31 Oct 2018

54cm and 50cm Barramundi #1178-1179
Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm

I have gotten terrible lower back pain for a month.
So I'm wearing a belt for back pain in the lower back.
I feel a pain in the lower back each time a vibration transmitted to the lumber vertebra while I'm riding my scooter.
In addition, the heat makes me feel listless.
However, I still can walk so I won't be racked with suffering on the bed.
I want to go fishing!
I think that my passion for fishing barramundi on lures should be too strong.
My muscles weaken, but my passion for the barramundi fishing strengthen, with age.
Saturday, I went fishing at Channel Island.
There was a strong water current.
The water level momently changed.
The fishing spot having a productive fishing window changed 10 minutes by 10 minutes.
Unfortunately, I was caught in a badly calm water.
The shallow water was influenced by rainwater and fallen leaves of mangroves.
It happened just once.
A barramundi took my lure.
My lure was Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90 mm of green tinged with silver.
I hooked and landed that fish somehow.
My lower back hurt.


54cm barramundi


Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm

Sunday, I went fishing at Channel Island again.
Unfortunately, I was caught in a badly windy condition.
Immediately, I hooked a big fish on my lure.
A big fish swayed its head from side to side.
A big fish turned out to be a shark.
As ill luck would have it, I fought a hooked shark for five minutes.
My lower back hurt very much.
Worse, the shark took my important lure of Maria MJ-1F away.
After a while, I hooked a 50cm barramundi.
My lure was Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm of gold.


50cm barramundi


Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm

Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm can strongly attract the interest of barramundi in shallow waters.

Lure: Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow Floating

Size: 90mm

Colour 1: Green
Colour 2: Gold

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm deep

Water: Murky / Outgoing

Line: Surfix 832 30lb

Leader: Jinkai 40lb

Knot: The Albright Knot

Reel: Shimano Curado 150 DC

Rod 1: Redington Model CPX868C2 8'6" Medium Action 8-15lb 1/8-1/2oz
Rod 2: ST.CROIX
6'6" Medium power, First action, 10-17lb, 1/4-5/8oz.
Customized by Mr. Matt West (Barra Classic 2010 Champion).

Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2

Lure action: Steady triple twitches/a single pause retrieve

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24 Oct 2018

52cm Barramundi #1177
Squidgies Fish 80mm

Last weekend, I got over the peak of my work.
The busy work prevented me from going fishing on the weekend.
Tuesday night, I went to Mindil beach first.
It was very windy.
I heard the loud noise of the waves on the beach.
It didn't fit for fishing.
The wavy season lasts until the end of the wet season in my usual fishing locations.
I needed to go fishing at a location with less influence of strong wind on the wave.
I decided to go to a creek.
I walked through deep mangroves to the creek in the moonlight.
Without the moonlight, I will be lost in deep mangroves in the dark at night.
I dressed myself in many layers of clothing with a wish for protecting from mosquito bites.
It was hot and humid, and even if I sit still, I got sweaty.
I like the dry season than the wet season, because the former is more better situations than the latter in barramundi fishing by land based in my usual fishing locations.
I have found more comfortable and more better in my usual fishing locations in the dry season.
I know that many boat anglers have found more better in barramundi fishing in the built up season.
When I arrived at the creek, the seawater was going out.
We must look out for crocodiles.
The water current was very strong.
I used a sinking lure first.
But I didn't get any fish bites.
The water current was gradually decreasing in speed.
I used a Squidgies Fish 80mm having a Drop Bear colour.
Using this lure, I had a good result at this spot before.
As a result, I caught and released a 52cm barramundi.




Lure: Squidgies Fish

Size: 80mm

Colour: Drop Bear

Where: Shallow water 50-70cm deep

Water: Murky / Outgoing

Line: Surfix 832 30lb

Leader: Jinkai 40lb

Knot: The Albright Knot

Reel: Shimano Curado 150 DC

Rod: Redington Model CPX868C2 8'6" Medium Action 8-15lb 1/8-1/2oz

Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #3

Lure action: Steady triple twitches/a single pause retrieve

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18 Oct 2018

Barramundi #1176
Rapala CDX-7
Night fishing by land based

I found my usual fishing locations crowded last weekend.
We can say Million Dollar Fish has been an event with any sense of reality to it to many people in Darwin.
People are the fourth time in this Million Dollar Fish.
Million Dollar Fish has become close to people.
As expected, I needed to get out of the crowd.
I went fishing at night on October 17.
The probability that I can catch barramundi is high in the night time compared with day time.
There is a problem of mosquito in the night time.
Of course, we must look out for crocodiles.
I used a 7cm Rapala Count Down minnow.
The retrieve I use for Count Down minnow is a steady wind if it were usual.
I used it with a short jerking action, causing the lure to dart quickly and erratically to attract fish for catch at night.
The Rapala Count Down minnow is a hard body lure.
This method can be applied in soft plastic shad too.
"Easier said than done."  The beginners may well say so.
It sure is.
I saw a number of beginners in barramundi fishing recently.
They have to appropriately control a movement and colour of a lure in accordance with a situation.
However, it will get much more fun when they become able to do it.
I know, giving their best efforts will yield results.



