Superstitions (Barra Fishing Shady Camp)

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Tell me... what are your fishing superstitions?

[@rodashford1151]

Every fisherperson goes thru a funk, i pro fished for 20+ yrs chasing everything from trout , barra, mackerel, cray and even crab and prawns and have had a few times where i thought what am i doing wrong, truth is , nothing, i had 1 day in the middle of the trout spawn where everyone else around me were pulling trout after trout and i couldn't get a bite, in fact by lunchtime the other dory men were up around 100 trout each to my 3, then i jag hooked a 15kg mackerel in the eye and landed it without a gaf, end of day tally was other dory men average 190 each, me 180 for the arvo, things can change at the click of your fingers mate, i personally think we have an energy that passes down the line when we are feeling a bit down or worried that turn the fish off and as soon as you can shake that feeling everything falls into place and brings on the fish, best thing i can tell you is remember that fishing is meant to be fun, there is no pressure to catch a fish unless it's your job, just enjoy the fact your out in gods country, tight lines and hope you crack a stonker soon mate

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I hope you’re right mate. I’ll keep trying to send that positivity down the line to try and get back on the fish. I have a short trip planned this week. Wish me luck.

[@rodashford1151]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing i wish you all the luck in the world mate, just enjoy the day and whatever happens,

[@michaelbrown8545]

Not superstition but that bastard Murphy will screw your day up every chance he gets. Prior Preperation Prevents Piss Poor Performance but sometimes that prick Murphy still finds away to ruin your day. 🍻

[@terrencetaylor4723]

Congratulations on your second baby 👍❤️💯

[@wikkidme755]

Awesome country you guys have up there in the NT beats busy city life that’s for sure. Keep em coming really enjoy the content.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks heaps for watching mate. 👍🏼

[@haydenmartin7437]

Awesome vids mate, 1 off rough trip haha touch wood, very helpful friends you got. Good luck in future

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. I don't hold to any superstitions around here either.

[@nelfn7914]

Congrats on the new baby girl Mikey! Great video as always!

[@tonyloechte9994]

Gees the old man got the omlet flip down pat.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

He is seriously the omelette master. Hahah.

[@brettingram8464]

Loved it... still laughing...

[@humpy6541]

Mikey nothing more Australian than going fishing with the missus about to pop! And a bloody fantastic location sure it wasn’t a good trip, could be worse tho! Congrats on the new bub!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea mate. I’m pretty lucky she didn’t go into labour while I was out there. I’d never hear the bloody end of it. Haha. 👍🏼🤠

[@doctoredic]

I had the same thing going on years ago, I had a beer with Terry Termite and he gave me some Predatec lures. Could not go wrong after that. Bloody nice man too.

[@rogerdudra178]

I've had the very same kind of experience happen to me several times and each time I had to grin and bear it.

[@Dust-Till-Dawn]

great vlog mate but it wasnt just you we didnt get anything and or most coming up the ramp crazy stuff but hey thats the nt for yaa

[@mattstubbs1169]

Shell be right bruz, can't win em all 🤘 Keep up the wicked content

[@tldmonsters5309]

Congrats on the second Bubba matey, This wet season will hopefully pick everything up 💪

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. I hope you’re right. 👍🏻🤠🎣🦈

[@nickhoulihan7716]

Keep it brother its not always meteries and honey hole madness. Its about the adventure Mikey

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

True that mate. True that.

[@Tsunamii420]

Talk about a bad day D= Don't worry there'll be a few days good luck soon 🤞 At least on a bad day you've got your gorgeous wife and son to come home too, and soon to be daughter! Congratulations mate 😊

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks mate. Yea, you’re right, you do need to look at the positives sometimes. Thanks heaps. 👍🏻🤠

[@isaScotty]

Great video Mickey, keep your chin up

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. Thanks heaps for watching. 👍🏻

[@jamesalford-wells8642]

Still loved the video mate, yes we all have our good and bad day's unfortunately but that's life, i reckon we need some yood rain up there before the water starts too clear up on the neaps, also congratulations on the great news of another little one mate, you'll have 2 fishing buddy's now!!! 😃🎣 anyway keep the videos coming mate, i absolutely love them, cheers james 🤠👍

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea mate, a good wet season can only mean good things for sure. Thanks heaps for watching mate. 🎣🎣🎣

[@normc007]

Top video Mike. Well done. Pity about the fishing, the tyres and the camera. Bugger.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks Normie. 🤠

[@andrewmatheson8989]

Mikey. Followed and watched all your videos from the start. Moving my family of 5 from Vic to NT. Definitely need some fishing tips my brother..

