Trevally #45 Barramundi #998 Bluesalmon #6 Saturday fishing

Saturday, January 16, 2016
The outgoing tide was good for Cannel Island.
The incoming tide was good for East Point.
Today's productive fishing windows were comparatively long.

I went to Channel Island by my 150cc scooter first.
A video cameraman went together with me.
He sometimes filmed from the air using a drone.

The sea water was milky in colour because there was a rain last night.
There was much freshwater mixed into this.
A sea barramundi isn't active in this water, therefore, you cannot expect me to catch a nice sized barramundi in this water.

Trevally took my lure around 2:30pm.
He was as strong as a 60cm barramundi.
I used a Reidy's Lures/Junior B52/Kryptnite.

Barramundi took my lure around 3:00pm.
This was my 998th barramundi on lure by land based.
I started counting the number of barramundi that I caught on lure by land based from 2010.
I used a Sebile/Swingtail Minnow/ Cracked Firetiger.

I had no more than two fish strikings in this water after all.

And then I went to East Point alone.
There was a rain while I was driving.
The rain had stopped when I arrived at East Point.
The tide was coming.
The sea water was very milky in colour.
I couldn't expect to catch a barramundi. 
Some fish were chasing their baits on the sea surface.
I thought that catfish or bluesalmon were swimming around there.
A steady retrieve-motion is preferably used for Reidy's lures/Hellraser.
However, I mixed double twitch-motions into the steady retrieve-motion.
As a result, I caught a bluesalmon.

I still fish the shore when it is rainy, but it is not the ideal time.

In my experience, the best time for catching many good-size saltwater barramundi from the shore in the rainy season is when we have had no rain for 24 hours.

Trevally:

Reidy's lures/Junior B52/Kryptnite 100mm

Barramundi:

Sebile/Swingtail minnow/Cracked Firetiger 80mm

Bluesalmon:

Reidy's lures/Hellraser/Wasabi 65mm


Reel: Shimano Scorpion 1500XT

Rod:　Wilson Live Fibre Territory Barra 8kg

Line: Fins 30lb braid

Leader: Triumph Super Shock leader 40lb Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Clip: Force Ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #3

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2016 this year's first barramundi #996 Sebile Swingtail Minnow

January 1, 2016
The sea was rough.
The sea water was milky in colour because of the mixing of saline water and fresh water.
Anyhow I had to find a calm water to fish.
I went to Channel Island.
Needless to say, it was very windy there.
I waded through the knee deep water on the leeward of the rocks.
The tide wasn't the best for that fishing location.
The level of the sea water didn't reduce very much.
The productive fishing window wasn't short but there were no fish strikings for a long hour.

My Shimano Stella 2500FE has been in a repair shop.
I used Shimano Sustain 1000FG fishing reel with 10lb braid line and 20lb leader line.
The fishing rod was very thin too.

I had a small fish striking just before the water current was stopping.
I usually reduce the drag force to the limit when barramundi wouldn't take lures positively.
Barramundi pulled the line for five seconds.
I added the drag force.
The thin fishing rod bended to the limit.
I took time to land that fish.

Sebile Swingtail is very effective for the shallow water on the mud flat.
Green is nicer than other in colour at this fishing location.

As a result, I caught a small but fat barramundi.

This was my 996th barramundi caught on lures by land based.

January 1, 2016
Land based in Darwin

Sebile Swingtail Minnow

Colour: Cracked Fire Tigher

Size: 70mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm - 50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fireline 10LB Braid

Leader: Jinkai 20LB

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: Shimano Sustain 1000FG

Rod: ST.CROIX  AVID/AVS66LF2 4-8LB 1/16-1/4oz. Fast action

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action:Steady retrieving

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68cm Barramundi #969 Sebile Swingtail Barramundi thinks this lure a crab.

It's very windy in the afternoon on September 5th.

There were two people there besides me to fish.
It's very quiet in fishing.

I thought that I luckily caught a 68cm barramundi.
I alone did it.

This fishing location is in an estuary.
It's much better than my usual fishing locations in September.

68cm Barramundi
September 5, 2015
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

This Sebile Swingtail was hugely successful in this fishing location almost every time in barramundi-fishing.
Barramundi thinks this lure a crab.

I found these above crabs in the stomach of the barramundi.
As you know, it is also an attractive feature of barramundi-fishing that barramundi changes target according to its surroundings.
If you have the sense to see through their certain target-bait during the state of being controlled by one trend or tendency, you can catch a nice sized barramundi even in September.

Sebile Swingtail

Colour: Green

Size: 83mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Sufix 832 15LB Braid

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

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: ECODA Black Hawk BH-702SML7'0" Fast Action 1/4-3/4oz 3-5kg

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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54cm Barramundi #966 on Sebile Swingtail Queenfish #26 on Lucky Craft Babyshad Flathead #55 on Lucky Craft Beefreeze

Today's tides were very big.
It's very difficult to catch a barramundi by land based because the productive fishing windows were very short.
My good friend, Chonga took me to the Channel Island to fish by his car this morning.
First I caught a queenfish on a suspending Lucky Craft Babyshad with a fine adjustment.
Second I caught a flathead on a suspending Lucky Craft Beefreeze with a fine adjustment. Finally I caught a 54cm urban saltwater barramundi on Sebile Swingtail.

August 3, 2015 Queenfish #26
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Lucky Craft Babyshad 75mm Black/Gold

The factory made suspending lures will rise slowly or sink slowly.
I need a true suspending lure for our cold waterfishing.
What's a true suspending lure?
When you stop reeling, the lure stops at the depth that the lure was at that point.
The lure just hovers in place.

