2011 - Spinning from shore

[clutch_kick]

I never tried because i am from the other side of the island.  It doesn't hurt to try, so give it a go.  After dark bigger fish might come closer to shore.

[ken82]

good luck,

never had luck with marfa (qas mess) went several times. BUT i know a few who caught a cuda from there

[placebo]

i got some just under the ramla bay resort but that was 2 years ago in April while camping the area.

[zaru]

il gimgha l ohra qbadt 2 mic cirkewwa u wihed minhom kien 2kgs izda dil gimgha ergajt mort u xejn anqas haq it triq...Wied iz zurrieq brodu ukoll hadt mu jaqbad xejn.

[J_Z]

jien bhalissa tellajt xi zewg lizzijiet minn hemm u minn hawn. Imma xejn kbir

Smajt li qed jinqabad partita cervjol u anke xi accola wkoll.

[Rush]

last sunday from Zonqor I caught my first ever cuda, but only 600grams(6am-7.30am). went again on wednesday and no sign of anything (5.15am-9am).

[clutch_kick]

At this time of the year, I would concentrate less on spinning for Barracuda, and more on spinning for Trevallies. Summer is also a good period to give Shore jigging a go, the ideal target fish are the Small AmberJacks and Dentex.

[Robby9]

yes there are travellies this time of the year but they bite at mid july mostly from spinning and trolling.

[greenhorn 94]

At this time of the year, I would concentrate less on spinning for Barracuda, and more on spinning for Trevallies. Summer is also a good period to give Shore jigging a go, the ideal target fish are the Small AmberJacks and Dentex.

When u say trevallies, i guess u're refering to sawrell who come from the trevally family or....? Watching fishing shows on  national geographic I always hear about the big GT the giant trevally and how its a well sought out sports fish... we don't have GT in Malta ..... do we?

[J_Z]

At this time of the year, I would concentrate less on spinning for Barracuda, and more on spinning for Trevallies. Summer is also a good period to give Shore jigging a go, the ideal target fish are the Small AmberJacks and Dentex.

When u say trevallies, i guess u're refering to sawrell who come from the trevally family or....? Watching fishing shows on  national geographic I always hear about the big GT the giant trevally and how its a well sought out sports fish... we don't have GT in Malta ..... do we?

unfortunately no no Giant Trevallies in Malta

Actually the bigger sawrell we have locally are called Blue Runners and not Trevallies.

And believe me, they are not called Blue RUNNERS for nothing.... they can and will run when caught

[greenhorn 94]

thought so. I would like  to start spinning seriously this summer but I am in the dark as to what lures I could use to target specific fish. Last summer I bought a redhead yo-zuri crystal minnow sinking for barracuda but I didn't manage to catch anything. I guess it's the places i go that effect overall the chances , I don't own a car still to young and must travel by bus to everywhere. I've been to cirkewwa,next to the pixkerija, msida and ghar lapsi but no hits what so ever! Could anyone point out good lures for specific fish such as sawrell , amberjack and barracuda for land based fishing please and I know no one gives up their secret spots for fishing but could someone just at least point out a region like example towards the harbour regions or to the north west, where land based spinning is successful?

TY Greenhorn

[Robby9]

Yes i intented for blue runners yes they run, last summer i hooked a big one we think about 2kgs but the line snapped because i was with 0.20mm, it was a really nice fish.Spinning for blue runners, i found that metallas are good and not much big like 8cm max. Tommorow i going for them but not spinning with bait because they more bite on bait because they are piggys (eat many).I like to use cuttlefish or tumbrell for them.

[clutch_kick]

So ... GT's do not exist in Malta, although I fantasise about it.  The Blue Runners are from the trevally family, there are also the White trevally which can be caught locally.

As for them biting in mid-July ... well ... they've been biting from mid-June

[J_Z]

thought so. I would like  to start spinning seriously this summer but I am in the dark as to what lures I could use to target specific fish. Last summer I bought a redhead yo-zuri crystal minnow sinking for barracuda but I didn't manage to catch anything. I guess it's the places i go that effect overall the chances , I don't own a car still to young and must travel by bus to everywhere. I've been to cirkewwa,next to the pixkerija, msida and ghar lapsi but no hits what so ever! Could anyone point out good lures for specific fish such as sawrell , amberjack and barracuda for land based fishing please and I know no one gives up their secret spots for fishing but could someone just at least point out a region like example towards the harbour regions or to the north west, where land based spinning is successful?

TY Greenhorn

true... nobody likes to give up good spots, but honestly, the places you mentioned are quite known to be good especially Lapsi and Cirkewwa IMHO!

Thing is, you have also to know the when not just the where. Try different periods of the day, early morning, evening, night until yuo find out which period of the day makes that spot better.

And don't be static move around, this shouldn't be difficult to do when spinning.

[J_Z]

Yes i intented for blue runners yes they run, last summer i hooked a big one we think about 2kgs but the line snapped because i was with 0.20mm, it was a really nice fish.Spinning for blue runners, i found that metallas are good and not much big like 8cm max. Tommorow i going for them but not spinning with bait because they more bite on bait because they are piggys (eat many).I like to use cuttlefish or tumbrell for them.

Everyone seems to catch blue runners on metalli, except me :S

All the blue runners I caught this season (30+) where caught on lures except two, one caught on a metalla (shakespeare) and the other with a jig.

And yes I agree, when thay settle in a spot, they tend to start ignoring lures and bite more often on bait.