Best Recommended Tackle For Your Lure

The following is a guide only which we have put together as a reference for those people who wish to know what sort of tackle we recommend to get the best action out of our lures. The below is based on what we personally use ourselves and recommend. This is in no way a hard and fast set of rules it is purely our recommendations based on our own personal experiences.

Crab 50mm Treble Hook Model, both Light and Heavy models

We recommend the use of rods in the 1-3kg (2-4lb) - 3-5kg (6-10lb) range with 2-4kg being our preferred option. Our personal preference for rod taper is a medium to medium fast tapered rod. We find that we tend to pull fewer hooks using a slightly slower taper as opposed to fast tapered rods. We generally find that with bream most fish tend to get hooked lightly in the lips a lot, and the use of slightly softer rods helps to absorb the head shakes and lunges from a hooked fish and also reduces the likelihood of the hook tearing out of the lips of the fish during the fight. We recommend rods ranging from 6" - 7'2" in length. Reels should match the rods... So being on the lighter end of the spectrum we recommend reels ranging from 1000 size up to 2500 size. Most of our fishing with these lures is done with 2000 and 2500 size reels. We personally use and highly recommend spooling these reels up with straight through fluorocarbon. Again we find that the extra stretch from the fluorocarbon aids in absorbing the shock from lunges and head shakes and helps to keep those small treble hooks firmly in place during the fight. Fluorocarbon ranging from 2lb - 6lb is perfect. We personally use 3lb for most fishing situations, or if we require a bit more pulling power we use reels spooled with 5lb fluorocarbon... We tie this directly to the split ring that comes standard with the lures. Braided or fused lines are another option and we recommend using lines in the 2lb - 10lb range with fluorocarbon leaders from 2lb up to 10lb a minimum of 2m in length.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not recommend using heavier lines then 10lb on these lures. The split rings on these lures are rated to 10lb and if you put more pressure on it than they are rated for then you are risking the split ring opening up!

Crab 65mm Treble Hook Model

We recommend the use of rods in the 2-4kg (4-8lb) up to 4-8kg (8lb-16lb) range with a 3-5kg rod being our personal preference for the fish species that we generally target with these lures here in Australia. Our personal preference for rod taper is a medium to medium fast tapered rod. We find that we tend to pull fewer hooks using a slightly slower taper as opposed to fast tapered rods. We generally find that with bream most fish tend to get hooked lightly in the lips a lot, and the use of a slightly softer rod helps to absorb the head shakes and lunges from a hooked fish and also reduces the likelihood of the hooks tearing out of the lips of the fish during the fight. We recommend rods ranging from 6" - 7'2" in length. Reels should match the rods... reels ranging from 2000 size spools up to 3000 size are perfect for this lure. Most of our fishing with these lures is done with 2000 and 2500 size reels. We personally use and highly recommend spooling these reels up with straight through fluorocarbon. Again we find that the extra stretch from the fluorocarbon aids in absorbing the shock from lunges and head shakes and helps to keep those treble hooks firmly in place during the fight. Fluorocarbon ranging from 4lb - 8lb is perfect. We personally use 5lb for most fishing situations. We tie this directly to the split ring that comes standard with the lures. Braided or fused lines are another great option and we recommend using lines in the 4lb - 15lb range with fluorocarbon leaders from 4lb up to 20lb a minimum of 2m in length.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not recommend using heavier lines then 20lb on these lures. The split rings on these lures are rated to 20lb and if you put more pressure on it than they are rated for then you are risking the split ring opening up!

35mm Crank, both Shallow and Deep models

For the best action from your 35mm crankbait we recommend the use of rods in lengths from 6" - 7'2" with line ratings ranging from 1-2kg (2-4lb) up to 3-5kg (6-10lb) with 1-2kg and 2-4kg rods being our preferred choice here. The perfect taper for this style of lure is a medium taper, but a medium fast tapered rod is fine also. The slightly slower tapers are perfect for the small trebles that these lures are fitted with and the softer action helps to absorb the head shakes and lunges from a fish during the fight, hence protecting the hooks from pulling or tearing out of the fish. Reels ranging from 1000 size up to 2500 size are perfect for this type of fishing. We personally like and use reels in the 2000 size ourselves and we use and highly recommend spooling these up with straight through fluorocarbon for this style of fishing. Fluorocarbon in the 2lb - 4lb range is perfect for this type of fishing and it also helps to protect against pulled hooks due to its extra stretch and shock absorption. Braided and fused lines are certainly another option here for those anglers who prefer the extra feel that braided and fused lines gives you. We recommend braided or fused lines in the 2lb - 10lb range with fluorocarbon leaders ranging from 2lb - 10lb a minimum of 2m in length.

