Hooked Up 172 September 2026

The September edition is here and we celebrate the arrival of spring in a big way!
On the cover is Colby Lesko with a chunky Lake Eildon yellowbelly taken on the new Samaki V-Prawn. Inside, Colby looks at everything spring has to offer in one of Victoria’s best inland fisheries, including yellowbelly, big Murray cod and trout.
Gawaine Blake then delivers a detailed how-to on targeting early-season Western Port snapper, complete with rig diagrams, sounder screenshots and plenty of detail on where, when and how to target those big early reds.
After visiting the AFTA Tackle Show, we’ve also put together our own Best in Show awards. We’ve opened up the categories and looked at the new gear from an angler’s perspective, creating a more realistic rundown of the products that really caught our attention.
We also take a look at the Victorian trout opening and ask whether we could be in for another epic yellowfin tuna bite along the south-east coast this year.
And, as always, the issue is loaded with all the latest tackle releases.

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