Author Topic: Show us your favourite lures (Read 177257 times)

Marshie · « **Reply #20 on:** July 30, 2010, 03:46:38 PM »

Tony, you looking for some?

steve m · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:00:50 PM »

Quote from: Marshie on July 30, 2010, 03:27:53 PM

A selection of estuary lures, from left to right: 5 inch plastics, alcocks slim spoon, storm stick, Mirrolure, Sea Gurgler, Strike pro, Predator, Skitter Walk...

Have you had any problems with the storm stick breaking?
reasone i ask is i have had two break at the part where you atach the hooks that whole part just pulled out...

Marshie · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:02:31 PM »

Nope, but then I've only caught small leeries up to about 3 kilos on them! Not good news!

steve m · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:07:37 PM »

Quote from: Marshie on July 30, 2010, 04:02:31 PM

Nope, but then I've only caught small leeries up to about 3 kilos on them! Not good news!

ive only caught elf and pinkies on the yes that right pinkies tried to eat them as i hooked 3 and all three were hooked in the mouth... but i pulled it out while stuck on a reed trying to catch bass and the second one i pulled out when i was about to change the hooks and wasnt even pulling on it with more than say 2kgs to see how strong the trebles were...

I know that it isnt what would happen while fishing but it still shouldnt happen...

REEFMAN · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2010, 05:14:51 PM »

Quote from: Marshie on July 30, 2010, 03:46:38 PM

Tony, you looking for some?

Nah I've got enough... just thought I'd give your business a punt!

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #25 on:** August 02, 2010, 12:23:25 PM »

Nice lures there Marshie

marinello599 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 05, 2010, 09:44:04 PM »

still building up my collection,..........soon,lol.

BigG · « **Reply #27 on:** August 12, 2010, 10:34:19 AM »

They're all my favourite

Rods · « **Reply #28 on:** August 15, 2010, 05:29:23 PM »

Quote from: BigG on August 12, 2010, 10:34:19 AM

They're all my favourite
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Geez BigG. I can only dream. Quite a collection you have there

BigG · « **Reply #29 on:** August 16, 2010, 05:07:49 PM »

Thanks man, looking for a nice GT on the GT-Ice cream down in MOZ one of these days

BigG · « **Reply #30 on:** August 16, 2010, 05:08:28 PM »

Quote from: Rods on August 15, 2010, 05:29:23 PM

Quote from: BigG on August 12, 2010, 10:34:19 AM
They're all my favourite
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Geez BigG. I can only dream. Quite a collection you have there

And welcome to Ultimate mate !!

steve m · « **Reply #31 on:** August 16, 2010, 09:45:36 PM »

Nice Chris!
hows that 2 baits in one drop!!!!
do you guys get alot of sarda up there

Tommo · « **Reply #32 on:** August 17, 2010, 09:21:56 AM »

Here is my favourite selection of lures for estuary fishing. Pretty much along the same lines as Marshie. What can I say the good stuff is the good stuff! If I could take ten lures on an estuary fishing outing these would be my first choice:

Top To Bottom:
1) Predator Chisel Nose Plug
2) Storm Rattlin' Chug Bug
3) Rapala Skitter Walk
4) 4" or 5" Plastics
5) Bomber Long A
6) Rapala X-Rap slashbait
7) MirrOlure 7M
8) Slim Spoon
9) Bucktail Jig
10) Rapala Clackin' Rap

REEFMAN · « **Reply #33 on:** August 17, 2010, 09:28:57 AM »

Tommo... I'm suprised Onde Onda's don't make your top 10...?

Tommo · « **Reply #34 on:** August 17, 2010, 09:31:42 AM »

They are in for the surf or offshore, but in the estuary some of these others cover the same job... Onde Onda's are a great lure, essentially a fairly heavily weighted stickbait.

Rods · « **Reply #35 on:** August 17, 2010, 10:20:18 AM »

Can you guys please recommend a couple of lures i could buy which would cover most applications in Zululand area. Looking to start my collection, but scared to waste money on something which just wont do the trick

REEFMAN · « **Reply #36 on:** August 17, 2010, 10:30:20 AM »

Rods have a look at the opening post of this thread... those are my favourites for fishing the Surf North Coast KZN. The only thing I would add to that is perhaps a Needle nose plug?
But Tommo is the real expert on this facet... would like to hear his thoughts on spinning the Surf Zone.

Tommo · « **Reply #37 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:53:23 AM »

Reefz you have it pretty much 100%. For the surf I would get: Onde Onda's, 47g Halco Rooster Poppers, Iron Candy spoons, Sea Iron Taunter spoons, Halco Max, some bucktail jigs, dropshots and a selection of chisel and needle nose plugs.

BigG · « **Reply #38 on:** August 17, 2010, 11:58:57 AM »

Hi Tommo

Could i ask what colour bucktail Jigs are flavour of the month, surely different colours for different lighting and water conditions ?

I thought Onda Onda's were only for use from the boat, now i hear you guys use them successfully in the surf.... I learnt something new today
Any chance you have pictures of catches from the surf on Onda Onda's ?

Tommo · « **Reply #39 on:** August 17, 2010, 12:09:20 PM »

Hi BigG
Lure colours are always a tricky one, as what works today may not be best tomorrow. Having said that, there are a few colours of Bucktail jigs that seem to stand out. I like yellow, or a mix of yellow and white. Olive green with a white head, grey with a white head, chartreuse and white and plain black are all good colours. The rule of thumb is generally bright light = bright lure, dark light = dark lure.
Onde Onda's work well wherever you can get them in front of fish. They are excellent in the surf, I have caught a large variety of fish off the beach with them including some big GTs and King mackerel. They can be retrieved as fast as possible, rihght below thesurface, which is a good retrieve and gives them a good action for when the fish are nice and aggressive. They can also be allowed to sink to the bottom and then retrieved with a nice twitching action, which often gets a hit when things are quieter...