Trophy Barramundi at Lake Awoonga — Ticking Off a Personal Goal on the JerkFly

🎣 Tournament pro Dean Silvester sets a personal goal — catch a metre-plus Barramundi in freshwater at Lake Awoonga after landing one in the salt that same morning. Two sessions, a stunning sunset, multiple big fish, incredible visual follows on the JerkFly, and the new Duckett BD Shad 6" making its debut. One fish buries me in the weed right at the net and gets off — this one has everything. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 – Intro 0:54 – Lake Awoonga breakdown — the plan for the session 2:50 – The goal — caught a metre barra in the salt this morning, now chasing one in the fresh 7:48 – First Barramundi landed — goal achieved! 9:12 – Showing the big fish — caught on the JerkFly Signature Series 10:00 – Reflecting on the achievement 11:20 – Second big Barramundi landed 12:30 – Beautiful sunset over Lake Awoonga 13:00 – Back the next morning — session two begins 15:25 – First big bite of the morning on the JerkFly 16:57 – Hook up — big Barramundi gets off, two missed for the morning 18:50 – Barramundi following the JerkFly all the way to the boat 20:27 – Next big Barramundi landed 21:12 – Showing the Barramundi on the JerkFly 24:19 – Amazing visual follow — big Barramundi chases the JerkFly to the boat 26:32 – Missed bite — so close 27:17 – Hook up on big Barramundi on the Duckett BD Shad 6" 29:10 – Showing the big barra 30:00 – Breaking down the Duckett BD Shad 6" 31:30 – Hook up on another big Barramundi 33:30 – Long fight — fish buries in the weed and gets off at the net 35:10 – Full tackle breakdown — JerkFly Signature Series & Duckett BD Shad 6" 37:05 – Wrap up 🎯 TACTICS USED • Lures: JerkFly Signature Series, Duckett BD Shad 6" • Target: Trophy Barramundi (freshwater) • Key moments: Visual follows to the boat, sunset session, early morning bite • Location: Lake Awoonga, crystal clear water 📍 LOCATION Lake Awoonga, Queensland, Australia Nearest town: Gladstone, QLD Target species: Barramundi (freshwater) 🎒 GEAR IN THIS VIDEO Lures: JerkFly Signature Series, Duckett BD Shad 6" Rods: Mikado Signature Series --- 🏆 WANT TO FISH LAKE AWOONGA WITH DEAN? Sport Fishing Australia runs guided trophy Barramundi charters at Lake Awoonga year-round — including during the November–January saltwater closed season. In 2025 we averaged 98cm across 514 barramundi landed. 🗓 Limited dates available — book early: sportfishingaustralia.com.au 📧 [email protected] --- 🏆 ABOUT DEAN SILVESTER 28-time tournament winner | 4x Australian Championship title holder | Ranked #1 in Australia 2013–2017 | Personal bests: 132cm freshwater barra, 138cm saltwater barra --- 📱 CATCH MORE FISH APP Dean's own bite timing app — know exactly when to be on the water. 🍎 Download on iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/catch-m... --- 🔗 FIND ME ONLINE 🐟 Freshwater Channel (you're here):    / @deansilvester   🌊 Saltwater Channel:    / @silvesterssaltwaterfishing   🌐 Website: deansilvester.com 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/dean_silvester_ 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/deansilvesterfishing --- 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for fortnightly freshwater fishing videos! 👍 LIKE if you've ever chased a personal fishing goal and finally got it 💬 COMMENT — what's your biggest Barramundi from Lake Awoonga? --- #LakeAwoonga #BarramundiFishing #FreshwaterBarramundi #JerkFly #DuckettBDShad #QueenslandFishing #AustralianFishing #DeanSilvester #SportFishingAustralia #TrophyBarramundi #MetreBarramundi #GladstoneFishing #BarramundiFishingAustralia #VisualFollow #BarramundiLures