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clarki

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African barracuda
« on: September 01, 2020, 08:40:03 PM »
I enjoy watching fishing shows produced by Cyril Chauquet. One aired a number of years ago called "The Fishing Adventurer". His current one is called "Chasing Monsters"

In the episode I watch today he was chasing large barracuda in a lagoon, adjacent to the Atlantic, in Gabon, Africa.

He caught a big 'cuda but lost it to a shark. This was all he was left with.


This was the plug he extracted from mouth of the head


And this is one he finally landed


Big fish...



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Blood_Orange

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Re: African barracuda
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2020, 08:34:48 AM »
My huge fish got eaten by a shark! Better get in the water to pose with my next catch 8)
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typhoon

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Re: African barracuda
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2020, 11:10:41 AM »
Wow! Love the chevron pattern.
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Snagly

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Rapala makes great lures . . . but durability isn't a strong suit
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2020, 07:09:41 PM »
I used that same Rapala Shallow Shad Rap in Fire Tiger (with the hooks changed to the same Owner 4x tin-plated trebles as well) to land my largest ever barramundi some years ago. I love those lures and in particular the metal harness that connects the tie-point to the hook anchors. My retired lures wall of fame at home has several destroyed balsa Rapalas.


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