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BARRACUDA

Hingol says:
I fish all along the Pakistan Coast from Keti Bundar in Sindh Province to Kund Malir on the Balochistan Coast. I wonder why, this time of the year the only reasonable size catch from the shore are Barracuda. At least I have no report of any other specie of big fish caught from the shore. What could be the reason that no species of other big fish are available ? Specifically talking about fishing at Kakka Pir from the rocks, sea weeds do not allow to jig the lures as they immediately get covered and entangled with the weeds. Is there any solution to this problem? Advice from experts is sought. 
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Specifically talking about fishing at Kakka Pir from the rocks, ..... Is there any solution to this problem? Advice from experts is sought.

I don't know if I would call myself an expert but I will try an answer for you...There is a good chance you are not doing anything wrong.

Try different lures, colours, sizes, shapes etc. Try different cast distance ( remember, 90% of anglers cast over the top of the fish they are trying to catch !!). If you have only used lures so far, then try bait.

An old saying is 'match the hatch'. Basically it means use a lure or bait very similar to what the fish are eating at the time. That could mean trying several different styles or different baits until you hit the one that works.

If most other people are also just catching barracuda, then maybe that is it until the 'hatch' is used up. Cuda can be aggressive and maybe if the hatch is nice they might have chased off the other fish....Like any other animal, fish will fight over food, territory and a mate. Maybe the Cuda have just become so aggressive in their "feeding frenzy" that they have driven all the other fish out of casting distance.

Thanks Istaboat