The buoyancy of sea water is different from the buoyancy of fresh water.
Using a saltwater having a salt concentration of sea water, after several experiments, I finally succeeded in making an effective suspending lure for our cold water fishing.

This lure was originally a suspending lure for fresh water.
I added or reduced the sprit rings.
I changed the sizes of the treble hooks.

Flathead #55

Lucky Craft Beefreeze 78mm Black/Gold

This lure was originally a suspending lure for fresh water.
I added or reduced the sprit rings.
I changed the sizes of the treble hooks.

54cm Barramundi #966

Sebile Swingtail Minnow 83mm
This lure is already like a standard lure for the mud flat.


Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Clear - Murky Outgoing

Line: Sufix 832 15LB Braid

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

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: ECODA Black Hawk BH-702SML7'0" Fast Action 1/4-3/4oz 3-5kg

Clip: No clip

Action: Steady retrieving

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56cm Barramundi #964 51cm Rockcod #331-333 Squidgy Pro Mongrel Lucky Craft Beefreeze Dry season's land based fishing

There was a little chill in the air while I was driving.
I dedicated to safe driving and got to the Channel Island within an hour by my new 150cc scooter.

The sea water was clear.
That gave me a sense of safety while I was wading through the shallow water because I would trip on the rocks under the water if the water was murky.
The water was cold.
The tide was going out.
I stopped at the big rocks in the middle of wading and then cast my lure.
Soon, I caught an average sized rockcod.
I waited till the outgoing tide permitted me to wade through the shallow water to the mud flat.
The productive fishing window wasn't long at the mud flat.
First I caught a 56cm barramundi on Squidgy Pro Mongrel.

To compare with the wet season's barramundi, the dry season's barramundi are powerful and more beautiful.
It's a prime seafood.
July 25, 2015 56cm barramundi #964
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm Drop bear

Second, I caught a 51cm rockcod on Lucky Craft Beefreeze.
That is unusual that I catch a nice sized rockcod of equal to or above 40cm by land based in Darwin.

Rockcod #331 56cm rockcod
It's a prime seafood.

Lucky Craft Beefreeze 78mm Black/Gold Suspended minnow

Rockcod #332 on Rapala Flatrap 105mm Chrome #6 hooks

Rockcod #333 on Sebile Swingtail 85mm #6 hooks

Towards sunset I began to go home.
The dry season in which the temperature is low permits me to carry these fish to Darwin by my scooter.

I will make some prime fish and chips with these dry season's fish.

Mr. Callum Gumball made these fish holders for me.
I can concentrate on the driving.

Squidgy Pro Mongrel


Colour: Boof Mullet
 
Size: 90mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Clear Outgoing

Line: Sufix 832 15LB Braid

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

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: ECODA Black Hawk BH-702SML7'0" Fast Action 1/4-3/4oz 3-5kg

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving

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Barramundi #962, Bream #2, Flathead #53, Goldensnapper #17 Sebile Swingtail, Rapala Flatrap, Lucky Craft Beefreeze Dry season's land based fishing

Saturday!
It's a very windy day.
There was a little chill in the air.

I went to the Channel Island by my 150cc scooter.
I waded through the shallow water to the mud flat.
The wind blew against my lures.
So I couldn't use any light lures.

July 18, 2015 Barramundi
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Sebile Swingtail 85mm 10gm Green colour is standard lure for this mud flat.

Golden snapper is very rare on lures by land based these days.

Lucky Craft Beefreeze 78mm 8gm Black/Gold Suspended

Flathead at the mud flat

I moved to the rocks.
The sea water was very clear and cold.
The water current was strong.
The wind was still strong.
Rapala Flatrap was very useful under the condition like this.
I felt a strong tug on the line.
It's a bream season in Darwin now.

 

Rapala Flatrap 105mm Chrome 13gm has a very nice casting distance. Hook: #6


Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing, Clear Incoming

Line: Sufix 832 15LB Braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB Fluorocarbon

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO STELLA 2500FE

Rod: ECODA Black Hawk BH-702SML7'0" Fast Action 1/4-3/4oz 3-5kg

Clip: FORCE TEN STAINLESS DUO LOCK SNAPS #2

Action: Steady retrieving and twitching

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Sunday Barramundi #960 Sebile Swing Tail The mud flat at the Channel Island

I went to the mud flat at the Channel Island to fish again.
It took 55minutes by my new 150cc scooter to get there.
I saw an angler before me on the rocks there.
His name was Matt.
He has fished on the mud flat at the Channel Island for 15years.
We waded through the shallow water to the mud flat.
We sometimes dragged in the mud.
It's very hard to walk.

We started fishing on the mud flat.
Soon Matt caught a finger-mark.
He caught a small barramundi next.
Finally, he caught a 50cm barramundi there.
He used a Zerek Prawn.

Matt caught a 50cm barramundi on a Zerek Prawn.

I also met my good friend Rommel by chance there.
He caught a very nice restaurant sized rockcod on a Squidgy Pro Mongrel there.

Romel caught a very nice restaurant sized rockcod on a Squidgy Pro Mongrel.

I caught a small barramundi on a Sebile Swing-tail.
July 5, 2015
Land based, Darwin, NT, Australia

Sebile Swingtail minnow


Colour: Cracked Firetiger

Size: 83mm

Where: Shallow water 30cm -50cm

Water: Murky Outgoing

Line: Fins 30LB braid

Leader: TRIUMPH SUPER SHOCK LEADER 30LB (Very nice for the shallows)

Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot

Reel: SHIMANO Calcutta 200D

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

Action: Steady retrieving

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