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Title: i want barracuda!
Post by: jeankarl on July 07, 2008, 16:09:03 CET
Hi guys I tried to go fishing for lizz 3 to 4 times now but with no luck (after reading and making the research from the topics). I bought the right lures I think (the ones you mentioned in the related topics) and tried different locations but I ended up with no cudas , back pain hehe and left the rod aside and fish ?b? ta? lidejn? instead, for any fish there is. I?m very disappointed. I know it?s a mix of tings (elements, expertise, equipment, time, location and luck) the fact that you catch a particular fish but I think I need to be in some company and watch some of you guys do the thing so that I?ll get live tips hehe.
If anyone will be interested in going fishing (for lizz or anything with lures) and wont bother if I come along I?ll be most happy. (I?ll bring whatever needed including beer lol) My name is Jean and my mob. no. is 99444181. Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: ciappinu on July 07, 2008, 16:32:18 CET
Hi Jean, The first time I went fishing for Barracuda I caught 4. The first one I caught after that was 3 years later, and believe me, I tried everything in those 3 years!
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: Freeman on July 07, 2008, 17:20:11 CET
Hi jeankarl, one question before anything else, do you see cudas chasing your lure when u go spinning ?
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: jeankarl on July 07, 2008, 19:10:23 CET
Hi ciappinu hope it wont take 3 years haha...and Freeman no I did'nt see anything chasing my lures. How do you know that there are cudas in the zone? is it necessarily because you see splashes? and if there are no splashes or anything following your lures should you consider chaning locations immediately? Being a beginner the most important thing is that I catch something with my new lures lol!
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: SPITEC on July 07, 2008, 19:50:55 CET
Hi jeankarl normalli some cudas chase the lure even if they don't take if you don't see any cudas try to walk a bit to change the place.If I will be going I'll send you a pm.Give it a try at bugibba or ta fra ben last week I caught from there. ;)
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: Freeman on July 07, 2008, 20:06:23 CET
If u dont see anything chasing your lures, change your place.

Msida is good near black pearl
Marsa ras hanzir
valletta near breakwater

All the above are good places and if u dont catch anything u should atleast see them chasing u jghamlulek naqra kuragg :)
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: jeankarl on July 07, 2008, 22:50:41 CET
Thank you guys! You're the best! Looking forward...
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: placebo on July 07, 2008, 23:09:35 CET
the most important thing i notice is that you are fishing just in the right time! at dawn it's the 30mins or less in sunrise (a little before) and at dawn it's the same just as the sun goes down! those 15-30 mins are very critical.

those are the best moments for lure fishing. the places mentioned are all good and tested. There's also ponta (Senglea) which is a very productive place for lure fishing.

good luck my friend...you'll catch your first soon!
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: suffrun on July 08, 2008, 10:04:30 CET
Today was my first day trolling for cudas but without success!! (woke up at 0400hrs) :(
Jeankarl.........do not give up.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: skip on July 08, 2008, 10:15:16 CET
Doesnt it just suck when you wake up that early and come back empty handed!! I hate it and gets me saying, sod it next time I will go at sunset and enjoy my sleep, hehe
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: benri on July 08, 2008, 10:36:11 CET
The irony of it all is that when I woke for 2 consecutive times up at 3.30am to go out for alungi I caught nothing.... when I decided not to give a dam and went out at about 9.30am, I caught my first alunga at 2.30pm!
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: Freeman on July 08, 2008, 11:13:19 CET
Waking up early to go fishing is no big deal, I mean I set my alarm at 3:30 when I'm going fishin and most of the times i'll be up and ready even before the alarm goes off, on the other hand when it's time to go to work u always feel very tired and wanna stay in bed :/

Btw what happened to the trolling competition that was supposed to be held ? I was next to filfla by 6:00 but didnt see a huge number of boats running around !

