the 2026 Tackle Special now.
This month, we’re targeting Port Phillip Bay snapper on soft plastics in our cover story, heading north to the Great
Gawaine Blake has chased Westernport snapper for close to three decades. Here’s how he finds, rigs for and lands the big early-season reds that arrive in the port each September.
Our editorial take on the standout new tackle arriving in Australia in 2026 — 30 category winners judged on purpose, design, build, innovation and value, plus the Hooked Up Product of the Year.
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