Today I caught the first striped Snakehead on the Versa, bringing the species count up to eight. It's starting to rival my nano VIB, which has nine species, as my best multi species lure.
This one came in at 2.2kgs & hit a suspending model in tilapia color. I turned him into Kaeng Choo Chee the next day.
It's been a while since I've been able to get after these. The hot season here turned the Barra off, but following the first days of clouds and some rain conditions are starting to look up.
I've been getting my butt kicked by a bigger individual because I fish light gear, but it's nice to get a smaller one to actually land something for a change.
Caught this 2.2kg (4.9 lbs) Barra on a steady retrieve. For me it's been split pretty even as far as triggering bites on jerk vs steady retrieve, but the latter tend to be easier to land as they will usually get hooked by the edge of the mouth.