Edit: Just read it was postponeddue to wind ??? I was out on a 14ft with a 9.9 didnt look that much bad !
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: skip on July 08, 2008, 11:31:49 CET
Hi Freeman,

The All Clubs Alungi competition organised by all the various clubs was indeed postponed at the last minute it seems. A few of us from the forum are planning to meet and fish a bit together this Saturday as planned and meet near Filfla weather permitting.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: jeankarl on July 08, 2008, 19:02:23 CET
Hi guys! Yesterday I tried at Marsa - sunset - with no luck. It was just a stop and go try (30 mins and left) before we went out. Today I went with my friend at san pawl pont. We where there at around 10.00. There wasn?t any fish so I threw for some time and I managed to see 3 together coming towards the lure but although I retried I didn?t re-see them.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: Freeman on July 08, 2008, 19:55:57 CET
Well fishing after 8:30 didnt prove very succesfull from my side, apparently cudas are more prone to stike a lure when it's still a bit dark, I personally never had a stike in full sunlight from a cuda. Plamti I cought even in midday but never cudas.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: kris on July 08, 2008, 22:33:50 CET
hi guys!

is it still good for plamti and kubrit at this time of the year??

kris
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: SPITEC on July 08, 2008, 23:14:00 CET
At 10.00!!!! Its too late jeankarl at bugibba at least its nearly impossible to catch one at that time.The best time there is the time that you see the first light till an hour afterwards maximum.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: SPITEC on July 08, 2008, 23:26:08 CET
I don't think there are any left kris I haven't heard anyone mention them.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: jeankarl on July 09, 2008, 13:35:14 CET
Hehe I knew it was late for cudas. We didn?t go fishing for it but since there weren?t any fish I threw the lure a couple of times (because I was bored) and I managed to see 3 of them as I said earlier. I will try the other locations now...
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: bigboy on July 09, 2008, 16:14:46 CET
caught 8 in 1hr trolling yesterday evening. Largest being 3.9kg
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: jeankarl on July 09, 2008, 16:20:24 CET
WOW nice one bigboy!
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: suffrun on July 09, 2008, 22:19:50 CET
LOl.......skip.

Yes, I was so eager to go that I couldn't sleep!!!!! went again this evening with a different lure and you know what???? F...ing Noooothingggggg!!! >:( >:( >:(

Issa we see on Friday. By the way, one is to troll at 4/5 knots, right?
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: SPITEC on July 09, 2008, 22:22:40 CET
Prosit bigboy nice catch mate.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: suffrun on July 09, 2008, 22:43:44 CET
By the way that was Great bigboy! Prosit man.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: bigboy on July 09, 2008, 23:32:59 CET
Thanks guys dawk inzortaturi jkunu. darba kultant tigi wahda tajba.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: redbus9 on July 10, 2008, 19:00:08 CET
A friend of mine goes with a handline from his small boat at 6 in the evening till it gets dusk and he usually catches about 6 each time in Spinola/St Julians area,but they are all small.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: placebo on July 10, 2008, 20:09:43 CET
isma aqtawli kurzita....gieli taqbdu kbar iktar minn Kilo bil lures?

I always catch the small ones up to 1kgs on artificial lures.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: SPITEC on July 10, 2008, 23:02:54 CET
Jien sa kilo u kwart wasalt sissa ima jekk tara r-ritratti li andu MartinB qabad ikbar tibzax.Tistinka trid my friend u anke Bigboy jaqbad sbieh.Pero kif atlek mid-dera mil-posts li jiktbu jistinkaw ta vera.
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: Freeman on July 11, 2008, 00:14:07 CET
Likbar wiehed spinning kien fieh ftit iktar min 2kg, hemm ritratt fill gallery imma rajt nies itellaw hniezer ta 4k+
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: kristofer on October 31, 2010, 20:51:43 CET
Jiena l-ikbar li qbadt kin fih 2.1kgs lizz u l-ewwel wihed li kont qbadt :D
Title: Re: i want barracuda!
Post by: Robby9 on November 01, 2010, 15:29:54 CET
awn kbar tibzax dawk jikbru sa xi 12kgs hniezer ta vera