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Queensland angler caught out by photo of unconventional fishing equipment in local paper
WHEN a Queensland paper published a picture of a local bloke with a 118cm barra from Lake Tinaroo, they probably should have checked the background a bit more closely.
As well as the normal sounder, lures and rods and reels, the lucky angler appears to have packed a slightly less conventional piece of fishing equipment.
We consulted a barramundi fishing expert, who suggested the mystery equipment could be used to simulate the sounds of schooling baitfish and attract predatory fish to the area.
“Perhaps it makes a bubbling sound which simulates schooling baitfish,” he said.
“This would in turn attract larger predators like big barra to the area.”
The prized catch was caught in the popular “Fong-On (sic) Bay” section of the lake according to the Cairns Post.
Lake Tinaroo is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland.
Completed in 1958, it has a capacity of 407,000 megalitres and is a popular spot to fish for stocked barramundi, which can grow to a massive size there due to an abundance of bait and a lack of natural predators.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/o...t-in-local-paper/story-fnjwnhzf-1227234397533
WHEN a Queensland paper published a picture of a local bloke with a 118cm barra from Lake Tinaroo, they probably should have checked the background a bit more closely.
As well as the normal sounder, lures and rods and reels, the lucky angler appears to have packed a slightly less conventional piece of fishing equipment.
We consulted a barramundi fishing expert, who suggested the mystery equipment could be used to simulate the sounds of schooling baitfish and attract predatory fish to the area.
“Perhaps it makes a bubbling sound which simulates schooling baitfish,” he said.
“This would in turn attract larger predators like big barra to the area.”
The prized catch was caught in the popular “Fong-On (sic) Bay” section of the lake according to the Cairns Post.
Lake Tinaroo is a man-made reservoir on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland.
Completed in 1958, it has a capacity of 407,000 megalitres and is a popular spot to fish for stocked barramundi, which can grow to a massive size there due to an abundance of bait and a lack of natural predators.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/o...t-in-local-paper/story-fnjwnhzf-1227234397533
