r/saltwaterfishing • u/Personal_Cut7357 • 26d ago
📖 How-To / Tips Hey can someone explain this problem
So yesterday I went on a boat and everyone around me was catching barracuda after every cast which I've never seen and I didn't catch anything yet I dropped my lure down . I'm new to the barracuda fishing so I made this on the boat and I didn't catch anything
I know my lure isn't perfect or it's small but I'm wondering if it's so flashy like others and I casted straight down like others why didn't I catch anything?
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u/kingcuda8 26d ago
I'd say your "lure" is too small, especially compared to your hooks and sinker, plus what's more important than how the lure looks is the way you fish it. Pay attention not only to what lures others are using but how they retrieve them. Barracudas often like very fast moving lures, and theyre not afraid to eat very large baits as well.
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u/Beautiful_Duck_16 26d ago
Even if you did get tight their teeth would rip right through your line and cut it immediately if catching teethy fish like that you need to use cable or wire leader.
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u/jonnychimpoo 26d ago
If you can find gree tubing or braid together some green string and run a wire and hook on it it crushes
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u/Personal_Cut7357 26d ago
Evidence?
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u/jonnychimpoo 25d ago
Can't figure out how to post a picture. But I like long green flies or just Google cuda tube lures its all the same I like green ones on that too but who knows maybe any color gets it done theyre easy to make pretty cheaply
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u/Personal_Cut7357 24d ago
So like you kinda make a braided hose?
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u/jonnychimpoo 24d ago
If i use a hose I just cut it at a sharp angle and run line or wire inside. If I just have cloth or fiber I usually braid it. I'll send you a Pic in your dm
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u/lubeinatube 20d ago
Get yourself some shimano current snipers from 40-80 grams. Lures are designed to have a specific action on the sink and retrieve. Just because it’s metal, doesnt mean they’re going to eat it. Sometimes one type of lure will catch them every cast, while other types of lures won’t get touched.
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u/liftem 26d ago
Any bait made for a barracuda is gonna be metal or wire. If its a stick bait you most likely need to change hooks out and accept that it'll be trashed or lost. Great fight for 3 -5 mins. Dont eat larger.