First metal lure success leaves fisho ‘chuffed’

FISHO Lachie Orange nabbed a beaut spanish mackerel off rocks at Fannie Bay. He caught the 4kg, 90cm specimen using a two-inch metal slug on six-pound line and a small egg-beater reel.

Lachie Orange with his 4kg spanish mackerel, caught off the rocks at Fannie Bay.

FISHO Lachie Orange nabbed a beaut spanish mackerel off rocks at Fannie Bay.

He caught the 4kg, 90cm specimen using a two-inch metal slug on six-pound line and a small egg-beater reel.

“It’s the first fish I have caught on a metal lure and I’m still chuffed about it,” he said.

Lachie is our Catch of the Day winner. For his efforts, he is awarded 10 assorted Spanyid Sniper Vibes (100mm).

The incredible Spanyid Sniper Vibes from Shimano are deadly on barra when worked along drop-offs and creek and river beds.

Retail price is $150.

The NT News runs the Catch of the Day competition every Thursday.

To enter, send us your best horizontal (landscape) fishing photo. We will announce the winner here each week.

Write your contact and picture details, including what you caught and where, on an envelope and send your photo to Catch of the Day, GPO Box 1401, Darwin, NT, 0801, or email [e-mail] with Catch of the Day in the subject line.

You must include your full address and details of your catch with the entry.