Wild barramundi is a great fighter. It seldom move around like other fishes. It like to ambush near concrete structure like river mouth or under a jetty pillar. They are quite choosy on bait. Most of the time they like to attack only on live bait like prawn or small fishes. Their feeding time is mostly during neap tide or calm water condition.
Tackle: It all depend on where U fish. If U are at a break water stone, a short sturdy rod n reel with good drag is sufficient. However if U are fishing from a jetty or river mouth, a long 12ft rod is needed as this fish habbit is they will take your bait n run for cover. U need this long rod to guide them out from the structure.
Method: Two hook on a short snood bottom feeder rig work best. Extra hook snood will increase chances of snagging when this fish went for cover.
Bait: Live prawn with big red eye is the best. Other like live mullet or rebok with active swimming around will attract this predator.
Fighting technic: This fish when hook will leap up from the sea surface n do a acrobatic jump. It may repeat a few time before tiring down. U have to maintain a tight line between your rod tip n the fish all the while. Any slack line will gave the fish a chance to cut your line with their sharp gill cover or unhook it.
Spots: River mouth of six pipe at east coast.
River mouth at the big drain before tanah merah ferry terminal.
Bedok jetty on the right side just before the T juction.
The bridge leading to the SAF country club.
Changi board walk.
Opening of the four pipe at east coast.
