catching barracuda from the shore

[AlderneyBassman]

All this talk of fishing for exotic species in the hot sunny climes has got me jelous

 

Ive just booked to go to Prague

[captain cojones]

thanks for the last response

 

You mention the broader range of Preds that I might be after in the Med.

 

Any ideas on other Species I could Target.

 

i know i can catch bream / bass / mullet.

http://www.thejump.net/id/leerfish.htm

 

 

you could always try for these mate. they come close in, and take mullet livebait. wire trace is essential.

cheers dave.

 

 

[Tony U]

Dave they call them Palomida in Catalan what are they in Valenciano?

[Kieran Hanrahan]

thanks for the last response

 

You mention the broader range of Preds that I might be after in the Med.

 

Any ideas on other Species I could Target.

 

After a bit of searching I found this - www.seaspin.com which has an embryonic forum in english at the bottom: equally Mike Thrussle has an excellent piece on fishing in Gibraltar that might be of interest to those of you heading into the Med. although the quality of the fishing is probably not quite up to the standards in the straits. The guys on the forum seem really knowledgeable and have produced lots of videos about different types of fishing, including spinning from the shore on the Med islands.

 

Hope This Helps

Edited January 20, 2006 by Kieran Hanrahan

[Kieran Hanrahan]

Just to whet your appetite you understand...

 

http://www.stripersonline.com/cgi-bin/ubb_...ic/1/19503.html?

 

[PanamaJack]

Kieran's picked up that thread from a 'Stateside web site. But Nichola, the one that uses the nom de plume, Caranx - the latin name for the Jack family of fish - has his own web site, complete with English forums, that specialises in Top Water Popping and Deep Water Jigging. He lives in Madrid and, in all probability, has a number of contacts in the Balearics. Might well be worth posting to his web site, under popping? Whilst not the method for Barracuda you're likely to get a response.

 

This is his web site. That takes you to its home page, you can then easily navigate to the forums from there.

Dave

[captain cojones]

hi tony the leerfish is known here as a palometon.voracious they are too!

with regard to the barracuda,i am a member of the caranx forum, and posted a query regarding barracuda a day or so ago.

the replies were very informative ,especially one from a guy who has fished for them for between 30-40 years.

he said that there are at least 2 species,the traditional one" sphyraena sphyraena".which grows up to 3.5 kg and is very thin, this one is also rated for eating.

the other one" issphyraena barracuda,"is a fairly recent invader, which is the one found in tropical waters, and can reach 50kg.there have only been small specimens of this type caught so far.

they are not so good eating apparently.the spread of the tropical barracuda is put down to global warming by many here.il see if i can winkle some good methods out of them!!

best wishes dave.

[captain cojones]

as an add on ive had more info regarding barracuda from the shore.the locals start targetting them from mid feb, they reckon until april they are closest inshore. they use minnows and largish spoons locally,and they have had them up to 7.5kg.(so they say!)

cheers dave.

[Kieran Hanrahan]

Hi

 

Although this is written by a fly fisherman working off the slat flats around florida, I reckon it has to be worth a read. Some interesting tactics that I am sure can be utilised by lure anglers...

 

http://www.outdoors.net/site/features/feat...V+N+SearchTerm+

 

HTH

[H00kedup]

A bright color tube lure (green/red) in my opinion is the best lure for barracuda. I am not sure what the lure is trying to mimic in appearance, but always seems to provoke a strike response from the "Bahamian Kingfish"

Edited January 25, 2006 by H00kedup