is this lure any use??

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is this lure any use??

#1 Post by ian 123 »

hi seen this lure and was wondering is it good for bass pollack... cheers ian
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#2 Post by BigPhil »

not sure about the colour but that style looks like a ron thomson fightfish - veals recommend them for bass in the blue mackerel colour
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Have been getting big Pollock
with ths colour lure not the same shape, Mine is a ABU tormentor.
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Colour looks OK for bass.
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#5 Post by MAC »

Teacher Would you really fish that lure for Bass :?:

Just goes to show different strokes for different folks. Personally I'd never fish a lure this bright. I tend to fish natural colours and some mackeral colours. I do have one firetiger colour Thunderstick that I fish at Dawn. Have had a few bass on that lure.

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#6 Post by ian 123 »

cheers lads bought one similer shape but silver with a red head,i never went for bass so i have no idea how to even use it!! thanks lads
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#7 Post by corbyeire »

youd have no problem getting pollack on that - i think its usually good to have a few different colours with you especially if the weather is changeable between bright spells and overcast
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MAC wrote:Teacher Would you really fish that lure for Bass :?:


My favourite plug for bass is a Rapala J13S (jointed black and silver) but I've successfully used the FRG (flourescent orange and gold) variant too. I know someone who only uses that colour and has had more double digit bass than I can remember :D
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#9 Post by MAC »

Interesting...... and thanks for the reply. Never had a double figure Bass on a lure. PB is 8.5lb on a spinner (toby) Best on a plug is 7.5lb on a YoZuri Crystal Minnow, Black and silver at Dusk.

I like the J13 black and silver myself but only have the F (floating) version. Tends not to get much swimming time, as I find they fish too Deep for a lot of the spots I fish.

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MAC wrote:I like the J13 black and silver myself but only have the F (floating) version. Tends not to get much swimming time, as I find they fish too Deep for a lot of the spots I fish.


If a J11 won't give you the distance you want, I've found using the J13 with the rod tip higher allows you to work the plug higher in the water, although the action isn't as good.

As poppers become more popular, a lot of people avoid divers but I would always try both. I've fished unsuccessfully with poppers only to get straight into fish after changing to a diver. :)
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#11 Post by ian 123 »

and lads just one last question...how do i fish this lure?? do i let it sit or slowly retreive it or what?? i never fished for bass so i thought i would give it a go!! :D cheers ian
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and lads one more question...how do you fish that lure?? do you slowly retrieve it let it sit or what?? thanks ian
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and lads one more question...how do you fish that lure?? do you slowly retrieve it let it sit or what?? thanks ian
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and lads one more question...how do you fish that lure?? do you slowly retrieve it let it sit or what?? thanks ian
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and lads one more question...how do you fish that lure?? do you slowly retrieve it let it sit or what?? thanks ian
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#16 Post by corbyeire »

depends on the type of ground your fishing on, tide etc. - im sure the bass specialists will flood you with info

you seem to really want this question answered

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#17 Post by ian 123 »

sorry my computer crashed and i kept clicking submit being the gobshite i am!! sorry!!!!
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#18 Post by Ferg »

I thought U were just an enthusiastic angler
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