I NEED A HIRO

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

Last Monday was a public holiday.

I went fishing at Mindil Beach rocks in the morning. I was standing knee-deep in the water. The water was cold and very clear. The tide was going out. There were many oyster-rocks in the shallow water.

If it were usual times, I would use some soft-plastic lures. But I wanted to use a hard-body lure. I had to use a lightweight lure to prevent scarcely being caught on an obstacle under water.

So I chose to use a Rapala Original 130mm Gold made of wood.

Rightly, I had to adjust the fishing rod to the lightweight lure.

As a result, I chose to use a 1-3kg very light fishing rod.

Fortunately, my choices paid off and I caught and released five small barramundi on a Rapala Original 130mm Gold made of wood. After lunch, I went to East Point. I met Keith Watson (Doc) for the first time in three years. The tide was coming in. The productive fishing window was short at that point.

He had just returned after three years’ absence.

But he showed me his masterly skill in his barramundi fishing again.

As a result, he caught 52cm barramundi and one more small barramundi on KO Tackle TailBaitz.

THE LOWDOWN

Five barramundi at Mindil Beach rocks Rapala Original 130mm Gold made of wood. 52cm Barramundi KO Tackle TailBaitz Please see the video on YouTube “Land based barramundi fishing near town in Darwin Vol. 20”.