Must Have / Go To Lures

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Rubber shads on jig hooks - a go to for me and consistent . WESTIN shad Teez, Fox Rage all are good fast or slow
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Salmo “Slider”, Tinseltown.
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Paddletail shad. 90% of the time it works every time.
Simple and versatile.
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there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
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Go-to boat fishing lures
Savage gear line thru roach in 25 or 32cm (natural roach/rudd/bream or lemon)
Savage gear line thru trout in 30cm or occasionally 40cm (especially the lemon or albino base colours)
Eastfield vipers 40cm
Miuras mouse plus various combinations of curly/paddle tail shad tails (assorted colours)
Scout swimmers 18cm or Westin swim glides 18cm with large curly tails added
Eastfield Wingman curly 30cm (various colours)
Gator catfish curly 35cm (Black/red or firetiger fluoro)

Giant pig shads are always a fish catcher but don't seem so productive as a trolling lure.

At last count I had 37 large boxes of lures in regular use plus 2 filing cabinets full of spares and oddities, and many boxes of obscure lures I occasionally use. Plus the perch fishing lure collection, and the trout lures, sea lures and lures I purchased for specific holidays like largemouth and smallmouth bass lures. Maybe I have too many lures? I think I have more lures being delivered tomorrow from Sweden. Maybe I should buy another XL lure bag...
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fenland piker wrote: Thu Nov 23 2023 12:15 -
Go-to boat fishing lures
Savage gear line thru roach in 25 or 32cm (natural roach/rudd/bream or lemon)
Savage gear line thru trout in 30cm or occasionally 40cm (especially the lemon or albino base colours)
Eastfield vipers 40cm
Miuras mouse plus various combinations of curly/paddle tail shad tails (assorted colours)
Scout swimmers 18cm or Westin swim glides 18cm with large curly tails added
Eastfield Wingman curly 30cm (various colours)
Gator catfish curly 35cm (Black/red or firetiger fluoro)

Giant pig shads are always a fish catcher but don't seem so productive as a trolling lure.

At last count I had 37 large boxes of lures in regular use plus 2 filing cabinets full of spares and oddities, and many boxes of obscure lures I occasionally use. Plus the perch fishing lure collection, and the trout lures, sea lures and lures I purchased for specific holidays like largemouth and smallmouth bass lures. Maybe I have too many lures? I think I have more lures being delivered tomorrow from Sweden. Maybe I should buy another XL lure bag...
Divorce or bump off her indoors

The money you save can go toward the XL lure bag
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Manta, Buster Jerk, big spinnerbait, Abu Atom 35g are my top 4.
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Shakespeare Jet
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not tried it yet , but its got to be good
just bought this from angling direct ,bought the slider the other week

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rapala x-rap haki 14 glide bait


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Abu Toby in silver
Mepps size 4 also in silver
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This season, Manns -1, Z-Man Pop Shadz, and Z-Man TRD on Cheb rig.
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Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
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I’d also get a big s. Great lures that are cheap and easy to use. Fish them in all sorts of different ways, when on the surface in summer.

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Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

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Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
You can use almost any big soft plastic, paddle or curluy, i use some big grubs from Soverign Superbaits- prob my fave tail to use, or 30/40cm real eels or the twin tails they come with-i think these are best if your fishign them really slow with lots of pause's.

same with shads anything 17-20cm+, 18cm slick shads work well,i have a couple of big gunki g'bumps they work well but you can use almost anyting thats a decent size, some you can cut the head off to butt up to the head of the mouse better, i find can help it run straighter.

Marks options are good, they soverign ones i use are pretty cheap, but they do work.
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Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 18:42 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

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Nice work Mark, thanks for the link and pics, they look grand 👍🏼
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Ratty46 wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 19:07 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
You can use almost any big soft plastic, paddle or curluy, i use some big grubs from Soverign Superbaits- prob my fave tail to use, or 30/40cm real eels or the twin tails they come with-i think these are best if your fishign them really slow with lots of pause's.

same with shads anything 17-20cm+, 18cm slick shads work well,i have a couple of big gunki g'bumps they work well but you can use almost anyting thats a decent size, some you can cut the head off to butt up to the head of the mouse better, i find can help it run straighter.

