Yamaha WaveRunners Australia Displays New “JetFish” WaveRunner at Melbourne Boat Show

13432241_1053056024770033_4763236356944629556_n

Allow us to preface this story by assuring that The Watercraft Journal will be following up on this unique and amazing machine once the Melbourne and Sydney, Australia boat shows are finalized. That being said, what you’re looking at is the culmination of over two decades worth of industry growth in the branch of personal watercraft fishing.

While still struggling to pick up momentum in the States, “jet ski fishing” (or what we like to call “jetangling”) has ballooned into a voracious industry around Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Africa. Even to the extent of several PWC-based fishing shows being some of the most popular programming in these respective countries.

13432236_1053055738103395_6007623824933466524_n

So until fishermen in the United States finally pulls their collective heads out of the sand, we’ll have to sit back and watch our brethren in the Southern Hemisphere continue to push boundaries and the limits of what it means to be a sports fishermen. So whit, Yamaha WaveRunners Australia has fully embraced the PWC fishing industry so much as to present this gorgeous, fully-rigged example of what is needed to be a jetangler.

In addition to LED running lights (allowing the FX SVHO WaveRunner to operate in pre-dawn, post-dusk conditions), a Lowrance fish finder/sounder was installed, as was a pair of fishing pods (the side-mounted pontoons) that operate as bait tanks, coolers, cutting boards and stabilizers.

13445386_1053051904770445_6874454964137508142_n

Christened the “Jetfish,” the FX SVHO shown here is otherwise scant on details – for now. Whether this will be a model available through Australian and New Zealand Yamaha dealers, or a dealer-installed package remains unseen. Of course, we’ll have more information has the boat show season wraps up, but for now, we Americans have a lot of catching up to do!

13427748_1053053854770250_1132569777975798698_n

Kevin Shaw
Kevin Shawhttps://watercraftjournal.com
Editor-in-Chief – [email protected] Kevin Shaw is a decade-long powersports and automotive journalist whose love for things that go too fast has led him to launching The Watercraft Journal. Almost always found with stained hands and dirt under his fingernails, Kevin has an eye for the technical while keeping a eye out for beautiful photography and a great story.

Related Posts

14 COMMENTS

  1. Since its been a year now, do we have an article to update on the details of this fine fishing machine? Will it be available in the US?

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here
Captcha verification failed!
CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us!