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BLOGGER PROFILE : Peter Zeroni
Peter Zeroni is a born and bred Darwinian who loves to chase chrome barra in the Wet Season and jig for big Spaniards in the Dry. As well as being Fishing World magazine’s Northern Correspondent, he also has a weekly column in the NT’s daily newspaper and is a contributor to other publications.



BLOG: Rod levers, nuggets & stubborn GTs

A sunrise double hook-up out at South Gutter north-west of Darwin. Pic: Peter Zeroni

OVER the last couple of weekends Barraddiction has been heading offshore from Darwin prospecting the deep contours for golden snapper...

BLOG: Billabongs & bullfrogs

Glenn Hubble with the first fish of the morning caught on a trusty Jelly Prawn. Pic Peter Zeroni

THROUGHOUT the morning we chopped and changed our lures regularly and scored plenty of good saratogas fishing weedless rigs deep in the lilies...

BLOG: Tripletail treats

Nick Niedermeyer was pretty stoked about landing his first ever triple-tail. Pic: Peter Zeroni

SO, if two heads are better than one then how good would it be for a fish to have three tails rather than one?

BLOG: An unwelcome break

ABC Radio’s Mario Faggion poses with a nice queenfish jigged up at the Vernon Islands north-east of Darwin. Picture: Peter Zeroni

SOMETHING must be in the air, as last week I heard of a couple more snappers breaking their rods while out on the water...

BLOG: Big Girl Build Up

Adrenaline Barra and Billfish Safaris owner Mark Parkinson with a solid build-up chromie taken on a Reidy’s Big B52. Picture: Peter Zeroni

Up here in the Top End the months of October and November signify what's referred to as the build-up - the lead into the Wet Season when the temperature heats up and the humidity skyrockets.

BLOG: Spiderman and a cast of hundreds

A thumper Darwin queenfish taken on a big live mullet caught earlier in a throw-net. Pic: Peter Zeroni

THIS dude was the ultimate throw-netter on the planet, and the ability to throw a net well in the '70s and early '80s was a big deal up here in Darwin...

BLOG: If I were a boat builder...

Custom Works NT’s Dale Smith putting the author’s new 5.8m Eliminator through its paces. Picture Peter Zeroni

OVER the last four months I've been watching with awe what can be achieved by skilled and hard working hands...

BLOG: Prospecting for Territory gold

Pic: Peter Zeroni

ATHLETES and mining companies aren't the only ones addicted to gold in the Territory...

BLOG: The Dundee Oar-Gee

Carl Hermiston with an impressive GT taken on an Aussie made Oar-Gee lure. Pic: Peter Zeroni

A few weeks back we were working the coastline north of Dundee Beach (south-west of Darwin) when we stumbled across some partying pelagics...

BLOG: The sanctity of the secret spot

Col Bridge poses with a beaut chromie taken on a 15 foot Barra Classic. It's no secret to anyone that trolling deep divers on the bottom rock bar in the Finniss River south-west of Darwin can score you a good fish.Picture: Peter Zeroni

UP here in the Top End, betraying a local's secret spot puts the blabber mouth at risk of taking a torpedo in the mid-ship...

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