a barra on soft lure

[Danhans]

hi all..

my friend just got back from Australia and gave me one Zman paddle tail minnow and a matched TT jig head to try..
headed out to a barra pond last sunday..



here's the catch







i am not really familiar with soft plastics but i really like this one..how i wish they are available here..  

[LTM]

Danhans,

That's a nice fish you caught, what is it?  Is it good eating?  I live in Southern California, and I just love using soft plastic's and jigs.  I have to be forced to use live bait (the fish wont eat anything else).  I top my plastics with a coating of "gel" fish attractant/scent, stays on better than the regular stuff and increases my bite ratio.

Good fishing,

Leo

[redsetta]

G'day Leo,
It's a barramundi - probably Australia's premier freshwater/estuarine sports fish.
They're spectacular to catch and great eating too.
Well done Dan - thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Justin

[Bryan Young]

Dan, you too will fall in love with plastics.  Plastics today are very different and each design has it's alure to different fish.

[Danhans]

Leo, it is widely known as barramundi (in Australia), siakap/kakap (Malaysia and Indonesia), seabass in some other countries..
as Justin said, it is a good eating fish..

what i like about zman lures is they actually floats..when let it sinks to the bottom, only jig head is touching the bottom while the entire lure and hook will float..
what i hated most is zman is not available in Malaysia..anyone know any online store that sells zman and willing to ship internationally?

[redsetta]

G'day Dan,
Smart Marine here in NZ will sell and ship internationally (I checked and Malaysia is no problem).
Try here: http://www.smartmarine.co.nz/search/?t=zman
Good luck, Justin

[Danhans]

thank you so much Justin...currently they dont have minnowz 3" in their website..i'll send them an email...

[redsetta]

PS I have no affiliation - just dealt with them before and found 'em to be good blokes.
Cheers, Justin

[macka17]

Hi.
They're a great fish to catch.
We have a lot of dams stocked with them.
Plus the Silvers from the estuaries\Run off.
BUT. They really only an overgrown Perch.  Not a real good table fish

Last Barbie I had. 1 Snapper  12kg. 1 red (emperor) 5+kg 1 Barra 7 kg.

Only barra left at end of session. Red then Snapper  first 1'2 hr.
B4 people touched the Barra.
I fish for them a lot. sea and Dams. But even my cat won't touch it.
He's a Spanno and Cobe moggie that one. Like his dad.

Macka

[Dominick]

thank you so much Justin...currently they dont have minnowz 3" in their website..i'll send them an email...

Danhans:  If you can't find what you need let me know.  If I can find them, I'll ship it to you.  Dominick

[Danhans]

Danhans:  If you can't find what you need let me know.  If I can find them, I'll ship it to you.  Dominick

thanks Dominick!!