Monday night 56cm Barramundi #770 SAWAMURA One'up SHAD

The tides were very good today.
The water was very clear.
The surface of the sea was slightly wavy.
The condition was very good for catching a barramundi tonight.

One'up shad was a very good swimmer.

By the way, I saw SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT in the show case at FISHING and OUTDOOR WORLD today.
All bearings of SCORPION 1500XT are S-ARB and ARB.
It's very good for the salt water environment.

56cm Barramundi
April 29, 2013
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

SAWAMURA One'up SHAD

Colour: CHARTREUSE

Size: 100mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50m

Water: Very clear Outgoing

Jighead: OWNER/Berkley NITRO 1/8oz 3.5g #3/0

Line: FINS 30LB Braid

Leader line: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500 XT

Rod: ST. CROIX Triumph TRC60MF 6' 
MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION 10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz.

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Monday night Barramundi #768-#769 KEITECH SWING IMPACT FAT KEITECH TENNESSEE SHAD

During the day time,
it's not easy to catch barramundis recently.
But it's not difficult to catch barramundis in the night time.

Barramundi #768

Barramundi #769

April 29, 2013
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

KEITECH SWING IMPACT FAT TENNESSEE SHAD

Colour: GRAY

Size: 95mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50m

Water: Very clear Outgoing

Jighead: OWNER/Berkley NITRO 1/8oz 3.5g #3/0

Line: FINS 30LB Braid

Leader line: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500 XT

Rod: ST. CROIX Triumph TRC60MF 6' 
MEDIUM POWER FAST ACTION 10-17LB 1/4-3/4oz.

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Spinning or Bait-cast? By land based On the shore

I have received many e-mails as follows,

Question?
Spinning or Bait-cast for catching a barramundi on the shore?

Answer
You could use spinning.
You could use bait-cast.

On the other hand, this following theory will help your land based barramundi fishing on the shore very much.

The best tide shifts with the best fishing point every hour.


 

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Sunday afternoon Restaurant sized rockcod SAWAMURA One'up SHAD Mr. Jack Wong

Jack used a very light tackle.
His reel was SHIMANO SUSTAIN 1000FG.

1000 sized reel has a short handle.
It's very effective for retrieving a soft plastic shad on the shallow.

He caught a very nice sized rockcod.

Restaurant sized rockcod was caught by Mr. Jack Wong.
April 28, 2013
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Jack used a very nice soft plastic shad.

I know that Mr. Shannon Holopainen also uses this one.
I have the same one too.

This shad swims very well. 
Much better than I had expected!

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Sunday afternoon Where's barramundi? Caught only rockcod. Rockcod #282-#289

We hadn't had many rains in our monsoon season.
There is something different from last year in April.
Where are barramundis?

Talking about today's condition,
the tides were good.
The water was clear.
The surface of the sea was wavy. (not very wavy)
It was thought that the condition was very good for catching barramundi on the shore.

But,

No barramundi.

I caught only rockcod.
8 rockcods.
I was frustrated very much today.

Rockcod #282 / BELLS SHALLOW RABBIT ORIGINAL 60mm (Very nice lure)

Rockcod #283 / RAPALA XRD-8

Rockcod #284 / RAPALA XRD-8

Rockcod #285 / SURECATCH SNAP BEAN SB65F

Rockcod #286 / SURECATCH SNAP BEAN SB65F

Rockcod #287 / MIGHTY PEPPER 70F

Rockcod #288 / SURECATCH SNAP BEAN SB65F

Rockcod #289 / SURECATCH SNAP BEAN SB65F

April 28, 2013
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia


Where: Shallow water 1m -1.5m

Water: Clear - Murky Outgoing - Incoming

Line: FINS 30LB Braid

Leader: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

Rod: SHIMANO JEWEL 621 BARRA 6-10KG

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First legal sized 65cm Barramundi On fly By young local angler Mr. Liam Hatcher

Our barramundi fishing is a very, very important culture in Darwin.

Live bait fishing
Lure fishing
Fly fishing

Every experienced local angler is very able to catch a barramundi.
They are taught how to catch a barramundi by their father in their childhood in Darwin.

Liam is a very able local angler.
It is thought that he's also been taught their barramundi fishing by his father.

I received an e-mail from Mr. Liam Hatcher this morning.

hi hiro,

yesterday dad and i went out in the boat to chase some barra. i cuaght my first legal and my biggest barra, on fly as well. the barra was 65cm. the fly i used was an orange thing varient. (fly fishers would know what im talking about).

cheers liam

☆⌒(*＾-ﾟ)v Thanks!! Liam.

