features Red emperor are beautifully marked as juveniles and they gradually lose their markings as they reach maturity. When you hook a red, aggressive and powerful head shakes let you know what you’ve got. It doesn’t take many encounters to set off a case of ‘red fever’. Photograph - David Granville
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Those Dam Bass!
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Buried Treasure
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The Next Level
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Sweetwater Revisited
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Lift Your Game
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Red Fever
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Looking more like a New Zealand trout stream than a Canberra cod river, the upper Murrumbidgee is startlingly beautiful. The rapids in the foreground and the timber on the far bank have produced fish.
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8/0 gang hooks are a popular choice for serious red anglers. Sinker size will depend on the amount of tidal flow and, like any style of fishing, using the lightest weight you can get away with will benefit presentation. 69
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