The weather is unstable for the land based barramundi fishing in February.

No fish at Channel Island on Saturday.
No fish at Channel Island on Sunday.
Monday February 25
I dropped in the Vesteys Beach boat ramp on the way back home from work.
I sometimes go to see the wave condition of the sea at Vestys Beach boat ramp.
This is because I can see the wave condition of the sea while riding a scooter.
I can judge whether I can go fishing at my usual fishing locations, Mindil Beach, Fannie Bay and East Point or not by doing it this way.
It was rare for the wave condition of the sea at Mindil Beach to become calm in the period of the rainy season.
After returning home from the Vestys Beach boat ramp I went fishing at Mindil Beach rocks.
It was about 30cm - 50cm of water here.
There were thousands of rocks in the very shallow water.
That's a normal thing in my usual fishing locations.
The tide water was coming into the shallow.
The sea water was very dirty with the raindrops of a hard shower of a few hours ago.
There was too much fresh water in a very shallow water.
At this rate, sea barramundi wouldn't come to the very shallow water.
On the other hand, there were some witnesses account in which an adult crocodile was reported to be seen at Dinah Beach and Nightcliff Beach recently.
Danger might lurk in this muddy sea.
As a result, I didn't have any fish-bites on my lures.

Thundercloud was developing over the Mindil Beach.
I'm scared of strokes of lightning more than of crocodiles.
Tuesday, February 26
I tried going fishing after work.
Thundercloud was developing over my place.
The weather is unstable for the land-based barramundi fishing in our rainy season.
Frankly speaking, our dry season is better than our rainy season to fish sea barramundi on lure by land based.
I understood the value of Barramundi Adventures Darwin again.

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The gloves are a necessity for the land-based barramundi fishing.

The gloves are a necessity for the land-based barramundi fishing.
The land-based barramundi fishing involves a lot of walking on the rocks covered with oysters.
Watch your step, or else you will trip on the rock.
Ten to one, you may be safe.
But many have been injured actually, myself among the rest.
That's why I always wear gloves, elbow pads and knee pads in my usual fishing locations.
My young friend, Artem had to have eight stitches in his hand near the Channel Island boat ramp three months ago.

Sunday on February 17, the wind has gone down.
I went fishing at Channel Island with my young friend, Artem.
At that time, he hasn't caught a barramundi in his life.
It fell a dead calm.
Under such circumstances, sea barramundi become very cautious in a very shallow water on shore.
Nevertheless, I know their fickleness.
Someone caught 6 small barramundi there on the previous day.
Someone caught 5 small barramundi at the flat on the opposite side of the Channel Island on the day of February 17.
I had some barramundi's bites on my nlures, but they wouldn't take my lures.
The wind rippled surface of the shallow water.
I easily noticed this small change.
I said to Artem "Today's best timing is coming in 30 minutes."
Artem used a Yo-zuri Crystal Minnow 90mm Holographic Read head.
His choice of his lure brought his first barramundi in his life.

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Barramundi #1194 Squidgy pro Mongrel 90mm Halco Catch Scent

It's a windy day.

My usual fishing locations have been quiet due to some windy conditions.

I went fishing at Channel Island on Saturday, February 9.
There were six people including me.
If I had to say, it's too many people for the small fishing location.
Someone caught and released a small barramundi.
For a while afterward, the fish did not bite.
The conditions was certainly far from ideal.
I decided to take the fish-feeding stimulant for that quiet condition.
If it were usual, I would use Squidgies S-Factor Fishing Scent.
This time, I used Halco Catch Scent first time.
Soon, I had a short fish-bite but couldn't hook the fish.
I cast a Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm out again in the same direction.
As a result, I caught and released a barramundi.

The tide was going out rapidly.
The best tide shifts with the best fishing point every minute.
I waded in the water at the 30m distance from shore.
The water came up my knees.
I was not aware of the approaching danger.
"Crocodile" shouted the my friend, Alan.
I saw a 2-3m crocodile.
The distance to the crocodile was 50m.

