Get right lure for fishing job

Hiro Nakamura gives some tips on the best fishing lures for the job.

Reidy's Hellraiser lure in Karen's Pearl colour

HERE are some ideas on lure selection.

Barramundi can see some colours and detect prey and predators with both their eyes and lateral lines very well in the shallows.

While they see well at night, they can occasionally catch prey without seeing.

The lateral line is a measuring instrument that detects an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances by the time it takes for the echo of the pulse to return.

That’s why they can catch a small squidgy fish/silver fox, black gold (soft plastic swim shad) in the dark.

Lateral line is a brilliant performance organ.

Rebel minnow

Rebel minnow 115mm

This lure has great horizontal side-to-side action so that this lure can avoid snagging rocks. Your skilled twitch of the fishing rod will generate walk- the-dog action under the water.

In addition, the unique washboard-body textures produce attractive reflected lights, noises and waves in the water.

These actions of this lure have great appeal for barramundi’s eyes and lateral lines.

It’s an ideal minnow for catching barramundi in the quiet and slightly noisy water on our shallows.

Reidy's Hellraiser lure in Karen's Pearl colour

Reidy’s Hellraiser 65mm

This lure has great wobbling action for barramundi.

It’s a shallow-diver lure, but it’s a bit different from other available shallow-diver lures – Hellraiser can swim at a slightly deeper range of the water. Therefore, I need to negotiate the oyster rocks carefully when using the Hellraiser. But that’s also why we can catch more smart-thinking barramundi.

This lure has a great appeal for barramundi’s lateral lines.

It’s an ideal crank-bait minnow for catching barramundi in both the quiet and noisy waters on our shallows.

Yo-Zuri SS Minnow

Yo-Zuri SS minnow 90mm and 65mm

A super-shallow crank-bait minnow perfectly suited to shallow-water game fish.

This lure has a very attractive wobbling action to barramundi.

It has a great appeal for barramundi’s lateral lines.

It’s an ideal crank-bait minnow for catching barramundi in both the quiet and noisy waters on our super shallows.

The SS minnow is also great for barramundi when used as a wake bait.

What colour do you use for catching barramundi by land based on our shallows?

I recommend a following rotation to beginners:

● Your favourite colour

● Bait colour

● Green (chartreuse)

● White

● Shiny colour