We packed the rods, hit the reef, and sent it UP NORTH with our mate Nicko from Tackling Australia — and things got wild real quick. Camping on tropical islands off Cape Trib and launching topwater bombs on the Great Barrier Reef, we chased Giant Trevally, Coral Trout, and Nannygai. Tropical North Queensland turned it on — crystal water, reef monsters, and island sunsets that slapped harder than a GT on popper.