Hiya
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BTW are those "favourite surface plugs" homemade?
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No, they're made locally. Called chisel nose plugs. Made from perspex with some lead in the rear for casting weight.
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...And are those bite marks on: 1st post, 3rd image, bottom right 2 lures?!
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Tuna damage. You can clearly see the bite marks showing how the fish grabbed the lure from below. Strangely, most fish tend to get caught on the front hooks, indicating the attack angle as being straight up!!
Snap Clips. I don't like them!! I used to fish with them, but after losing some quality fish due to the snap clip opening up, i switched back to simply knotting the line. I know of some guys that fish 4kg line and have had snap clips open up. Since you can't pull hard enough to open a snap clip with 4kg line, i'm assuming that the fish's jaws opened up the clips. Secondly, i don't like lots of hardware close to my lures.
Talking about hardware close to the lures: FLOUROCARBON leaders. I use FC leaders on all my bait fishing rigs. Never thought it was needed on a trolling or spinning rod. How-ever, one of my more experienced friends came fishing with me and he caught 4 fish on his lure, before i swtiched over to FC and also started catching fish!!! Needless to say, ALL my rods now sport FC leaders!
Lure Selection. Everybody has their own preferences. Some guys like to use brightly coloured lures in clean water, whilst others prefer the same lures for dirty water. Often BOTH are experienced anglers and BOTH catch fish with the same lure in clean or dirty water!! The biggest secret in lure fishing is to have confidence in your lure!! Its rather pointless ahving a huge selection of lures, as you can only use ONE lure at a time!! Get a small selection of the best lures for your area. SPeak to the succesfull local anglers or visit your local tackle shop and speak to a KNOWLEDGABLE person on which lures work best in that specific area. Once you've found a lure that quite a few people recommend, stick with it. The more time your lure is in the water, the greater the possibility of you hooking a fish!!
Abu Toby Lure. Possibly one of THE most succesfull lure ever made!!! They catch ALL types of fish, from freshwater breams to saltwater pelajics. VERY, VERY deady lure!!
Regards
miles
