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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:14

Strongest fish on the fly

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Ever heard of the Niugini bass? Scientific name is Lutjanus goldiei and it´s a marine/freshwater cubera, also known as Papuan black snapper. Distribution according to fishbase is "Oceania: known only from southern Papua New Guinea between the Port Moresby district and the Fly River."

picture www.gofishn.com

Few people tried this beast on flies, but one of them is the great Lefty Kreh who fished in Papua New Guinea in the late 80´s. Please, hear the story of his adventure, it's amazing.

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