Papua New Guinea PT 1 - 2014

Papua New Guinea

Episode 7

Families that have never seen white man before appeared up every tributary

Brian Morris with one of 5 barra all around the meter mark caught in less than an hour...these were skull dragged in very quickly on the heavy black bass tackle

Charter Boat K20 was the base for this epic 600 kilometre Exploratory Journey up the Fly River

PNG Black Bass are the meanest lure crunching, rod breaking, ego shattering fish on the planet...nothing can prepare an angler for them...as Rob will find out

First stop was the Airways hotel in Port Moresby

Rob was glad his tackle stash was under guard...it took him 6 months to pick and pack all his tackle for this special trip

Family support - Rob's Dad Tony Paxevanos also joined the team on this adventure

Daru Markets stop over for coconuts, the yummy cooking bananas and if you dare to try it Betel Nut

BY CATCH! Guest Noel Slabbert with his very first barra; an impressive 110cm specimen...but not the black bass the Fishing Australia team were after

Suki Warriors welcoming dance for Rob’s Team and the new Tourism opportunities Fishing Australia will bring

But the same Heavy duty lures and tackle that were effective on barra were treated with disrespect by bass

Some of the Traditional Dance Outfits caused a few fun moments

Meeting with friendly locals before fishing a new area was an important courtesy act, and was good fun for all involved

Episode Synopsis

Rob launches one of his greatest-ever fishing adventures, as he travels to the jungles of Papua New Guinea and embarks on 600-kilometre journey of the Fly River in a quest to conquer the fearsome and fabled Black Bass.

Saturday at 5.30PM on the WIN Network

Tags Papua New Guinea Fly River Black Bass