We'd seen it on the map, and it looked mighty fishy. So the plan was hatched, we had to try this new river system out. Pre-dawn starts are the norm so we got up bright and early and hit the road in the darkness. We knew where we wanted to be as the sun rose...
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Three casts in with frozen hands and we score a nice Mangrove Jack. The Evergreen Zephyr MJ Racing rod did its usual stellar job in the rough country, of extracting this tough guy out... |
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The lure which scored is a firm favourite of ours, the DUO Realis Jerkbait 100DR... |
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As the sun rose it unveiled the beautiful landscape and with it a myriad of species, like this Estuary Cod on the little Zipbaits Khamsin... |
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Sticking with the bigger lure paid dividends in the form of this Estuary Cod too... |
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Its the DUO Realis Jerkbait 100DR at its best... |
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Then a horse of a Bream comes aboard... |
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Courtesy of the Zipbaits Khamsin as well... |
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As the tide ran out the shallow banks began to get exposed, aiming at these points would almost guarantee a Flathead like this. Super fun they are on ultralight gear like this Major Craft Volkey rod... |
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The Jackall Diving Chubby is the epitome of the micro crankbait. Its ability is uncanny... |
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Sticking to the Zipbaits Khamsin has its perks too. Another Bream in the boat... |
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We love the DUO Realis Shad 62DR for chasing Lizards on the drop offs... |
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Here's a nice one on the light gear... |
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Targeting the right spots mean we get another Flathead in the boat, and its a good one too... |
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Another victim of the DUO Realis Shad 62DR... |
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Working vibes like the IMA Koume works wonders for Flathead as well, as shown... |
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By midday the heat and wind had us packing early, but not before flipping another Bream in the boat, courtesy of the DUO Tide Vib Score... |
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