Williamson Jet, anyone having success?

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    Posted: 15 Mar 2014 at 12:04pm
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I like the look of these http://www.marine-deals.co.nz/poppers/williamson-jet-popper

Im just not familiar with anyone who uses them on kings, anyone having success? What dont you like about them?
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yep have used that exact blue one in the pic. works, have hooked up, kicks up a good wake and makes a decent rattle

a little bulky and kind of 'floats' (mid air) when you cast but can get it far out enough. once its in the water it comes down nicely
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Had reasonable success on GTs[EMAIL= ][/EMAIL]
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oh GTs, i wish we had GTs around the waitemata :-)

well that sounds promising, ive watched a couple of vids and it certainly seems to produce some action. i like the reflective strip, it looks gnarly. the bubble effect of the jets seems a good idea. surprised to hear about it floating during cast, the whole idea they said in the video is the weight in it helps to cast it further.
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I have been using one for the last 2 months at anchorite. They sure make a big splash and I have caught a few Kings at 10kg on it. I have changed the trebles to singles as I found the front treble gets caught around the line sometimes. .
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Have used one of these exclusively off the bricks over summer. Works well.
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Ok its a must buy for me then.

What singles would you recommend switching too? I fish out of an inflatable so trebles give me anxiety anyway.
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Originally posted by FizFisho FizFisho wrote:

Ok its a must buy for me then.

What singles would you recommend switching too? I fish out of an inflatable so trebles give me anxiety anyway.
inline decoys....inline shogun......inline raptor(smelli selling some on here)...........probably 8/0 with size 10 owner splits would work well.Wink
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I've found the connections/ internals give out on these with decent fish. Probably alright on small models with lighter drag.
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they work, but the plastic side see through windows get crushed by big GT's and as said above the internals, swivels and lack of through wiring cannot handle big GT's and hard drags. (I have not used them for kingfish though)
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so durability is an issue. to be honest i plan to target kings up to only 20kg.
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personally id buy a stick bait over a popper for targeting kings in nz... a starwalker, even a r2s one cheep off torpedo7, couple of cheap half decent options out there that work better in some/most situations than a popper imo

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thanks angler. if you were on a tight budget (like me) and only had $100 for lures to start, what would you nab? waxwings?
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Originally posted by FizFisho FizFisho wrote:

thanks angler. if you were on a tight budget (like me) and only had $100 for lures to start, what would you nab? waxwings?
River to sea rovers have a good action on em...some have rattles........The dark brown one looks like a young blue cod(had plenty of interest on that one)
for your 100 budget id go for shimano ocea pencils or Orcas.........starwalker 180 floaters......If you can get a waxwing daddy from usa(tackle direct).......that would be good too.....big single hook hangin off em ....these are all easy to swim......I believe the orcas come with trebs.....the pencils and starwalkers dont.....i use 7/0 inlines on both of them and prefer them to trebs........You can have a good play on themWink....these two i painted.


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thanks laidback, so just standard inline hooks?
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I like starwalkers a lot more than the shimano sticks, ive seen and caught some very good fish on them, http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/1R02SNNW2/title/river2sea-wide-glide-lure-200---surface-4oz
these are also great, come with owners too, sinking ones go good too,

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Originally posted by FizFisho FizFisho wrote:

thanks laidback, so just standard inline hooks?
REF.....the inlines=
 The inline hook i put on this smaller one did seam to tame the action a bit(I wonder if a longer owner jobu might be better suited) but those daddys come with that big inline hook as standard......
Ref the williamson jet popper=
I just watched some dood catch a 100 pound GT on a williamson jet popper(on nomad fishing charters video)......so hey but being plastic must be a downside.
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Possibly not the best example of durability, given it is possible to catch a marlin on a fly hook......Doesnt mean they are the best tool for the job.

Like a lot of lures Its possible to catch a big fish on one, my preference is to use something through wired. The belly hook  on the jet poppers is seemingly locked into the lure by a steel pin held in place by plastic. Fishing it with an appropiate drag will probably see the job done, clamp the spool or lock down the drag on a big fish ?????
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i looked again at the Jet in the store today, they are a lot bigger in the flesh than i expected. wow they look the goods, the jets look like they will turn the water into a washing machine and i love the reflector mirrors in the tail. im no popper expert but i want one just for GAS

edit: just read your post titahi, that makes sense, so possibly not the best durability?
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i think hes saying itll stand the normal 15ish kg kingies (my experience too) and should be fine with the bigger ones as long as you play them a bit. 

of course if youre targetting massive GTs then they might do some damage lol :)

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