I NEED A HIRO

Land-based sensei HIROAKI NAKAMURA shares his hard-won knowledge on catching the mighty barramundi without a boat

Soft plastics are more likely to cause a snag in the case of the beginner fisho.

I have been asked by a reader as follows: “All I do is get snagged on the rocks. Weedless be the go?” “That is true,” I will respond. He lost his soft plastics at Mindil Beach. Mindil in some places is a rugged coast. There are thousands of rocks covered with oysters in the water. Technically, Mindil is the toughest fishing location.

Many skilled lure-fishermen might tell him to wind the soft plastics as slow as possible.

My winding speed of fishing line should be faster than he expected at Mindil.

My video, “Land based barramundi fishing near town in Darwin Vol. 15”, will give him some idea of my winding speed (http://landbasedbarramundifishing. blogspot.com.au/).

In addition, I used a very fast fishing reel with 8.2:1 gear ratio in my video.

I should respond that he doesn’t need the weedless, even at Mindil. And I can tell him this following approach:

First, he should wind the fishing line fast, at the first cast of the soft plastic.

Second, he should wind the fishing line while gradually lowering winding speed and lifting the tip side while holding the fishing rod.

Finally, he will know the slowest winding speed for the fishing location at Mindil. THE LOWDOWN Squidgies Fish Size: 80mm Colour: Black Gold Where: Shallow water, 50-70cm Water: Very clear, outgoing Line: Fins 30lb Leader line: Sunline FC Rock Fluorocarbon 40lb Knot: The Slim Beauty Reel: Shimano Scorpion 70XG Rod: St Croix 6’ Medium Power Fast Action 10-17lb 1/4-3/4oz USA Clip: Force Ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2 Jighead: Owner 1/6oz #1/0 Action: Steady retrieving