Liam's first legal 65cm Barramundi on fly
April 13, 2013
Darwin, NT, Australia

He tied these above ones for me.
You could see and buy 'Liam's fry' at the local tackle shop.
(Fishing and Outdoor World)

We have a good culture!
We have a good community!
We love Darwin!
We love our barramundi fishing!

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The dry season has just started. 74cm Barramundi CUTTING EDGE LURES Axe 180 Mr. Keith Watson

Keith Watson is

1.Metery barramundi catcher
2.Metery thread fin salmon catcher
3.Monster catfish catcher
4.The title holder of the biggest bream of BBDHI 2012
5.The man who had seriously toothed holes on his boat bitten by crocodile

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are all true.

I heard Keith caught a very nice 74cm barramundi this afternoon.
That's simply like Keith Watson.
However, I was surprised at the location.
By land based!

Originally, Keith has a very skilled rod-work technique and lure-casting technique.
It is thought that Keith should be the No. 1 to me in our fishing community.

The weather was very nice.
The tides were good.
The dry season has just started.
Now, the sea water is very rich and clear.

I asked him to give me the details.

Hello Hiro... Mate I got it off the XXXXX right at the XXXXX..(sssshhh!!!).... This was the first hour of the push in tide this afternoon. Rod was a GLoomis IMX 6' heavy fast action rod (short rod for me but I like this one) with a shimano curado 200E7 loaded with 20lb suffix braid with a 40lb leader... Lure was a new Cutting Edge Lures called The Axe 180.... My method was cast out and into the incoming tide and slowly twitch the lure back it making sure that each twitch I break the surface

☆⌒(*＾-ﾟ)v Thanks!! Keith.
He's one of the very, very good teachers of barramundi fishing to us.

74cm very salt-water barramundi was caught by Mr. Keith Watson.
April 12, 2013
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Cutting Edge Lures / The Axe 180

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Friday night Barramundi #767 SQUIDGY FISH

I heard some very good fishing friends of mine caught nice sized barramundis today.
The tides were good.
We have already had proper environment of our salt water on the shore.
Very rich salt water here now!

We only need a good timing to catch a barramundi.
I finished working at 4:30pm today.
Waited for the outgoing tide.
I went fishing around 8:00pm.

The surface of the water was flat.
The water was very clear.
Normally, I can't expect to catch a barramundi under the condition like this.
But I saw many bait fish jumping on the very shallow.
I chose SQUIDGY FISH / 70mm BLACK GOLD.
Retrieved it steadily on the very 30cm - 50cm shallow water.
The darkness of night helped my fishing.

I thought I caught a 60cm barramundi at last because he pulled the line so hard.

As a result,

April 12, 2013 Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

SQUIDGY FISH / BLACK GOLD 70mm is very, very effective for our very shallow waters.

SQUIDGY FISH

Colour: BLACK GOLD

Size: 70mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50m

Water: Very clear Outgoing

Tuning: OWNER/Berkley NITRO 1/8oz. 3.5g #1/0

Tuning: Glue SQUIDGY FISH to jighead

Line: FIRELINE 14LB CRYSTAL

Leader line: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SUSTAIN 2500FG

Rod: SHIMANO TCURVE FLIGHT 1-4kg/1-9g

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Thursday night Urban Mangrovejack #39 SQUIDGY FISH

Today's highest tide was around 7.09m at 18:45pm.
New moon tonight.
I like the full moon too.
I started fishing from 19:00pm.
I saw Mr. Ben Maunder there.
He's a very good fishing friend of mine.
But there were too many mosquitoes to keep staying.
He gave up fishing.
It's very natural.
I should have given up too.
I feel very sick when I'm writing this blog.

The surface of the sea was very flat.
So I didn't expect to catch a barramundi tonight.
I thought some tarpons or trevallies would take my lures.

As a result, I caught a nicely strong mangrovejack.
I chose SQUIDGY FISH / MINT JELLY 70mm.
Retrieved steadily first and used the action as 'touch and go'.

I enjoyed this fishing very much because a mangrovejack was a very strong-fighter fish.

April 11, 2013 Mangrovejack
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

The tail had gone.


SQUIDGY FISH

Colour: MINT JELLY

Size: 70mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50m

Water: Clear Outgoing

Tuning: OWNER/Berkley NITRO 1/8oz. 3.5g #1/0

Tuning: Glue SQUIDGY FISH to jighead

Line: FIRELINE 14LB CRYSTAL

Leader line: BLACK MAGIC 40LB

Knot: The Kaneit Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SUSTAIN 2500FG

Rod: SHIMANO TCURVE FLIGHT 1-4kg/1-9g

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving and touch and go

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