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Australian Bass on a Jollip Fizzer (Australian Bass Finatic) (The Fishing Finatic Blog)

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The Beginners Guide to Soft Plastics, Lures, and Retrievals

Beginner anglers will pick their lures based on whether they are appealing to the eye, which is a tragic marketing trap even I have succumbed to from time to time (my weird and whacky lure collection is proof of this). When choosing a lure off the shelf, all anglers should take a step back and consider more than a lures aesthetics – we should consider how specific lures swim and how they are designed to be retrieved.

Australian Bass on a Jackall Pompadore (Bryce Bayntun) (Australian Bass Finatic) (The Fishing Finatic Blog)

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Top 7 Australian Bass Surface Lures

This post will help you narrow down what surface lures you should pack when fishing for Australian Bass on surface. In our opinion, this is the one and only surface lure list you will need to help you catch more Australian Bass on surface lures during the Australian summer months (December to February).

90cm Dusky Flathead on a Daiwa Double Clutch (The Australian Bass Finatic) (The Fishing Finatic Blog)

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Flathead Fishing - How To Catch Dusky Flathead (Land-based)

You only have to spend five minutes on social media perusing fishing related content to realise that the Dusky Flathead has captured the love of our country – Australia. With the dusky flathead sporting a visually appealing camouflage pattern which contains splotchy patches of sandy brown with white spots resembling a galaxy of stars, it is no wonder at all the dusky flathead gets as much love as it does.

Redfin on Soft Plastic (Simon Kindred) Australian Bass Finatic The Fishing Finatic Blog

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Are Redfin A Pest Or A Viable Target Species?

Are Redfin a pest or a viable target species? The European Perch, Redfin, reddies, freshwater whiting, or as the more scientific minded anglers would know, Perca Fluviatilis. Whatever you call this species, you might be asking yourself, are they a pest in our freshwater systems or are they a well sought after target species? I guess that depends on who you ask.

Australian Bass Correct Handling

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Our online presence (Instagram) was created to showcase Australian Bass in all their bronzed up glory. Australian Bass are hard hitting brawlers and are an endemic species to Australia so they deserve to be showcased. We believe our native Aussie Bass are worthy of a cult-like following similar to that found in the American Largemouth Bass scene. We hope to be a catalyst for establishing a similar cult-like following for the mighty Aussie Bass here in Australia.

The Fishing Finatic Blog was established to showcase our love for all things fishing. The Fishing Finatic Blog hopes to provide anglers with simplistic fishing tips and tricks, to help them catch more fish consistently. This blog will cover all things fishing; not just Australian Bass fishing.

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