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Cover photo by Matt Young
Cover Pic:
You don’t see this every day — 75cms of pure albino barramundi, undoubtedly an escapee from the barra farm. A wild albino barra, swimming around like a fluorescent lamp, would find it very difficult to survive predators and reach this size.
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Thousands of tiny jelly prawns shower into the air as a tightly packed school of lit-up golden trevally plough into them, vacuuming their prey into those extendable, rubbery jaws. Getting a bite in this scenario can be tough going!
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Fingermark bream or golden snapper nearly look as good as they taste! This one smacked a gold Bomber intended for barra.
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THIS PAGE: Pigs take advantage of the cover offered by breakwalls and in turn we can take advantage of them. OPPOSITE: Bream love feeding around oyster-encrusted rocks. Breakwalls can hold the attention of fish — and fishermen — at all times of the year.
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Mark Davis exploring a few likely looking snags.
A satisfying moment: Mark’s first Australian bass. 105
State of Origin - The Origin 5500 Axis 120
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A pleasant surprise awaited when we ventured out onto northern Moreton Bay, where a 15kt autumn sou’ wester had created perfect conditions for a beating from your average plate tinnie. However, a beating we didn’t get, I must say much to my surprise!
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