59mm Minnows, both Shallow and Deep models

These lures are best fished on rods ranging from 6" - 7'2" in length with line ratings ranging from 1-2kg (2-4lb) through to 3-5kg (6-10lb) with a 2-4kg rod being our preferred choice. Tapers from medium to medium fast are our preferred taper for this style of lure with a medium fast taper being our personal favourite. Again reels in the 1000 size range up to 2500 size are perfectly suited to these lures. We use a mix of 2000 and 2500 size reels ourselves. As far as line goes there are a few options here... Straight through fluorocarbon is great for these lures and also helps to aid in shock absorption. Fluorocarbon ranging from 2lb - 6lb is perfect. We use mainly 3lb and 5lb fluorocarbon straight through with these lures and we tie this directly to the split ring that comes factory fit to the lure. Braided and fused lines are another great choice especially for that extra feed back to the angler. Anything in the 2lb - 10lb range is perfect with fluorocarbon leaders ranging from 2lb - 10lb a minimum of 2m in length. When fishing braid on these lures we personally use and highly recommend a fused line in the 3lb line class. We use fluorocarbon leaders ranging from 3lb - 5lb for most situations and up to 8lb when we require more pulling power. Our leader lengths are generally around 7m in length but this is a personal thing... We understand that not all people like leaders this long so just use a length of leader that you are comfortable with. 2m is usually a good starting point!

42mm Shad

We recommend fishing these lures on rods ranging from 6" - 7'2" in length with line ratings ranging from 1-2kg (2-4lb) through to 3-5kg (6-10lb) with a 2-4kg rod being our preferred choice. Tapers from medium to medium fast are our preferred taper for this style of lure with medium fast tapers being our preferred option. Once again reels in the 1000 size range up to 2500 size are best suited to these lures. We personally use a mix of 2000 and 2500 size reels ourselves. As far as line goes there are a few options... Straight through fluorocarbon is a great choice for these lures and also helps to aid in shock absorption. Fluorocarbon ranging from 2lb - 6lb is perfect. We use 3lb fluorocarbon straight through a lot with these lures and we tie this directly onto the split ring that come standard fit on these lures. Braided and fused lines are another good choice especially for that bit of extra feel and feed back to the angler. Anything in the 2lb - 10lb range will do the job here with fluorocarbon leaders ranging from 2lb - 10lb a minimum of 2m in length. When fishing braid on these lures we personally use a fused line in the 3lb line class with 3lb - 5lb fluorocarbon leaders up to 7m in length.

40mm Vibe

These lures are best fished on rods ranging from 5'4" to 7'2" in length, with our preferred tapers being medium fast to fast tapers. We typically tend to find ourselves fishing these on fast tapered rods more so than anything else, but medium fast tapers work fine and I am sure that medium tapers would also suffice for those who prefer softer rods. Anything from 1-2kg (2-4lb) up to 3-6kg (6-12lb) is fine for this style of fishing. Reels in the 1000 to 2500 sizes are also perfect for these lures.... We predominately use 2000 size reels ourselves for these lures. We tend to fish a mix of braided line and straight through fluorocarbon for these lures. Straight through fluorocarbon in the 2lb - 6lb line class is perfect... We tend to use mainly 3lb and 5lb fluorocarbon when fishing straight through fluorocarbon on these lures. Braid is another great option here as it gives you a lot more feel and quicker hook set on those fickle little bites that you can sometimes encounter with this lure. Braided or fused lines in the 2lb - 10lb range are perfect with leaders tied from fluorocarbon in the 2lb - 10lb class a minimum of 2m in length. Our braid rods are typically loaded with a fused line in the 3lb line class with leaders generally ranging from 3lb - 8lb.

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