Lucky Lures???

Bazz, just goes to show - you live and you learn!
And as you say, "why not?"..............

said noodle was you man with advise on lures, scary but if you add up how much yours lures cost in your box you would be shocked..mine cost more than my first car

So you must know how I feel Nick............................got rid of all my lures when I left SA thinking I would never need them over here and now have to start collecting all over again at todays prices!!!

duane wrote:So you must know how I feel Nick............................got rid of all my lures when I left SA thinking I would never need them over here and now have to start collecting all over again at todays prices!!!

what were you primaraliy using lure wise in S.A?

large weighted rapalas, spoons & spinners on heavy tackle, cast in the surf for cob, shad(bluefish) and garrick............... large diving rapalas, conas & feathers troled deepsea for gamefish such as tuna and yellowtail........... shadraps, strikepros, leadhead jigs, berkley gulp soft lures, topwater poppers and chissel nose plugs in the esturies...................
Still wanna post some pics for you when i get a chance Noodle or will show you when we meet............

well i may have a pass out on sat not sure yet depends on the knee but im going to go to work on sunday though

ill pm you tomorrow and let you know

looking forward to it mate..................just let me know.

Duane, the chances are many of your lures will be fine, especially the bigger saltwater crankbaits (lipped plugs). Many of the big 'pike' lures we all use have been ripped off from other applications and given a UK freshwater style paint-job to suit our prey species.

If you have Rapala Magnums etc. you're already there.

And yes we do use jigs and Gulp lures. Jigs are a big favourite of mine, especially shads.

I spent the better part of Sunday afternoon chatting to Noodle and the conversation inevitably drifted onto various lures, rigs and gadgets, which I am more familliar with or accustomed to, and which Noodle showed a marked interest in......
Following on from this, I was wondering how the Pike would react to these "badboys"?
They are known as "Kona's" in the part of the world which I hail from and are predominantly used for the likes of Tuna & Marlin but are also readily taken by Dorado and Barracuda. I can't see why they wouldn't work, considering that the Barracuda can be equated to the saltwater equivilent of the Pike..........
or am I just trying to re invent the wheel again???


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must admit i wandered about them rigged on wire 3-4 set about 10-20 foot apart to 10 feet 20.30 etc just to get an idea quickly of depths pike may be sitting at in open water situations


never had the balls to try it though

They are normally flowen as singles when trolling and must admit that i have never herd of anyone trying to fly multiples????
They do put up quite a bit of resistance and are usually considered a topwater lure because of the speed that they are trolled at..........still sure they could be adapted for pike????

duane wrote:They are normally flowen as singles when trolling and must admit that i have never herd of anyone trying to fly multiples????
They do put up quite a of resistance and are usually considered a topwater lure because of the speed that they are trolled at..........still sure they could be adapted for pike????

ahh having never seen them in action i always guessed with the weights they would be sinking things

still we live and learn

Obviously the slower you troll (or retrieve) the Kona, the deeper it will dive under it's own weight.................
This should give you a better idea..............

that so needs a grub on the hook for that extra little bit of come get me ness

Me and MBA used them for sailfish / spanish mackeral etc while fishing off the west coast of Australia. I had forgotten about them to be honest. We also used a similar "skirt" fished with a dead bait that was trolled. I think both of these will catch pike. Your lure looks like a fly, except its a bit heavier. How much do they cost and where can you get them? I am interested

Andy

loads on fleabay usa for next to nothing thats what got me thinking about them

i bet they would catch they look a bit like a giant buck tail imagine a mag grub on that

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They look bang on to me mate. Give em a chuck about and see. Id be surprised if they didnt produce at least a Jack or two.

Chumley

Andy, check out the ebay link below which will give you an idea........
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=kona+lures&_sacat=See-All-Categories

As discussed with Noodle on Sunday, I am also currently looking into some tackle & lure suppliers I know in South Africa as the exchange rate (£-ZAR) may be a lot more favourable to us.......... Will keep you guys posted!!!

Here is another deadly lure which I haven't seen being used here........
Called the "Chisel Nose Plug/Popper" and also effectionately refered to as "GT IceCream" due to it's effectiveness on the Giant Trevally...........a surface lure which skitters and pops with an action which game fish can't resist!!!

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you can get a pack of imitation squid for around 2 quid. rig one up with a treble on a fly rod thay work fine. pink does well.

that is interesting Greg - pink was one of my favourite colours and was responsible for the majority of chases in saltwater as well..............

Those immitation squid used to work well for Yellow Tail Albacore as well........


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i've had pike up to 10lb on them, on a fly rod.

I have got an 8/9 weight outfit and a whole bunch of saltwater flys which I have been tempted to use for pike?