too many tinfoil barbs
NOT a single tilapia ... ?!?!? wot gives ... ?
no catfish either
only tinfoil barbs and pacu were biting .... barbs were making off with bait like there's no tomorrow
eldest had a go at feeling how a smallish tinfoil barb feels on light tackle
finally learnt to use a spinning set
sifu had 3 pacus and a handful of barbs
topped it off with a 5kg fish ... as broad as my torso
it spooled half his line and his PE1 jerked erratically as the fish lunged and ran repeatedly
apart from a coupla barbs, and one huge splashy strike but no hook up using a frog popper on BC, it was 'idyllic' ... until a 1kg pacu hit the 2-6lb rod paired with a 500-sized reel loaded with 5lb braid and 14lb fluoro leader
the reel sang sweetly ... some prefer 'screamed'
fish went left, then right, out then in, right then left then right again
rod was bent nicely ... first time ever i had to palm the spool
lip grip and landing net sure come in handy when handling pacu
saw surface ripples caused by a sizeable fish passing just beneath the surface ... twice
a little like watching a sub just beneath the surface of the sea
but couldn't tell what fish it was
we'll be back ... soon !
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