MANNS Hard Nose Snake

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Lunker

Senior Member
Morning guys

Has anyone used these soft plastics and have you had success on it. I can imagine that it could work because of the realistic action.

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I guess everything is worth a try but I just find it more worth my while to find out before going out and wasting money.

Cheers
 
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Lunker

Senior Member
LOL. Thats just the problem, I am constantly trying to think like a fish. Ive watched a couple of videos on them and the bass smash them as if its their last meal. Funny enough the white colour is mainly used and honestly I have never seen a white water snake but that just confirms that it is the action of these plastics that gets the bass going.

I recon I will give them a shot. I think they have them at Mias.

If anyone is interested heres the website for the video clips

http://www.vidoemo.com/yvideo.php?i=T3N0WnZDcWuRpZFhyUjQ&15-lb-13-oz-bass-caught-in-nc-on-this-snake-lure

 
 
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100% African

Senior Member
Lunker, I say give it a try. I've also seen vids and they usually fish them top water. Hence, the fish only see it from the bottom. Quiet a few snake species have white/light coloured bellies. In fact most aquatic species of animals have white undersides. This is called latteral or horizontal camo. It's so that when something sees it from above it looks like the bottom of the lake and when something sees it from under it kind of blends in with the sky. Sharks use this type of camo. Quiet interesting...
 
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PH

Senior Member
I've seen small green "boomslang" launch themselves from trees and swim across small bays at Inanda dam and Shongweni dam. Don't know what colour their bellies are but would imagine light green.

Topwater, fairly fast retrieve should work?
 
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Lunker

Senior Member
100%, you right about the underside of the snake being white. Going to seriously give these lures a go as soon as the weather and water warms up.

Hopefully I can report back on some big catches.

 
 
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PH

Senior Member
Having seen these snakes swim, I never thought about it in terms of bait.

Results will be interesting!!
 
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Lunker

Senior Member
Thats what caught my attention, the realism of the lure. Off to Mias after 2 to see if they have any. Give them a test this weekend

 
 
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Weasel

Member
I fish snakes allot here in the Lowveld. We have allot of snakes here. Prepare yourself for allot of short strikes (more of a over eager strike) . I know the 3 second rule blah blah but you need more like 5 - 10sec till you feel the "TUG" not the "knock" and then set the hook. My biggest so far on the Mann's Snake ( I have the purple-black ) is 2.1kg  
 
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MarvelousMark

Senior Member
Weasel wrote:
I fish snakes allot here in the Lowveld. We have allot of snakes here. Prepare yourself for allot of short strikes (more of a over eager strike) . I know the 3 second rule blah blah but you need more like 5 - 10sec till you feel the "TUG" not the "knock" and then set the hook. My biggest so far on the Mann's Snake ( I have the purple-black ) is 2.1kg  
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I'll second that.. saw a small snake on a private dam in Tzaneen get klobberd in the lillies as it arrived at the edge after swimming from the opposite side..

Not somthing you see everyday..!
 
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Lunker

Senior Member
Unfortunately didnt get to test them out. Had a stomper of session on fly wth trout though. Posted in fly section. Will definately give them a go in Nelspruit.
 
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