Barracuda belong to the Sphyraenidae family, which contains about 20 species. They are all fierce predators that feed voraciously on small, schooling species, and because they are attracted to their quarry by sight rather that smell they tend to concentrate on bright, silvery colored prey.
FISHING NOTES
Techniques
For barracuda fishing try trolling, from a boat or from the shore.
For barracuda fishing try trolling, from a boat or from the shore.
Tackle
To troll for barracuda, use a 5.4 to 13.6 kg (12 to 30 lb) class boat rod with multiplier reel, 5.4 to 13.6 kg (12 to 30 lb) nylon line with a wire trace, a size 4/0 to 8/0 hook, and a banana-shaped trolling weight. spinning calls for a medium spinning with a fixed-spool reel with similar nylon line and hook size.
Baits
For Barracuda, use bright, flashy spinners, wooden plugs such as Rapala Magnum, strips of fish, and whole fish such as sardines, anchovies, and queenfish.
To troll for barracuda, use a 5.4 to 13.6 kg (12 to 30 lb) class boat rod with multiplier reel, 5.4 to 13.6 kg (12 to 30 lb) nylon line with a wire trace, a size 4/0 to 8/0 hook, and a banana-shaped trolling weight. spinning calls for a medium spinning with a fixed-spool reel with similar nylon line and hook size.
Baits
For Barracuda, use bright, flashy spinners, wooden plugs such as Rapala Magnum, strips of fish, and whole fish such as sardines, anchovies, and queenfish.
Note: Red Grouper & Jewfish
This is one of the largest barracuda, growing to a length of 2 m (6ft 6 in) and a weight of 48 kg (106 lb) or more. It is an important gamefish and puts up a hard fight when hooked, making extremely fast runs and often leaping from the water, but it has little stamina and soon tires. Small individuals are found close fished from the shore or a boat, but larger fish usually stay in deeper water and are fished for by trolling with medium-heavy tackle. The powerful jaws of a barracuda are equipped with large canine teeth that seize and grip its prey, and small, very sharp teeth that cut it to ribbons.
This is one of the largest barracuda, growing to a length of 2 m (6ft 6 in) and a weight of 48 kg (106 lb) or more. It is an important gamefish and puts up a hard fight when hooked, making extremely fast runs and often leaping from the water, but it has little stamina and soon tires. Small individuals are found close fished from the shore or a boat, but larger fish usually stay in deeper water and are fished for by trolling with medium-heavy tackle. The powerful jaws of a barracuda are equipped with large canine teeth that seize and grip its prey, and small, very sharp teeth that cut it to ribbons.