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Thanks so much for watching mate. The family is gonna love the NT.

[@AndrewMacDonald-nv5vr]

We have all had days like that😢

[@mickthefisherman1562]

Hey Mikey, I go fishing down here in Brizzy with my ex nephew, he was once married today my niece, and I call him " the human banana" I can be boating fish after fish as with the last trip but as soon as he turns up I can't catch a thing but he often gets a PB. Also I did the same thing with the Banana boat. Really enjoying watching your videos at the moment while recovering from knee replacement surgery, they are really helping me through it. Thanks.

[@daviddews6196]

Mickey it makes your videos so real!! We all have days where things go wrong and no good fish caught. Don’t give up mate I really enjoy your videos. I think I’m superstitious (no bananas etc) but I’ve worked out I’m just a shit fisherman. You are in gods country it will come good!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate. Thanks for watching and thanks for stopping by. I really hope I can break this curse soon. 🤠👍🏻

[@intercept9991]

Love you Mikey, Cmon 10k subs and some fish!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea I’m looking forward to 10k mate. Hopefully sooner rather than later. 👍🏻

[@intercept9991]

Mikey Cunningham I have watched every video you have made man keep it up!

[@gazmo6070]

Chin up mate! I went 16 donut trips without even a click of drag, not even a single anything, not even a look. This wet season will be your slay season 👊🏼👊🏼

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

16... crikey. If you're trying to make me feel better... it's working. Haha

[@TheBborland]

Just have to bat your way thought it Mickey all droughts end at some stage.

[@cadedavis8397]

Hi Mike, I'm from SA a big fan always watch your videos. I'm actually sitting in Darwin airport as we speak watching your video after spending the past week in Darwin last chance my before my kid is also born funnily enough fishing here. Monday I paid good money and went on a day charter to shady camp and you know what mate even with the charter not a single fish between 4 people was landed, all week not one fish. So it can't be that bad I just spent thousands being up here to get burnt 😂 keep up the good work mate and push on.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Crikey mate, that’s unbelievable. I’ll stop complaining about my run of bad luck. Haha. Hopefully it doesn’t put you off the NT. It’s seriously awesome here.

[@wadejenkins6477]

Tell you what mate... You had an ordinary trip but one time... I went with a good mate to Kurrimine beach NQ. We went out and couldn't catch a thing. His sounder played up a little and then gave up the ghost. Nothing, it had lost all of his marks that he had spent years collecting and this was at least 11 years ago so no backup saved. When he realised what had happened he, in disgust, started the boat and turned for home but my line was still in the water and he wound the entirety of my line around his prop. He built some real character that day.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Crikey. Ya gotta wonder how you deserve so much bad luck like that sometimes aye. Hahah.

[@BigMkombe]

Haha Chin up Mikey! its the Territory, everything is hard up here, but f*ck its great when it works out. Love how Normy just keeps staring ahead when you mention selling Flanders. The only decisions you should be making on the way back from Shady is wether its Normies shout at Corroboree

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Haha, yea Normie was spewing at himself for hooking that camera in. Obviously lost all the footage of the day from that camera, but no point complaining about it now aye.

[@tonyloechte9994]

Man don’t ever say give up You might have post natal depression because lil girl not quite born yet and a few strikes of bad luck on the day baught it on a bit earlier. Never give up. Theres a good day that’s gonna kick the bad days up the ass Just keep living the dream Living the dream Living the dream The build up gets to us all. Good luck with the little girl and you’re missis is going to need you more than ever with 2at foot. Best of luck Big Fella.

