Top 5 !

[Gunn@r]

I need to order some plastic baits and i need to know the top 5 swimming baits and in which colour is the best .I want to catch leervis and elf in the river and of the ski in the sea.Any help would be nice and it is nogal urgent.

 

[Reefman]

5" minnows:
Pearl watermelon shad;
Chartreuse pepper neon;
Sardine minnows;
Camo worm 

 

[Stav]

I would concentrate on natural colour bucktail jigs for Garrick. Plastics can be good but bucktails are deadly.

 

[Reefman]

If you're including non-plastics, then yes... bucktail jigs are a must, as are the Iron Candy Spoons from Basil Manning and the GT Ice cream plugs.

 

[neilg]

Gunn@r wrote:

I want to catch leervis and elf

Since Reefman CLEARLY can't read .... (camo worm ... huh you overeducated dentist)

For Elf and Leeries

- - PADDLETAIL PADDLETAIL AND ANOTHER PADDLE TAIL

- - Spoon - silver or brass, which ever shape (S-bend works for slow, V for fast)

- - Bucktail jigs

- - Plugs

- - Poppers

- - Swimming lures like Rapala and Onda and all the others

You can use plastics to target elf, but it's not economical, they will DESTROY them, for the elf hard lures work very well and it's not so hard on the pocket.

For leeries you can use all of them, from the soft stuff to the hard stuff ...

Both are mostly caught close to the surface, but there are times when they run "deep", so keep that in mind when targetting them.

Don't be scared to trawl a 10cm popper and a 6-7inch paddletail soft plastic behind your kayak. Stay as close as possible to the back of the waves but take care, you don't want yourself and kayak to end up between the waves.

EARLY MORNINGS AND LATE AFTERNOON.

Good luck and have fun

 

[Reefman]

Hahha Neil, haven't you caught a Shad on a Camo worm yet?! Camo worms are good for anything!!

 

[neilg]

Not yet Reefs, NOT YET ...

 

[Gunn@r]

What size jigheads do i need for a 5'' jerkshad or 5'' minnow?

 

[sparky]

also try the curly tail grubs rigged staight on a jig head (most use them on a bucktail jig)-they have an awesome action. worked well for me with the couta & kingys on a recent moz trip -definately my new favouraite soft plastic

 

[benniejordaan]

NO.1 - Chokka.
Use chokka if you want to catch more fish.

 

[wp34]

benniejordaan wrote:

NO.1 - Chokka.
Use chokka if you want to catch more fish.

AMEN!!!!!

 

[Cove Yak]

neilg wrote:

Don't be scared to trawl a 10cm popper and a 6-7inch paddletail soft plastic behind your kayak. Stay as close as possible to the back of the waves but take care, you don't want yourself and kayak to end up between the waves.

EARLY MORNINGS AND LATE AFTERNOON.

Hi Neil

1. What weight jig head do you recomend when trawling a paddletail?

2. what type of jig head (ball or nitro) would you recomend when trawling?

2. what distance would you recomend to trawl a plastic behind the kayak?

 

 

[Dingleberry]

Try slow trolling small Abu type crocodile spoons (the cheapies are fine). If you see a likely looking spot drift and cast your buckails. With trolling you only get one pass at a spot, unless you're trolling in circles. I reckon you'll have more luck with the casting.

 

[neilg]

Cove Yak wrote:

1. What weight jig head do you recomend when trawling a paddletail?

2. what type of jig head (ball or nitro) would you recomend when trawling?

2. what distance would you recomend to trawl a plastic behind the kayak?

You don't really need weight when you trawl, so it's not so much about the weight, it's more about the size of the hook.

if you want to trawl a little deeper then maybe a 1 or 2oz jighead will do.

I prefer the ball heads, but the heavier ones are normally nitro type, it really doesn't matter though.

How far behind the kayak, thats your choice, let's say one is 10m behind then trawl the other one 15m behind.

A good spread would be a popper in the front and a paddle tail 5m behind it, the popper will attract attention.

 

[Cove Yak]

thanx Neil. I will try that out.