Hump Headed Horrors of South Australia
by Graeme Sinclair
I have often flicked through Australian fishing magazines and seen pictures of large, hump headed snapper. They were always ugly looking things but they were also always very large. Now I’m the sort of guy who will chase snapper anywhere and the idea of wrestling one of those hump headed beasts held great appeal.
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The Giant Murray Cod of Victoria
by Milan Radonich
The Aboriginal people believed that the wide reaches and bends of the Murray River were created by a giant Murray cod, swimming down the formerly narrow trickle to the sea while being pursued by a dream-time hero.
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Tales of Bream, Oysters and a Once Mighty River
by “Captain” Mark Phillips
Many Australian lure casting junkies cut their teeth on bread and butter species like bream and flathead. Both species are easily accessible and eat artificials with sometimes-suicidal tendencies. It’s an apprenticeship that hones an angler’s skills in many ways such as casting, boat positioning and finding fish. It’s a complete package that makes a good fisherman as they say.