[@tonyloechte9994]

Those big golden cattys are good eating I would have been happy to eat it.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I have heard that.

[@mitchellmurphy2422]

Don’t worry bud we all have bad luck. I haven’t caught any good Barra in a while as well, I always loose them. That’s why we call it fishing and not catching. Hope you catch some good fish soon!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Me too mate. I really hope so.

[@michaelbrown8545]

Well you got the 1st step to catchin Barra sorted, you cant catch em sitting in the pub😁. Only one thing to do when you don't catch anything and thats go fishing again 👍 One real important part of the puzzle in the NT is water temp, drop below 25 deg C and your task gets a lot harder. Trailer tyres are a pain in the arse, if you do big kilometer trips change them every couple of years and ony use lite truck tyres, check air pressure every time you pull into the servo for fuel or once a month. At least you didn't travel 3 days to spend 3 weeks fishing in the gulf for almost a doughnut after blowing 3 tyres on 2 trailers and 4 tyres on one vehicle in 2 days plus a radiator fan failure taking 2 yours to fix followed by a blocked fuel filter requiring a tow for 4 hours to get to the next town and that was just the trip up. Or the trip when the new Hylux left its engine all over the Barkley high way on the way up. Yep gotta love fishin😁

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Mate the water temp was almost 29 degrees, so we thought we were going to have a great day. But it wasn’t to be. As more stories come out in the comments like yours I am starting to realise that our day wasn’t all that bad in the scheme of things. Haha.

[@michaelbrown8545]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing the up side is the year before we bagged out in the 1st week, the year after I blew the gearbox in the out board on the 1st days fishing but after cleaning the big chunks out we limped around for another week and on one day me and my 2 boys bagged out and the other 3 boats with us caught zip all fishing the same creek trolling the same lures. Fishing certainly has its moments.

[@jarradnash1465]

bloody hell mate, that was some rotten luck. but great to another vid tho - good stuff. Onwards and upwards.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I hope you’re right mate about onwards and upwards. 👍🏻

[@poonyboony9875]

ive had similar things happen on a trip were i had both tyres blow up and the spare wheel was rusted to buggery so i left my brother at the boat while google maps kept leading me to places that were closed (due to it being easter). once i found a place and got new wheels i chucked em on the trailer and headed on my way. about 30 mins later one of the U bolts literally snapped so i had to repeat the same process i went through to get the tyres. eventually we made it to our fishing spot. we easily spent 8 hours there and i couldnt land a single thing whilst my brother beside me was landing jack after jack. to top off my day i slipped in the boat in an awkward position to avoid the knife beside me and ended up landing and snapping my brand new shimano zodias rod that i literally bought 2 days before. Also nice video mate, hope you end up getting more luck with future trips

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Man, that sucks. Zodias are such a nice rod. If money was no option I'd own half a dozen of them. Haha.

[@poonyboony9875]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing i christened my zodias on the first day with a nice 82cm salty. Im stuck using my old Team Daiwa black rod until i can save a few more pennies for a new zodias🤣

[@harrylaing8219]

Man that was a great video. I love how you just put up with everything bad that came your way to bring us brilliant content and Normy just seems like an amazing bloke supporting you through it all and bearing with the bad luck to have a father and son fishing trip. Thanks Mikey for such a great video and thanks Normy for being such a supportive dad to Mikey.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Normie is a funny old bugger. I know I’m lucky to have an old man as good as him. Shame he lives 3,000km away.

[@Oi_AZZAH]

Hahaa mikey you're a bloody legend mate , we all have bad runs but I gotta say that was a bucket years worth of shit in a couple days mate and that camera ffs that's duck shit lol keep ya head up mate n smash a few 🍻 it all happens for a unknown reason lol cheers anyhow mate 🍻🍻

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea, spewing about the camera aye. Normie's lure has actually unlocked the Railblazer mount and then pulled it out of it's socket. Just insane bad luck. If you tried to do it again, it would take a million casts.

