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Your first barra?
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 8:59 pm
by Matt Flynn
Everyone remembers their first barra ...
Mine was in the first or second set of rapids in Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk), it came out from under a ledge in running water to hit a lure, was a brilliant way to get barra No.1, even if it was only 40-50cm.
Your first barra?
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 6:16 am
by theodosius
Douglas Daly, it was as long as my thong!
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:34 am
by Lats
I don't remember my 1st barra. But I do know that it was many beers ago. Maybe there is a link there
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:44 am
by tangels
My first at Cahils crossing a monster all of 43cm,
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:13 am
by MR126
From a waterhole in East Arnhem land that feed to into the Peter John river,It was around 50cm
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:30 am
by theodosius
Here's my son's first, from 4 Mile yesterday.
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:40 am
by wazdog
Mine was at the Daly as a 15 yr old on a end of season cricket trip, it was 20lb,didn't measure back in those days!!!!!!
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:25 am
by Matt Flynn
Here's my son's first, from 4 Mile yesterday.
He doesn't look too happy about it! Was he hoping for a metery?
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 9:55 am
by theodosius
Yeah anything under 80 doesn't count for him
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:00 am
by rip'n'tear
Camfield river while working on Camfield station 14 years ago finally hooked one after lots of near misses. tried to drag it up the bank with the leader Fail!! big steps crossing the causeway in the dark if i left leaving to late
Freshie crocs use to love my poppers!!
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:09 pm
by West_Oz_Rossco
82cm caught at Airport Creek, Karratha - back in 2006. Been hooked ever since!
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:25 am
by Edo
2004 off the pilbara coast, it went about 65cm, was an awesome day out, caught about 4 on livies.
My kids all had their first barra by 10 years old............way in front of their old man haha.
Edo
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:27 am
by mickkk
I reckon I seen you theodosius at 4 mile. I was in the grey stabi. My wife was having a chuckle at the young fella taking his hat off and you putting it back on a few times.
My first Barra that I remember (possible my first legal Barra) was after a thousand cast on the daly up stream out of some timber.
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:45 pm
by dannett
1982 off the bank at Buff creek on a hand line with a piece of squid (probably had a bit of help landing it, I was only 4).
First Barra.jpg
Re: Your first barra?
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 9:49 pm
by joesgotone
Mine was such a long time ago it was 5kg. No body measured them in cm back then because it was all about the line class which was also in kg and not cm
It was in Aug 1993 at Gladstone power station hot water outlet.