Lure: Squidgy Pro Mongrel
Size: 90mm
Colour: Drop Bear
Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm deep
Water: Murky / Outgoing
Line: Surfix 832 20lb
Leader:  Triumph Super Shock Leader 40lb Fluorocarbon
Knot: The Albright Knot
Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE
Rod: Shimano Zodias 270ML 7'0" Line 5-10lb Lure 4-12g
Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2
Lure action: Steady retrieve

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オーストラリア陸っぱり96cmバラマンディー byラパラ SXRM-10

2019年1月26日　月曜日
オーストラリアは、Australia Day と言う祝日。
モンスーンレインシーズン、雨季です。
さっきまで雨が降っていました。
いつもなら海岸沿いの岩場で水深30㎝から70㎝位までのシャローでバラマンディーをルアーで狙うのですが、雨の影響で海水に多くの淡水が混じり塩分濃度が下がり、また陸からのゴミを含んだ水も混ざってソルトウォーターバラマンディーが浅瀬に寄り辛くなっていました。
せっかく雨が降っていないのだから、やはり釣りに行きたい。
まあ釣れる可能性があるとしたら、クリーク系の釣り場になると経験から思いました。
自分の家からスクーターで10分ほどで目的地近くの駐車場に着きました。ここからはマングローブ林の中を徒歩で海水のクリークまで行きます。途中にクロコダイルに注意と言う看板があります。
15分ほどで釣り場に着きました。ここからはビデオで観て下さい。

 

陸っぱり、ルアーで1192匹目のバラマンディー

96㎝　ソルトウォーターバラマンディー

Lure: Rapala SXRM-10

Size: 100mm

Colour: Purple Back Herring

Where: Shallow water 50cm - 70cm deep

Water: Outgoing

Line: Surfix 832 30lb

Leader: Jinkai 40lb

Knot: The Albright Knot

Reel: Shimano Chronarch G 150HG 7.1:1 Gear ratio

Rod: 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: Twitch, twitch and jerk

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56cm Barramundi #1193 Rapala SXRM-10 Sahimi and NIgiri sushi

I went fishing at Deck chair cinema rocks on Monday of January 28.
Luckily, I caught a 56cm saltwater barramundi by land based on Rapala SXRM-10 using a spinning rod.

I took this fish to my place and cooked the fillets into sashimi (Tuesday) and nigiri-zushi (sushi) (Wednesday).

The sashimi of thinly sliced saltwater barramundi was eaten with Kewpie Roasted Sesame Japanese Dressing on Tuesday.
You can buy Kewpie from Woolworths or Coles.

I made the marinated barramundi Nigiri-zushi (sushi) for dinner on Wednesday.

1,Made the marinade sauce.
   Soysauce 3, Mirin 1.5 and Cooking sake 2. (bought from
   Orient Emporium)
2,Boiled the sauce on a stove to evaporate alcohol for 1 minute.
3,Cooled the marinade sauce before dipping.
4,Dipped those slices and little ginger in the marinade sauce.
5,Left it for 60 minutes in the fridge.
6,Dried those slices with paper towels.
7,Made it into Nigiri sushi style with wasabi.

8,Chopped chives, Squeezed lime.
9,Sushi rice: Short grain rice and sushi seasoning

Nigiri-zushi (sushi) is made through a process of combining vinegared rice with sliced of barramundi's fillets.

It is preferable to wet hands with the rice wine vinegar or sushi seasoning while you are making sushi rice into the nigiri-zushi (sushi) shape.

Lure: Rapala SXRM-10
Size: 100mm
Colour: Olive Cherabin
Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm deep
Water: Murky / Outgoing
Line: Surfix 832 20lb
Leader: Jinkai 40lb
Knot: The Albright Knot
Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE
Rod: Shimano Zodias 273MH 7'3" Line 6-12lb 7-21g
Clip: Force ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2
Lure action: Twitch, twitch and jerk

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