Normally, I can't expect to catch a nice sized barramundi under the condition like this.
But a strong west wind and wavy surface of the sea made some little comfortable water movements for barramundi on the shallows.
There were many sharp oyster-rocks under the water.
Barramundi is very good at weaving their way through a crowd of oyster-rocks.
But the course a barramundi should follow could be the narrow waterway between oyster-rocks and oyster-rocks under the wavy surface.
So I didn't use a steady retrieving action of lure.
'STOP and GO' is a very effective action for a very tough situation.
As a result,
I caught a 58cm very fat barramundi.
The barramundi tried to escape through many sharp oyster-rocks again and again.
I used a new line system as follows,
Main line: FIRE LINE 14lb braid
Soft knot leader line: SUNLINE 50lb braid
Hard knot leader line: SURECATCH SOFTMAX SUPER SOFT 40LB
The above line system was very smooth for the line guides of the fishing rod.
In addition, it's strong enough for a 58cm strong barramundi and sharp oyster-rocks.
And
Normally, I use a 1/8oz jig-head for a 80mm Squidgy Fish.
But I needed a heavy 1/4oz jig-head today.
58cm very fat Barramundi
September 28, 2013
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia
SQUIDGY FISH
Colour: BLACK GOLD
Size: 80mm
Where: Shallow water 30cm -50m
Water: Very murky Incoming
Line: FIRELINE 14LBORIGINAL
Leader line: SUNLINE PE 50LB
Leader line: SURECATCH SOFTMAX SUPER SOFT 40LB
Knot: The Kaneit Knot
Jig-head: OWNER Berkley SALT WATER PRO Nitro 1/4oz #1/0
Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE
Rod: WILSON LIVE FIBRE Sportfishing SERIES BLADE 'N' TAILS LIGHT
Very nice and reliable Australian rod v(*'-^*)-☆
Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2
Action: Stop and Go
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