Lure: Rapala XRCD-7

Size: 70mm

Colour: Glass Ghost

Where: Shallow water 50-70cm deep

Water: Murky / Outgoing

Line: Surfix 832 30lb

Leader: Jinkai 40lb

Knot: The Albright Knot

Reel: Shimano Curado 150 DC

Rod: Redington Model CPX868C2 8'6" Medium Action 8-15lb 1/8-1/2oz

Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #3

Lure action: Steady triple twitches/a single pause retrieve

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9 Oct 2018

65cm Barramundi #1175
Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm
Barramundi #1176-1177
Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm
Cotton Cordel Red Fin 130mm

I'm not able to spend much time on developing new fishing locations.
But I went fishing at a new place on Saturday evening.
The results were not bad.
I caught and released 2 small barramundi.
Unfortunately, I couldn't land a 60-65cm barramundi.
I couldn't get close to the fish because there was much deep mud in front of me.
I tried to draw the fish towards myself by winding the fishing line out of the deep mud.
I thought that the 40lb leader line with the 30lb braid line has possibility that the line breakage occurs because the fish was quite heavy.
In the meantime, the 40lb leader line snapped.
I found the 40lb leader line frayed.
It seemed to me that the cut end of the 40lb leader line rubbed with a sand paper.
Barramundi has no sharp teeth but many sand-paper-like tooth.


#1176 Barramundi


Cotton Cordell Red Fin 130mm


#1177 Barramundi


Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm Rainbow Fish

I went fishing on Sunday too.
I hooked 3 barramundi but missed them.
I caught and released a catfish.
Finally, I caught a 65cm barramundi on Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow 90mm.
This lure is a floating minnow and can move lightly and lively.
I took the fish home and cooked into the fish and chips.


#1175 65cm Barramundi


Lure: Yo-zuri Pin's Minnow Floating

Size: 90mm

Colour: Green

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm deep

Water: Murky / Outgoing

Line: Surfix 832 30lb

Leader: Jinkai 40lb

Knot: The Albright Knot

Reel: Shimano Curado 150 DC

Rod: Redington Model CPX868C2 8'6" Medium Action 8-15lb 1/8-1/2oz

Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #3

Lure action: Steady triple twitches/a single pause retrieve

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4 Oct 2018

The wind condition is always biggest worry in my land based barramundi fishing.

The wind condition is always biggest worry in my land based barramundi fishing.
My usual fishing locations are Darwin and its environs.
Those places are often a shore.
Those places are subject to wind very much.
If the wind condition is bad, either too strong or too weak, it will be difficult to catch barramundi on lures on shore.
The wind conditions are in many cases strong in Darwin and its environs.
The wind often blows against the lure.

My usual fishing locations appear and are exposed in the air at low tide.
The best tide shifts with the best fishing point every 15 minutes there.
That means that a productive fishing windows are very short.
We want to treasure the chances given to us.
There is no second chance at that fishing point point.
We must be careful not to waste time.
Especially, we want to avoid a line-tangling (backlash) trouble and a wind knot trouble.
Fortunately, the technologies of the fishing reel, rod and line are continually advancing so those troubles drastically decreased.
In my case, I am using a bait-cast fishing reel having a DC system (digital controlled brake system).
Actually, I'm obsessed by DC system now.
As you know, other fishing reel makers also have an attractive brake system.

Million Dollar Fish Season 4 has just started.
It may be your first time to participate in Million Dollar Fish.
It may be your first time to try the barramundi fishing on lure by land based.
You will get a complete set of tools.

The waters in my usual fishing locations are all saltwater.
In my case, I try to use fishing reel and fishing rod in good condition as long as I can.
It is very important to keep easy cleaning and maintenance for the fishing reel and fishing rod after use.
I like to shop at local tackle stores.
There are many helpful hints in the land based barramundi fishing for beginners there.
Of course, their advice on the cleaning method and the maintenance method for your fishing reel and fishing rod are very useful.
These efforts will also lead to avoid a line-tangling (backlash) trouble and a wind knot trouble.
In addition, I won't manually apply pressure to the spool of the bait-cast fishing reel unless something unexpected happens.


Normally, I will tighten the drag to put an appropriate pressure on the fish.
When a fish cannot be stopped by maxing out drag, then I may manually apply pressure to the spool of the bait-cast fishing reel, though.
My fishing line will break with a snap before that. 
That helps to keep my bait-cast fishing reel in good condition for a long time.
This is just my way.
Each and every angler differs in habits in fishing style.
I think that it is not good to force our ideas on others.
Anyway, let's enjoy Million Dollar Fish Season 4!

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