I would have had more joy watching Diggy land this one.

Nice fish snook

The rig is still producing. Nice cuda.

The rig is still producing. Nice cuda.

This tube is fashioned more from a striper tube than a barracuda tube. Some umbrella rigs have multiply surgical tubes very similar to what I use.  These tubes not only catch barracuda they catch stripers, kingfish, bluefish, jacks, cobia and the occasional snook and tarpon, I've made small versions and caught LMB.  There about 6 of us that make these lures, we see nothing that out catches surgical tubes for barracuda.  Any style works well, I just like to make them like this, it's a work in progress as I'm always working on making improvements, tube fishing for cuda is one of my favorite things to do.

One day shortly Ill catch one of these beasts, thanks!!! Last time I caught anything of that size in saltwater I was out in the middle of the ocean in 05.

This tube is fashioned more from a striper tube than a barracuda tube. Some umbrella rigs have multiply surgical tubes very similar to what I use.  These tubes not only catch barracuda they catch stripers, kingfish, bluefish, jacks, cobia and the occasional snook and tarpon, I've made small versions and caught LMB.  There about 6 of us that make these lures, we see nothing that out catches surgical tubes for barracuda.  Any style works well, I just like to make them like this, it's a work in progress as I'm always working on making improvements, tube fishing for cuda is one of my favorite things to do.

That sounds really neat. Been deep sea fishing only a couple times in my life, King Macs were the target, and boy were they fun. Florida bass and salt fishing is on my bucket list.

That sounds really neat. Been deep sea fishing only a couple times in my life, King Macs were the target, and boy were they fun. Florida bass and salt fishing is on my bucket list.

Barracuda maybe the toughest fish I have ever fished for, not from the standpoint of the fight, although they will test you, but there are so few opportunities.  There are several of us that cast for them nearly everyday, quite often we may not see one for a few weeks, doesn't mean they aren't there.  You need the right conditions, calm smooth clear incoming tide water, and a few other factors, even in the most perfect conditions they still may not show up.  Either you don't see them for long periods of time with countless numbers of casts, but when you do see them they may just follow the lure then veer off.  If you do get a strike much of the time they miss the hook, if lucky enough to hook them the first place they head for is the pylons, can be an instant cut off.  Casting about 2 hours each day since 1/1, I can't estimate the number of casts, I've landed only 4 and I think I'm having a great year so far.  When a newbie sees us doing this, some get addicted real fast and start making their own tubes too.  You have to have to be patient, it isn't for the fisherman expecting to catch 5-10 or 50 fish in an outing.  In another month or so the snook and tarpon will be hitting artificial, I'll jog my fishing time based on tides and weather conditions.  My favorite days are fishing for snook before dawn and as the tide changes at sun up fish for barracuda, and if I've caught 1or 2 fish it's a great day.