52cm Barramundu #983 Maria MJ-1 S110F Barramundi in a city area

Mindil Beach is in a city area.
I went fishing there after work.
Today's tides were very big.
That means that the productive fishing windows are short.
The water current was strongly fast.
I felt like my lures was heavy.
That's not good.
The sea surface was slightly wavy.
That's good.
It should be full moon tonight.
That's not good.
Basically, I don't need the moon light while I am fishing.
I had to fish before full moon came up.

In one sense or another, I have the emotion of being frightened while I was standing knee-deep in the water in Darwin.
Mindil Beach is no exception to this rule.

• Box jelly fish

• Stingray

• Stone fish

• Shark

• Crocodile

There were many rocks under the water.
Maria MJ-1 S110F was very efficient under the condition like that.
As a result, I caught a 52cm urban saltwater barramundi.

October 27, 2015
Land based

Maria MJ-1 S110F


Colour: AYP

Size: 110mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 40LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

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

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #3

Action: Twitching

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Barramundi #982 Squidgy Pro Mongrel

I went to East Point to fish after work.
I cast a Mongrel into the shallow water around the rocks.

October 20, 2015
Land based

Squidgy Pro Mongrel

Colour: Aussie Herring

Size: 90mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Incoming

Line: Sufix 832 15LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB Fluorocarbon
 
Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: WILSON LIVE FIBRE Sportfishing SERIES BLADE 'N' TAILS LIGHT

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Saturday barramundi #980-981 Maria MJ-1 S110F Squidgy Pro Mongrel

Saturday, I left home at 10am.
It took 60minutes from my place to this fishing location by my 150cc scooter.
Today's lowest tide was very low.
The water current was fast.
I don't recommend this tide for catching a nice sized barramundi by land based on shore very much.
I didn't mind that.
I didn't expect to catch a nice one today.
I waded through the shallow water and was tired to walk on the soft sands.
I arrived at that fishing location at last.

A boat already was there.
Two people were casting lures on the boat.
They were dropping anchor at the strike zone where I normally had many barramundi's strikings.

Of course, my lure flew for that boat.
My lure fell short.
They didn't catch any fish.
But I caught two small barramundi there.

Barramundi #980 / Maria MJ-1 S110F
Land based, October 17, 2015

Maria MJ-1 S110F

Barramundi #981 / Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm Drop Bear

If I have a boat, I will fish at the mouth of small creeks at the incoming tide.
The land based fishermen are too dangerous to stay there more than 30minutes.
Many nice sized barramundi will come into the creek.


Maria MJ-1 S110F


Colour: AYP

Size: 110mm

Where: Shallow water 50 - 70cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 40LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

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

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #3

Action: Twitching

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64cm barramundi #978 Halco Rooster popper 60mm 74cm barramundi #979 Maria MJ-1 S110F

I left my place a little past 7:30am on last Saturday.
I went to a petrol station nearby my place first.
I had my 150cc scooter filled up at the petrol station.
It took 60minutes from my place to that fishing location by my scooter.

The tides were good.
I expected that there would be frequent fish's strikes on my lures.
I wasn't counting on that.
I had hundreds of the twitching actions on my lures with fatiguing my left arm.
I'm 55 years old now.
I needed frequent breaks.
Using a small popper, I was relaxing my left arm.
A 64cm barramundi suddenly took a Halco Rooster popper 60mm into the water.
The fishing line was forcibly pulled by this 64cm fish many times at short intervals.
So suddenly that  I could not help checking the hooking, but in another moment I recovered myself, feeling sure that it must be a real barramundi fishing.
I enjoyed his forcibly pulling fishing line very much.

64cm barramundi
October 10, 2015 Land based

Halco Rooster popper 60mm R45 Poddy

The water current became slow.
A 74cm barramundi suddenly jumped.
A very heavy barramundi took my MJ-1.
He jumped again.
Mj-1 was very effective for catching a barramundi in the shallow water  on shore.

74cm barramundi
October 10, 2015 Land based

Maria MJ-1 S110F BBH


Halco Rooster popper for a 64cm barramundi


Colour: R45 Poddy

Size: 60mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 40LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

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

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #3

Action: 

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50cm Urban saltwater barramundi #977 Squidgy Pro Mongrel Noisy wind isn't good!

A very calm sea surface like a mirror isn't good for catching a barramundi on lure by land based on shore.
A very wavy sea isn't good for catching a barramundi on lure by land based on shore.
And one more thing, a very noisy wind isn't good for catching a barramundi on lure by land based on shore.

It was very windy day last Saturday and Sunday.
I went to Channel Island to fish by my scooter on Saturday and Sunday.
The wind shrieked so loudly.
The sea surface wasn't very wavy.
I was wading in the shallow water.
I saw a barramundi chased small bait fish around me.
Barramundi wouldn't take my lures at all.
The other conditions except for the wind was very good.
I was fishing at the best timing of the productive fishing window.
After all, I couldn't catch any fish at Channel Island.

I got back home and relaxed.
The wind went down.
I went fishing to East Point.
The tide was coming.
The rocks I desired was located 15m offshore of the land-rocks.
I cast a Squidgy Pro Mongrel Aussie Herring colour 90mm into the water around that rocks.
I used a technique as a 'Stop and Go'.
Luckily I caught a 50cm fat urban saltwater barramundi just after sunset.

October 4, 2015 50cm barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Squidgy Pro Mongrel

Colour: Aussie herring

Size: 90mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Incoming

Line: Sufix 832 15LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB Fluorocarbon
 
Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: WILSON LIVE FIBRE Sportfishing SERIES BLADE 'N' TAILS LIGHT

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS

Action: Stop and Go

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A real season has just started! 63cm, 62cm and 56cm Urban saltwater barramundi #974-976 Lucky Craft Sammy 115 Maria MJ-1 S110F

I really had the feeling of having had a exciting time in fishing for the first time in a long while.
Also unique is the fact that I caught three keeper-size, 63cm, 62cm and 56cm barramundi by land based a day.
Especially I caught a 62cm barramundi on a top-water lure.
The sea surface was calm and flat but the water was very murky.
I chose a top-water lure without hesitating.
Catching a barramundi on a top-water lure, it's very, very fun.
This fact is known only to those who have had firsthand experience.

62cm barramundi on Lucky Craft Sammy 115
September 26, 2015
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Lucky Craft Sammy 115 Aurora Gold produces an attractive action to barramundi on the sea surface.

The wind has risen.
A gentle wind made ripples on the surface  of the shallow water.
That was where MJ-1 came in.
I caught a 56cm barramundi next.

56cm barramundi on Maria MJ-1 S110F

MJ-1 continued to have a good result.
I caught a 63cm barramundi.

63cm barramundi on Maria MJ-1 S110F

Maria MJ-1 S110F is a very effective lure for the land based barramundi fishing.

It's just as well I caught some fish because I was not a rich man at that day.

Regulation: 55cm minimum overall length NT-wide.  79cm maximum size limit for myself because 80cm or larger barramundi should be a mother fish.


Lucky Craft Sammy 115 for 62cm barramundi

Colour: Aurora Gold 

Size: 115mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 40LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO SCORPION 1500XT

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

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #3

Action: Walk the dog

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