Karumba, Australian Travel Video Guide


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Karumba, Australian Travel Video Guide

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Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria, is renown for it`s great sport fishing. I filmed during the build up to the wet season, when temperatures can soar above 40 degrees, with humidity around 75% Local police officer Jason Jesse is a keen fisherman who took us out on his boat to catch some Barramundi, Australia`s premier native sports fish. This is also the first time the Overlander makes an appearance.

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australia, barramundi, fishing, guide, karumba, local, meet, outback, overlander, travel, tv, video,

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