Barra PBs ( Time of day )

[leelee]

My 104 came at about 4pm ish in the arvo

My pb of 123 in Monduran was caught at 7am

And here I thought your boat was broken when you lecc'd over to me

Cheers

Lee

[Big_Ren]

About the same time the 'livewell' contained ice only!

The livewell's the trash can Stevo.....you know that.....but I'm on Bin 2 generally by then We'll be up there from next Saturday for four days....Feel like a fish???

Vin and Nav are taking the XStream, Parksy and me in mine so plenty of room. Frank is also towing his little sunburnt frog up and will fish with his daughter Tammy. They're staying at Choice though...we are in a Mondy cabin this time.

Cheers
Paul

[NAGG]

my pb is still a baby 103 from awoonga 10.30am......i keep droppin all my good fish at mondy, but all have been daylight hours...lets hope things change in a few weeks time... ..
prinny.

I feel your pain Prinny ...... I dropped my first 12 big barra (for one reason or another) ..... but always felt confident that eventually I would - "Your next cast could be the one "

chris

[OverNover]

My one and only, 104cm came around 12:30pm just as I was thinking of throwing something down my throat. It was stinking hot, water temp was 30.5, Cheers, Jamie.

[bigred77]

my pb went 1.18 not sure on the weight,was just after lunch on a stinkn hot day in townsville(yes was a salty too)

[Peter4]

My 114 PB was just after dawn on a Saturday in October 2007. Kyle's 103 PB came just before dusk on the same day (both in area B)...

Regs

Pete

[Dick Pasfield]

From memory -

3 in the Middle of the day

3 late afternoon

1 on dusk

2 in the middle of the night

[NAGG]

From memory -

3 in the Middle of the day

3 late afternoon

1 on dusk

2 in the middle of the night

thanks Dick ..... so most were caught PM (Afternoon)

Chris

[Barraboss]

I have caught about 10-15 120+'s and they have come during daylight hours and in the afternoon. Mainly between 1200 and 1800.

Sorry I am not exact with details, but really just shows I fish more daylight hours than anything. I am sure that if I had of fished predominatley nights, I would have racked those numbers up just the same. I personally think its about the hours we fish, not the hours they bite?????

Cheers
Matt

[NAGG]

I have caught about 10-15 120+'s and they have come during daylight hours and in the afternoon. Mainly between 1200 and 1800.

Sorry I am not exact with details, but really just shows I fish more daylight hours than anything. I am sure that if I had of fished predominatley nights, I would have racked those numbers up just the same. I personally think its about the hours we fish, not the hours they bite?????

Cheers
Matt

Thanks Matt

No doubt the hours that we fish determines when we are likely to encounter large fish. ( logical)
What has surprised me is the even distribution ..... I was expecting to see a ramp up towards the evening

Chris

[TinarooTriumph]

My PB fish (casting) came at 8:30am, February last year.

Few other horses (30kg) I've seen caught have also been around 8:30am/9am.

A trolled fish I landed mid-last year (un-measured... high 120's) was late night affair, 11pm.

Mates 135cm came at 1am a few November's ago.

Times are really just another part of the equation.

[wheezer]

all time PB 7.30am in april '08

surface PB 3pm march '09

and yea don't fish nights really...too lazy need sleep!!

[Keechie]

Last 10 minutes of sunlight proved the best time for my mate and i at monduran last month

[Scott79]

Awoonga, 114cm 3:15PM.

It seems alot of good fish are caught outside the well documented "prime times".....

Scott

[NAGG]

Awoonga, 114cm 3:15PM.

It seems alot of good fish are caught outside the well documented "prime times".....

Scott

Its been an interesting poll ...... I'm surprised at just how even the spread is. It certainly goes a way in breaking down the prime time theory & encourages one to stick with it regardless of the time of day

I would have expected to see more fish landed pre sunrise though ( particularly in summer)

Chris