HELP.. spent a lot of money but no fish yet!

[Blaze]

Hi Members. I started spinning a few months ago, but till now I caught nothing. I have every type of Lure, floating, sinking, big, small, minnow type, jointed... every type and almost every colour. My rod and reel are for spinning too. Also, I go in the morning when it is still dark.
 
I have seen barracudas following my lures, but they stop short and do not grab.
 
I would like to ask whether I can meet up with a good spinner to see if I am doing something wrong, or I'm just unlucky.
 
I like going out early, and breathing in the fresh air near the sea.. but I am starting to feel embarrassed that my wife tells me lets go to M'xlokk to buy some fish!!   
 

[ken82]

Hey mate,

welcome to the forum first of all. I started spinning about a year ago and have caught very few fish. It is a known fact that spinning compared to the other types of fishing is a bit difficult.

I go with a friend of mine who told me that all that i needed was luck. I am a spinner but i don,t believe i am that experienced to assist you

Goodluck to you and tight lines

ken

[markus]

try find out some maria lures red head ,  i ve been spinning for 6 years and only use these lures.  I'm not saying that others are not good but , i only catch the barracuda with this type of lure.  From my experience it also depends on the moon which type of lure you use !!

[FREEDIVE]

That is spinning mate! Last year I got quite a few nice fish but when I look back and calculate all the hours I spent at it, it s no wonder that the woman calls me a nutter.

[Blaze]

Hi Guys

I have tried a lure that is white and yellow with a red head. It is 13cm long.. maybe to big???

I would like to ask you both Ken and Markus if its only Barracudas you caught by spinning.

A friend of mine trawls where I spin, and he almost always catches a plamtu or a cuda. My casts reach where he trawls but I really cant understand why I never caught anything yet.

How shoud the retrieving be.. fast constant speed, slow constant speed,  variable speed or with pauses.

Thanks Guys.

[Blaze]

my wife doesnt call me a nutter cos she gets to sleep more thanks to me being out.

but now I don't tell her im going fishing.. i tell her im going near the sea.

[Robby9]

Be patience my friend I started spinning a few months ago and I caught nothing as well.spinning is not like bottom fishing, you catch a lot of fish,spinning you catch a few fish but they are nice catches.Patience is all you need for fishing, do not give up man.

[Blaze]

Seems I'm not alone... but I must have went from 20 to 30 times.. Now all I need is that I hook something and it cuts.

[FREEDIVE]

Avoid losing the fish of a lifetime by not going too light on your tackle, but then again don t overdo it. You never know when that big leerfish or bluefish is going to strike, especially if you are keen on fishing in the surf. If a fish is intent on taking your lure, it will. I ve found that the best all rounder lures are in the 12-14cm range.

[Blaze]

Thanks Freedive re lure size. I have quite a few that size.

[clutch_kick]

When the Cudas are just following, put on a bigger lure.
it works.

[barracuda02]

Cudas sometimes get tricky to catch,.I ve been fishing for cudas for quitr a lot time.They are becoming intelligent and spook easily .From my expereince if you go to an overfished place,the more chance you will find a good teached cuda that knows what a lure is.
You need to have some patience and experiment with retrieves.
i also experiment with lines.sometimes it is more effective than changing the lure.
However when the cudas say no they really mean it.

[Blaze]

A few weeks ago when a big cuda was following my lure, I starting changing my lure and experimenting with different lures every so often. The amount of lures I changed in 10 minutes was as if I was making a show for the cuda...
Its the big ones that interested it the most as clutch kick said. But maybe I was using the wrong retrieve speed or it was to damn clever. Most probably clever cos where I was spinning there were a lot of boats trawling.

[barracuda02]

I m thinking that i may have been fishing in the place you were mentioning.I can rwll you that it is not easy to catch a cuda from there.Certainly oy s possible but with great patience.
When you will be fishing you have to keep in mind that it s not easy as the big fish eats the small fish.Only a stupid cuda is caught up with the lure.]
That s how fish stocks survive by the way.

[clutch_kick]

Barracuda02, I can assure you that you can catch a barracuda with a Phd, on a lure.  It is all down to meterological conditions, time of the day, and your skill as a spinner when choosing lure size, colour and action.

If the fish is hungry, and it is hunting, it will bite.  You just have to be smarter than the fish.