[@willr5985]

We’ve had shity trips before but that’s up there. Say g’day to the boys at King ash for us -Will, Micheal and MJ.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Cheers mate.

[@youhen01]

Hi Mikey. What type of raider rod are you using for your spinning outfit? Glad you got the tyres sorted! Keep up the great content. Cheers

[@notredame089]

Come on old mate, the amount of kilometres you do with that boat trailer got to do the maintenance. Bearings, brakes, tyres, winches, the lot Shane, Mobile Wheel Bearing Services, Broome. Keep up the good work

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

100% mate. The day after we had the tyre dramas, I went out and bought some wheel bearing kits.

[@jamesalford-wells8642]

Hey mate, just a quock question, what was the song called that you put too this video? Cheers mate 🎣🍻

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I’m not sure mate. But I could probably find out. I get all my music from Epidemic Sound.

[@PhotogNT]

I've caught a number of eel tail catfish near the mouth of the McArthur when I've been out with my dad.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea, I don’t think they are rare or anything. Just less common to catch than the fork tailed ones. Sometimes the forked tail ones are like a plague.

[@The_Red_Life]

That’s why they call it fishing not catching! I think every fisherman would be lying if they said they hadn’t had bad days. Try hitting Dundee, Finnis etc, there’s always fish out there 👍 I’ve got a few good marks

[@Rubibi-saltwaterjim]

Max tracks, jack blocks (2 inch lift), water, recover kit and the tool bag. Compressor...

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yes mate I’m hearing ya loud and clear. 👍🏼😬

[@HUNTINGNT375]

Man just keep trying I know plenty of people that don’t catch any fish but if you have a line in the water you have a lot more chance that a person who is not fishing keep up the good work hope your luck changes mate

[@HUNTINGNT375]

If you want to come out fishing with me sometime try to rub some of my luck off me lol

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Mate, I have a crabbing trip in the works for Friday and was planning on messaging you. I'll stalk you on Facebook tomorrow and write to you on there.

[@Artic8er]

They say bad luck comes in 3’s, so either way you should be in the clear now 😀

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I really, really, really hope you're right.

[@rob230359]

Mikey, I don’t have any superstitions but I should have after the last 4 years. It all started with having my foot sliced open at a council boat ramp. The wound cost me over 6wks in hospital and 4 months off work and 8cm3 of my foot. For the next 8mths my mates had to pretty much carry me at work and I couldn’t get back in the boat for that time. Every year since I have had a reoccurring infection in the same foot which has pretty much kept fishing and boating on the back burner. However, above all of the scuz things are on the way up if COVID can stay away 3 of my mates and I will soon be at KAB following in your footsteps. I will show you good from everything bad that happened in this edition. Superstition.......Bullshit to that. Rob.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Crikey mate that sounds like you’ve had a hell of a rough trot. Hopefully things start to look up for ya and you get to go out fishing again.

[@rob230359]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing Well i lost a toe this last week to the same infection. There goes my KAB trip in Sept. luckily for may mates are still going. Maybe next year.

[@scotteotty1237]

If you're looking for some easy land based mackies close to town. Try Fannie bay rocks on neap tides. Right of trailer boat club. On neap tides the waters crystal clear and huge mullet schools gather there. Fish on the outgoing and get live bait on sand patch to the left. Balloons and running rigs with a live mullet. The Queenie's will also keep you buisy

[@MrHackas]

That was funny as fuck. Good vid. I can relate to all these fuckups.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea it wasn't funny at the time, but can definitely laugh about it now.

[@Lockjaw_fishing]

I try to wear red underwear when i go fishing for the day, my old girl always told me when growing up to wear them for good luck lol I cant say that has always worked though!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I’m buying some tomorrow. 👍🏻🤠

[@chrisbull8043]

Is it running fresh water

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

This video was early in the buildup a couple of years back. It wasn’t running fresh yet.

