At first, i tried a heavy vibrating lure and a couple of swim baits. No takers. I switched to a spinner bait by Bong. After the second cast on the corner of the pond, a solid strike. I thought it was a dalag because it does not jump and it runs really fast and really long. It swam from the corner of the pond near the kubo of Kap's crew up to the opposite corner near the entrance to the fishing huts. When it reached the huts, it surged up to the water's surface. It was a barramundi and a nice size too.
I remembered the mishap last weekend so I loosened the drag a bit to something like a kilo or less. It was a good thing I did because the hook was lodged outside of the mouth and could have torn the flesh.
It was an awesome fight and after 10 minutes or so, I landed the fish with my trusted lip grip.
It was not the 10+ kilos that got away last week but it was good enough (specially with the lure used).
5 kilos and it fell for Bong's amazing spinner bait.
bro, dongkie here. Ang laki talaga ng nahuli mo. it was my first time na makakita ng apahap at ng ganung kalaki. thanks nga pala sa spinner bait na binigay mo sa akin. Ask ko lang if where can i buy spinner bait katulad ng binigay mo sa akin? And some different kinds of bait that bong's made? Hope to see you again this sunday at Kap Larry's Pond. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteKumusta Dongkie. Sa Alex Tackle binibenta mga spinners ni Bong. Sa ngayon spinners pa lang ang ginagawa niya.
ReplyDeletePupunta kami sa Sunday kasama ang ibang anglers. Kita-kits.
shet, mukhang lahing terminator yung isda! pansinin mo yung mata -- molten gold and kulay :-)
ReplyDeleteKapag padilim na, nagiging ganyan eyes nila. Built for low light hunting.
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