I NEED A HIRO

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

It seems that the quality rainy season has set in. I want this rainy season to shower benefits upon us this time.

The quality rainy season pays in the long run. However, it’s very difficult for a land-based fisherman to fish in the shallow waters due to the prolonged rainy weather.

There will be a lot of mostly very wavy days in my usual fishing locations in the rainy season.

I went home as soon as work was over and then I went to Mindil Beach to fish before the sun went down.

A sea barramundi doesn’t approach to the very shallow water due to being low in the salinity concentration in the shallow water recently. I had to approach to get barramundi. I waded through the shallow water and had a walk of approximately 25 meters in the water.

The water was very milky and I saw some stingrays around me.

Finally, I caught a 57cm beautiful barramundi on a Squidgy Pro Mongrel 90mm Rainbow-fish colour.

SQUIDGY PRO MONGREL

Colour: Rainbow Fish Size: 90mm Where: Shallow water 70cm -100cm Water: Milky Outgoing Line: Sufix 15LB braid Leader line: Shimano Ocea Leader 25LB Knot: The Slim Beauty Knot Reel: Shimano Stella 2500FE Rod: Wilson Live Fibre Sportfishing Series Blade ‘N’ Tails Light Clip: Force Ten Stainless Duo Lock Snaps #2 Action: Steady retrieving