Night fishing
This barracuda catch was at 21:00, three hours after the sunset on a sandy beach. We stood inside the warm shallow water, absorbing one foot wave’s splashes and a nice strong back light from beach weeding party.
Although the small waves, the water were crystal clear with a smooth surface, so combined with the beach party lights we can notice any prey or predator signs. After 20 minutes my fishing partner had a nice attack but the fish didn’t hooked.
Slow long splashes
I worked with Strike-Pro 13 cm Cigar popper that enable long casting and slow retrieves with long splashes on the smooth water surface. 15 minutes later I’ve got a nice attack, but before I could hookset appropriately the fish gone…
By the attack manner- speedy and aggressive series of bites, I knew it’s probably barracuda - so I kept trying to do the ‘wounded prey’ retrieving.
Enjoying the scenery
It’s nice to stand up to your waist in the dark see when quiet waves motions surrounds you, so I decide to light me a cigarette and just enjoy the scenery for a while…
10 minutes later it came; aggressive and long predator attack with instinctive hookset reaction. The fish tried the best it can, but the reel drug adjustment with easy back walking to the shore didn’t leave much of a chance…
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The Last fight
When I was already on the shore the struggle became bit harder so I wait a little while with the rod tip up just to keep the line tight, only then I was able to open my headlamp.
Then- quick retrieve to keep the fish head pointing to the right direction and it came out to the sand with a big doggy bites on the air.
and the report dry details…
Reel - Shimano stradic 4000FH
Line - Berkley Fireline 0.15 mm ~ 15 pound test
Lure - Strike-Pro Cigar 13 cm popper with three hooks
Lure activation- 60 yards cast, very slow retrieves, long splashes then little stops.
Rod - Shakespeare legend trout 2.40 meter
Water visibility - High
Time - 21:30
Light condition - darkness with medium lights from the shore
Water depth estimation of the catch spot- about 4 yards
Fish weight - about 5- 4 pounds
Hookset - middle and back hooks