The Barra Bonanza





possibly one of the best action I have seen on a Lure



On Wednesday my mates phoned and wanted a flick, one sponsored by rapala freetime and one that hasn’t even caught anything on a lure. We headed to my rocks in the river that become visible at low tide, creation pockets of deep water the fish can escape the current in, my theory obviously worms because there are baitfish, structure and more importantly Barra and threadies. My mate and I rocked up there after visiting the local tackle world to look at the new stock after their big sale (wasn’t in yet so no new gear). I noticed mullet cruising the surface and getting nailed, so I threw out a Sebile ghost walker with an amber like oil filled in the body which when seen in water creates a unique bleeding effect and guarantees strikes, and strikes were all they were, surface lures work but they just weren’t hitting it properly. The sun got higher, and the rocks became more visible as the tide slowly made its way out, my mate changed lures and within a few cast he was on, I think it was his first Barra in the river, not a half bad one at that.



can you hold it any closer mate? good fish either way



The Barra went deeper so on went my Acast minnows, unfortunately they are suspending so when I pause there is no rise or fall so I have to try as hard As I can to work them, I got one take and almost got It in, by the way it fought for a few second I was positive it was a threadfin or really big tarpon.  Unfortunately It drove me either into a snag or hit another fish but it must have been hooked only slightly and got ripped out. I changed to the white lady Acast.



yes, we dont take the best photos, but we do fish well



My second mate showed up, now the fun began, he started with gold bombers and we suggested a brightly coloured RMG, the pause he took to look around and say something let the lure float, and for some reason in the middle of nowhere a Barra climbed onto it, after a bit he landed his first ever fish on lure, not a half bad one for first go either. After many attempts I realised I got a lot of hits when I pulled the suspending lure up just like a lift and drop technique for plastics, I got a hit and run from a big fish, It dropped it then the way It was presented must have looked injured so another Barra threw itself at It, my heart hadn’t gone from sick to overdrive that quick ever, the feeling when you lose a nice fish, then the sudden jolt as another climbs on. All In all not a bad day,

Clayton