Opposition Leader Tony Abbott dropped a line and immediately got a bite.
Visiting the Australian Fishing Trade Show on the Gold Coast on Monday, Mr Abbott said a coalition government would "suspend marine protected areas" for the sake of future generations wanting to cast a line.
The commitment closed a smooth day on the campaign trail for the opposition leader who also worked to promote coalition policy pitched at apprentices and dementia sufferers.
Promising to maintain the "highest possible environmental standards" Mr Abbott told a small crowd at the Gold Coast convention and exhibition centre of plans to review marine park recreational fishing limits.
"We will suspend the marine protected areas that this (Labor) government has recently declared," Mr Abbott said.
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"We do not want to lock up our oceans."
It prompted applause in the hall where walls were covered in stickers carrying slogans such as "I fish, I boat, I vote".
Mr Abbott has "cherished" memories of fishing on the Gold Coast with his grandfather when he was a boy and wants future generations to be able to enjoy the same privilege.
"C'arn Tony," came cries from the crowd as Mr Abbott left the trade show, having clearly won over the initially cautious crowd.
Earlier, Mr Abbott kick-started week four of the election campaign taking the coalition's apprentice loans scheme to the people.
Visiting a mechanical manufacturing business in the north Brisbane electorate of Petrie, Mr Abbott championed the policy which would grant eligible trade apprentices interest-free loans of up to $20,000, with repayment rewards for those who see out their training commitment.
It was an opportunity to stand beside Liberal hopeful Luke Howarth, who hopes to take Petrie from Labor incumbent Yvette D'Ath, who holds the seat by a 2.5 per cent margin.
Mr Abbott also stopped at the University of Queensland to pledge $9 million to double the staff at a specialist unit conducting dementia research.
The loan scheme and research commitment were both announced at Sunday's Liberal campaign launch in Brisbane. The coalition campaign is due to start on the NSW central coast on Tuesday.
