Meet the Crew
Craig Charlton
Craig aka the Boss man has been the manager for 15 years at Charltons Fishing and started working here over 32 years ago and was known to custom build rods in his younger years.
Craig loves all style of fishing from whiting, bream, flatties and Snapper to barramundi in the fresh, but his favourite style is beach fishing.
Craig loves to share his knowledge with customers. If you're planning a fishing trip anywhere in the world, come in and say Hi to the Boss man.
Nicole Jovanovic
Nic has been with us for over 26 years and has been fishing since she was a little nipper with her father and grandfather growing up at Redland Bay and fishing around the Islands.
Nic is well known for her Bass fishing and used to fish the ABT Bass Pro competitions for more than 10 years, standing on the podium on numerous occasions which led to her being the Number 1 Female in Australia for 8 of those years. Nic originally started working at Charlton’s to pay for her fishing addiction.
Although she is normally hiding out the back keeping Charlton’s running smoothly, she is more than happy to help you with her knowledge in the fresh water and bay areas.
Shane Dekker
Shane has been fishing for over 48 years and has been working at Charltons for over 6 years, Shane's specialties include fishing for Bass & in the salt he loves squidding in the cooler months in and around Moreton Bay, Shane grew up predominantly fishing in the saltwater chasing Bream, Tailor and Jacks but his love for fresh water fishing chasing Bass, Barra and Cod has taken over in his later years.
Shane is the gun bait caster in the shop with amazing accuracy with his casts. You can find Shane socially fishing and camping out with his mates at Bass electric comps, Maroon, Moogerah & Wyaralong Dam or instore where he can help kit you up with the best gear so that you can catch your first Bass, Barra, Yellow belly or Cod in the rivers or dams.
Connor Purvey
Connor is the young gun here at Charltons, he has been fishing for Whiting and bream since he was 6 years old and offshore fishing since he was 13.
Connor’s favourite fish to target are Reds.
If you're keen on catching fish Offshore come in and chat to Connor on the best gear to get you started on catching those monster Red Emperors.
Drew Sharpe
Drew is our in-house Garmin expert and our go to guy on the technical side of reels……
Drew has spent most of his whole life fishing and has worked in the industry for 9 years, Drew has fished most of the dams and creeks west side of the Toowoomba range where he grew up, most of his holidays have been spent fishing the sunshine coast estuaries and beaches also offshore around Mackay.
Drew likes all styles of fishing and is known for bringing home trophies while fishing Bass comps, although his favourite species to chase are Barra, Fingermark and Sooty Grunters.
Keen on learning how to fish offshore and what gear and lures to use, drop in and chat to Drew today.
Clinton McDermott
Clint maybe new to Charltons Fishing but has 45 years of fishing experience under his belt and has a wealth of knowledge to share with our customers.
Clint has a passion for Freshwater, Sports fish and Bread and butter species but his favourite fish is the mighty Murray Cod.
You may see Clint on the water fishing the Competitive Bass comps, out in the bay or drop in and have a chat to Clint on the weekends about the best lures and fishing spots for your favourite type of fishing.
Our History
Coming from humble beginnings, Jack Charlton, in the early 1960’s, was manufacturing and selling handmade rod, side cast reels and tackle to family, friends and work colleagues from his family home in Bundamba Ipswich Queensland.
Jack was doing this as a hobby while working in the RAAF at Amberely Airbase and later on Railway Workshops at North Ipswich. Jacks’ hobby was so successful that in 1967. Jack decided to take his hobby on full time and move to a more visual location on the Highway at Riverview operating his newly opened Tackle shop in the front room and verandah of his newly purchased home.
In 1975 Jack’s Son Brian returning from the mines in Central Queensland and purchased Charlton’s Bait and Tackle off his parents and moved it on to another bigger location to his modified house a few minutes away to Brisbane Rd at Redbank, operating 24 hours a day, adding more brands, Bait and Ice to the list of items sold.
Again, the business outgrew this location after a few years. Brian purchased an old Golden Fleece service station at Riverview at the merge of the Warrego Highway and converted it to house His Fishing store and Changing a few words in the name around to Charlton’s Tackle n Bait. This location was closed after a few years by the Mains roads department to widen the now called Ipswich Motorway.
Brian sort after another location with good visibility and in 1987 landed on the current location by the Ipswich motorway at Redbank building the first purpose-built Fishing Tackle shop in Australia.
Charlton’s Fishing as it’s now known has flourished and we are looking at expansion plans once again. Brian's son Craig now runs the Family Business, keeping the personal touch with avid anglers locally, Interstate and around the world.
Left to Right – Jack Charlton, Bob Gibbs & Brian Charlton
