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rodsncods
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Posted: 29 Nov 2022 at 7:11am |
want to go back to callide next year around march / april . last time , cast and trolled for nil barra, a few good size yellas. reckon i've got the right lures as taylor , my son, used them on barra at peter faust and other dams up north. what are they like on the plate ? small just over legal fish should be ok, yes / no ? any info would be a help. . . .mick
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horrorhead
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Dam barra are like dam murray cod - very fatty. I suppose the same way Brian Dare prepares dam cod would work on dam barra. I don't know how to do that but he most probably has shown you.
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SnowE
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Hi Mick,
I have caught a fair few Barra out of impoundments but only ever tried a couple on the plate. Martin is right regards cooking and prep, it’s important. As far as what fish to keep, take a good look at the fish and I have found that there is a fair bit of difference in the shape and condition of the fish ag times, some are leaner and lighter looking. If you go for a leaner and smaller one chances are that they will eat better. The last one I kept (had a mate and his son up from down south and they wanted to try one) was a 98cm model, I bleed it well, iced it straight away and as soon as it was set, I filleted and skinned it, trimmed all the fat I could see and that grey looking crap around the edges and it ate bloody good in my opinion. Wasted a bit of meat doing the trimming etc, but it came out well. I Panko crumbed and shallow fried it. I should also add that I have had salt water Barra that did not eat great as well, biggest tip I think is to take a close look at the individual fish. The other thing, if you get a fish with damaged gills, try that one for a chew as it’s probably going to die anyway.
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