shimano waxwing lures
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Printed Date: 28 Jan 2026 at 4:45am
Topic: shimano waxwing lures
Posted By: welshbaz
Subject: shimano waxwing lures
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2012 at 8:36pm
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Anyone tried these yet. They have an awesome action in the water, I'm usually a bit too lazy to bother with lures but thought why not, and I splashed out the 26 bucks to get one from topcatch (currently on special). A word of warning though, I was fishing it on 6kg gear today trying to catch a ky as a live bait and it got taken by a nice-ish king of about a metre, just as I was about to lift the lure out of the water. As you can imagine, I got smoked and have now lost that expensive lure.
Think I might need to invest in a heavy duty spinning set. |
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Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2012 at 8:42pm
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Awesome lures...scored about 5:1 on kingis over top water stickbaits the other week....easy to cast and get swimming with a sweet action.....and come prerigged with quality hardware too. ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: rockz
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2012 at 9:15pm
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yep got one before xmas but weather only allowed the one session to give it a crack. used my $5.50 trademe powerstick and spin reel - cast and retrieve easy as. ky seem to love them but no kings...yet as kezza said they look awesome swimming through the water.
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Posted By: fatjimmy
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 9:39am
Bad luck- i bet you will spend years trying to find a kingi once you have a heavy duty spinning set.
I was thinking of giving these a crack of the rocks- just casting and retriving.. do you think it would work?
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welshbaz wrote:Posted By: welshbaz
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 9:15pm
| I was using them off the rocks, they're perfect for it, I got the 118mm version, it's possible to cast quite far if the wind is't too bad. Went and bought another today and used it on a 10' beastmaster with 15kg line on a shimano 6500 ( this is a bit heavy to be casting all day though). A kingy took a swipe at it but missed by a matter of millimetres. Didn't see it again after that. |
Posted By: Aaron32987
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 9:23pm
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Got one of these today and spent some time casting it off the rocks over at Waiheke. Definitely got awesome potential, nice action. Where the heck are all the KY at the moment? None over there, none at Coromandel 2 weeks ago with tons of berley both times. |
Posted By: Ahab
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 9:32pm
Interesting question Aaron. Haven't seen many either. They were round before Chrissie. They usually show up in droves in Autumn, big ones too. |
Posted By: welshbaz
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 10:21pm
| Autumn?.. I think we're still waiting for summer to start. Agree though ky have been a bit thin on the ground ( or in the sea) lately. Heard there are plenty down at port waikato as usual for this time of year |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 10:28am
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I have two of these...the biggest ones...reckon they should make a 150 size one but the pillie one looks awesome....have used twice but no joy yet. ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Mr Plastic
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 10:58am
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They look good for sub surface action. I wonder if they would be good for big snapper in the foul. I like the way the hooks face up which will be good for reducing snaggs. Have seen their action on utube they look good! ------------- Synit Prototype bender |
Posted By: Ahab
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 12:39pm
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Always a bit nerve-racking using a lure off the rocks with bustoffs, snags etc. Would be very brave/rich fisho who used a Nomad or Carpenter off the stones. However, this lure does look exceptional, and I guess $35 isn't too bad. I'd pay a lot more for a hook up some days! Mostly I'd rather chuck a nice cheap ready-caught piper if they were on hand. |
Posted By: wingnut
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2013 at 4:57pm
yes i have a few but the only one that works is the chartrues and white one...no luck with the others. shallow water up to 30cm i have had kingie chases
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Posted By: wingnut
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2013 at 4:58pm
| Burnsco right now in half moon bay at $20 each |
Posted By: Babbaddaba
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2025 at 2:58pm
| U still there? U fish from bucklands beach? can you tell me what lures/jigging methods I should use or baits? |