[@nickhoulihan7716]

Cant fish with out beer

[@jasonb5923]

I just came back from KAB and fished for 5 days with no Barra and then we got 30 in one day go figure. with nothing but outboard problems we really struggled but had a good time anyway I also said gumtree this basted ps went to that sneaky spot waterfall very nice

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Those are the days that make it all worth while. One day like that make up for 10 days with no fish I reckon. 👍🏻🤠🎣🍺

[@007slyman]

Mikey you should have taken me up on the invite to my mates 20 acres with billabongs full of meterys in Howard Springs, you would have had a fat time.

[@bradleylyall5966]

Maybe you just need a ice breaker would love to see you chasing some golden snapper could be what you need to get your mojo back. The king of the North will rise again in his fishing glory you just wait mate 🤘🤘

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Hahaha. The king of the north. I like that. Although it’s more like “The Catfish King” at the moment.

[@bradleylyall5966]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing have you tried live baits I mean by the sounds of it can't get any worse at this point

[@jackzikan8982]

i usually get sea sick and every time I do the fishing goes off (in a good way)

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea I get seasick too mate. It’s the worst. If the fishing heats up it definitely helps I reckon.

[@keirenbutler6052]

My biggest superstition is always make sure you don't get a bite on the first cast. Even if that first cast lands on solid ground. Just make sure it doesn't get a bite!!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I reckon I heard that once before. On one of Fishing with Timmy Turtle's recent videos... He got a big hit on his first cast and was spewing. He said the rest of the day would be crap.

[@jackenders3378]

Mate I have had months without good fish rember this saying “( you do the miles ya get the smiles”) rember that it would pay of

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I've done the miles... still waiting on the smiles. Haha... Might need to go see a dentist.

[@willshears2788]

Haha I’ve had like 4 donut sessions and everytime someone I went with caught a fish

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Bugger.

[@TheAlvie1988]

Leave the boat at home hit some landbase spots up plenty of barra and jacks around some local spots

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea, I do want to get out and about and find some land based spots.

[@mitchelldelay9852]

when u go fishing bring someone that you can teach if i go with a good friend that knows everything i never catch fish but if i go fishing with someone that i am teach them something now i always catch fish

[@tomcoutts8534]

If fishing was easy it would be called catching Mikey my pop used to tell me that I haven't caught a fish in my last few trips but I'm still hitting it when I can Also I don't wear fishing shirts always old work shirts

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I hope the fishing improves for both of us mate.

[@chilee8307]

So every time I go I have to say to myself I won't catch fish it always end up catching fish and when I say I will it doesn't happen at all

[@teamtreatyaselfkeen1497]

Hey mate...ill be up on Friday goin on arafurs 5 day extended...will be in town for 3 days after..ill be moving up nxt july..wanna have a can an chat fishin

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

5 day charter... is that staying on a mother ship? That would be such an awesome trip.

[@teamtreatyaselfkeen1497]

Yeah bro 180 nm out for 5 days...tassie an evans shoals..the in town

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Raging Hammer The1 Man, that sounds like the trip of a lifetime. I’d be so worried about getting seasick. 🤮 But that’s just me.

[@teamtreatyaselfkeen1497]

Wanna have a beer an chat fishin

[@teamtreatyaselfkeen1497]

It is man we cleaned up last year every species u could think of man...

[@grahampiggott3338]

Buy a sounder! Take a lesson from Ryan Moody....and catch some fish!

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

Yea good call. I have 2 good sounders in the boat. But struggle to work out what I'm looking at. Have you done Ryan Moody's sounder course?

[@grahampiggott3338]

@@MikeyCunninghamFishing yup the first one and a few others well worth gett8ng into that type of educashun 😁

[@davidhiggins7702]

Head back to king ash you will get into them

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

I had no idea how lucky I was down there.

[@davidhiggins7702]

I recon it’s amazing down there mate

[@andeeaye]

Barra fishing is rubbish in Darwin.

[@MikeyCunninghamFishing]

On personal experience, I would agree... But ya see photos on facebook every day of people catching Barra around here. How do they do it?

[@andeeaye]

No idea lol