JIMMY NAIL wrote: I use broad bill custom lures, translucent lumo squid
amber spotted squid
bill hall old blue
grander
Kona head, in blue and pink
All these have worked for me and they are extremely well made. Alot of these lures have been used by the old timers for decades!!!!!!
100's of fish have fallen to these boys |
JIMMY NAIL wrote: If you live in Auckland go and see Fred bailey at broad bill custom lures he'll spend days with you telling you what to do he's caught more fish than most!! and hand makes the lures according to what you're fishing for and what area and what bait you're trying to imitate. great south road, penrose
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Marligator wrote: Jimmy Nail, I agree the Broadbill lures are great and if I could afford a few i would buy some, but the prices are pretty steep. On the boats I have been fishing on for the last 10 years or so we have had no marlin shots on the short lures, all on the Riggers or shotgun, I have tried all sorts of lures in the short positions.
One of the problems with fishing in the BOP is the lack of fish and hence you do not know if the lures are working or not in those positions you may just be zigging when you should be zagging. A really good day in the BOP is 3 shots, during the height of the northland season when the fishing is good 3 shots is often a pretty poor day, in those situations you get to know which lures are working and those that are not over a couple of weeks fishing, not the case down here, even at Waihau Bay it can be pretty hard work unless you get there when it is really firing which usually only lasts a couple of weeks.
What are peoples idea of a really good short corner or long corner lure from a fizz boat. Note I am not that keen on really big lures so something about 10 to 12 inches is what I am looking for. |
My top 3 strikers ... Need some new skirts for the bonze - any ideas?
wanabe wrote: We have worked out that we are trawling in a desert, but with the 2 motors we will be running the lures further back this year as we feel that in a trailer boat, the motor noise the white wash and the turbulence, is to much for close running of lures, |
Marligator wrote: Interesting that most people say troll big lures in close and small lures further back, when I use to fish with Barney MacGibbon on his boat Pisces one of our most successful lures was a little lure similar to a pakula cockroach but only about 2/3 the size and we use to run this about 25 feet off the back of the boat and it got hit alot, especially by smaller marlin. |
JIMMY NAIL wrote: I use broad bill custom lures, translucent lumo squid
amber spotted squid
bill hall old blue
grander
Kona head, in blue and pink
All these have worked for me and they are extremely well made. Alot of these lures have been used by the old timers for decades!!!!!!
100's of fish have fallen to these boys |
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