Spinning from Land

[mike.d.]

thanks placebo, will go and have a look, i also think i need to look at a smaller reel, as my okuma feels a bit big, thanks again for info.

[placebo]

look out for the okuma boxter it's very efficient and affordable.

[camkev]

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/OKUMA-BOXTER-SEA-FISHING-BEACHCASTER-REEL-FREE-LINE-t1388742.html

[fish-noob]

quite a bargain !!!! prosit camkev

[MartinB]

Me & rammx went for a spinning session on friday 5.6.09 which we'd been meaning to do for a long time! I caught a couple of fairly decent sized barracuda's just before sun up & then we switched over to deeper diving lures and after a while a large shoal of kubrit came along worrying the small voparella on the surface & stayed around passing in front of us  
I should of caught 7 kubrit as i had 5 come off the hook in a row before i caught the 1st one!! As you can imagine at that time until the 1st one was caught me & rammx were saying alot of "prayers"  
Rammx only just missed catching a nice kubrita by literally a few milimeters on one occasion when he had no less than 5 after his lure!! In fact if i was so sure he was gonna hook up i would have bet money on it!! and then had another on briefly but it manged to escape  
But apart from rammx not hooking up (luck of the draw sometimes) we still had a good laugh and a couple of beers!  

[LapsiBoy]

Ma qbat xej rammx :O
Int ghal tal qih biss tajjeb ara nicajta sihbi al darba ohra.
I went a bit from blata not long ago had a nice cuda strike but i left early that day to by some bait for a fishing trip with the boat.
This weak im free so il go a couple of times

[Ddude]

any suggestions for good spots for barracudas? Been trying to catch one for ages now ...

[Peprina]

I'm an absolute beginner but I thought the info at the site below might be useful. They go in shallow areas to catch their prey. But then can you spin in a shallow area cause I have no idea? If you can't I would guess (and I'm only guessing) that your best bet will be somewhere where the shallow area goes suddenly deep, and somewhere where the shallow area has a lot of small fish.

http://www.silber.com.br/barracuda/info/info2.htm

[kris]

Ddude and peprina have a look at this topic : http://maltafishingforum.com/talk/index.php?topic=685.0

there is some great info provided by the guys here at the forum on how to fish for barracuda, what tackle to use, good places, time, lures etc

[kennethb]

Well done Martin

Amazing catch....keep it up !!!!

[Peprina]

Thanks for the link Kris, not that I plan to go for Barracudas ghax nahseb nispicca fl-ilma. U prosit Martin. Issa illi qrajt kemm sabu difficulta' min beda jipprova ghall-lizz,aktar napprezza.

[kris]

ur welcome peprina.

the most important thing in all kinds of fishing is patience and persistency!! after one masters these qualities he/she can achieve everything in life

[fish-noob]

prosit martin, thats mpresive

[MartinB]

10x guys...& girl also now i guess   Welcome to the forum pepprina
Cuda's are good fun to catch & pretty much a "staple" for spin fisherman in malta as they are fairly abundant for pretty much all year round & you can catch them practically from all over the island as they often come into ports/harbours and use the shoreline to concentrate/trap their prey and you can often hook them from right underneath you in quite shallow water 

Thanks for the link Kris, not that I plan to go for Barracudas ghax nahseb nispicca fl-ilma. U prosit Martin. Issa illi qrajt kemm sabu difficulta' min beda jipprova ghall-lizz,aktar napprezza.

Zgur mhux ha tispicca fl-ilma tibzax! Truth be told the majority of the 'cudas i catch from the shore are sub 1kg & subsequently i throw back way more than i keep of them,as im sure many others do.
The only "problem" for a novice (& even for a seasoned fisherman sometimes!) is when you come to un-hook them as their viscious reptutation is well founded and they are to be treated with extreme caution when you come to un-hook one esp. if you intend to release it.

[rammx]

it's very comfortable to have a plier and a piece of cloth when handling a cuda...at  least i found it very comfortable & safe