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Barrcuda snipped me off, will it die?
Hi guys,
I asked a qn about trolling rapalas a while ago, and i tried it out today!
GOT A HUGE BARRACUDA! My first, and it was huge, frankly, i got scared when i saw it. It was at least 6 feet and i fought it for quite awhile. Really Exciting!! I'm still excited.
But anyway, we didn't have a gaff, and we tried to net it, and it tore our net, but that was the only thing we had on board. Its head was above the water and i was gonna use the lip grip to grip it, but it shook its head, tore the net and sliced through my 50lb fluro leader.
It got away, but well what a great fight!
Now, i'm concerned if the barracuda will die, cause you know, my rapala is probably still on him.
So do tell me what its odds of surviving are.
2 Answers
- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
The Rapala's hooks were more than likely stuck in its JAWS, right? Yeah... it's not gonna die any time soon. The hooks will eventually rust out.
Source(s): -B, thinks you should control your excitement and learn how to handle larger fish better... - Peter_AZLv 77 years ago
Actually, it's more likely the fish will shake the hooks loose. If it's a saltwater Rapala (like a CD18 magnum) those hooks are heavily plated and will not rust out for months. But barracuda are very capable of shaking hooks loose, so most likely your Rapala is sitting on the bottom somewhere already.
Source(s): I've trolled Rapalas for tuna for up to a couple weeks a year, and even with the in and out of salt water, drying in the tackle box between trips, etc, there's little, if any rust on the hooks.