Marks options are good, they soverign ones i use are pretty cheap, but they do work.
Awesome, many thanks
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A very effective winter lure on a local Shallow loch for me has been the Salmo Perch fished just sub surface perch and roach pattern but as they are probably only seeing it from below I don't think it matters too much.
That bulge it makes as you retrieve .😁👍🏻👍🏻
ALL FEROX ARE BROWN TROUT BUT NOT ALL BROWN TROUT ARE FEROX "

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I take a different selection every time but the 3 types that NEVER get taken out of the box are the following

Mepps musky killer.
Buster jerk
Rapala peto
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Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 18:42 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

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I do well with the Fox-Rage-Pro-Grub---16cm - nice colours too.
https://www.fishingtackleandbait.co.uk/ ... gI4TPD_BwE
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peteren wrote: Wed Dec 13 2023 09:40 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 18:42 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

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I do well with the Fox-Rage-Pro-Grub---16cm - nice colours too.
https://www.fishingtackleandbait.co.uk/ ... gI4TPD_BwE
Interesting, looks like a copy of an Eastfield Wingman Curly or did Eastfield copy Fox :shrug:
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Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 14 2023 19:55 -
peteren wrote: Wed Dec 13 2023 09:40 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 18:42 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

Image
I do well with the Fox-Rage-Pro-Grub---16cm - nice colours too.
https://www.fishingtackleandbait.co.uk/ ... gI4TPD_BwE
Interesting, looks like a copy of an Eastfield Wingman Curly or did Eastfield copy Fox :shrug:
Whatever?
Happy to go cheap with soft plastics - unlike fine- tuned jerkbaits.
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For me it’s a rapala peto
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Joephilpots87 wrote: Sat Dec 16 2023 14:17 -
For me it’s a rapala peto
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Literally organising my boat bucket for Monday. If I could only have 5, these would be my top 5
Shad rap with a muppet tail, xrap, storm seeker, albino trout, abu 40g spoon.
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peteren wrote: Thu Dec 14 2023 20:41 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 14 2023 19:55 -
peteren wrote: Wed Dec 13 2023 09:40 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 18:42 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

Image
I do well with the Fox-Rage-Pro-Grub---16cm - nice colours too.
https://www.fishingtackleandbait.co.uk/ ... gI4TPD_BwE
Interesting, looks like a copy of an Eastfield Wingman Curly or did Eastfield copy Fox :shrug:
Whatever?
Happy to go cheap with soft plastics - unlike fine- tuned jerkbaits.
Whatever? I've made no reference to the price of anything, just commented on the look of them :shrug: Use what you like mate :thumbs:
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Mark Phillips wrote: Sat Dec 16 2023 22:05 -
peteren wrote: Thu Dec 14 2023 20:41 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 14 2023 19:55 -
peteren wrote: Wed Dec 13 2023 09:40 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 18:42 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

Image
I do well with the Fox-Rage-Pro-Grub---16cm - nice colours too.
https://www.fishingtackleandbait.co.uk/ ... gI4TPD_BwE
Interesting, looks like a copy of an Eastfield Wingman Curly or did Eastfield copy Fox :shrug:
Whatever?
Happy to go cheap with soft plastics - unlike fine- tuned jerkbaits.
Whatever? I've made no reference to the price of anything, just commented on the look of them :shrug: Use what you like mate :thumbs:
Sorry Mark wasn’t sarcastic; merely reflecting that brand/ build/ reputation not the same concern with soft plastics, as hardbaits. :thumbs:
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peteren wrote: Sat Dec 16 2023 23:39 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Sat Dec 16 2023 22:05 -
peteren wrote: Thu Dec 14 2023 20:41 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 14 2023 19:55 -
peteren wrote: Wed Dec 13 2023 09:40 -
Mark Phillips wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 18:42 -
Ben wrote: Thu Dec 07 2023 11:11 -
Ratty46 wrote: Wed Nov 22 2023 11:13 -
there's loads, my main ones are

Miuras mouse ( diff tails on them + spares and options)
Real eels 30cm rigged shallow no weight
SG 4play V1 25 & 19 cm
River Roach 18cm
Hooligan Roach 23cm
Line Thru Trout 20cm
Have you got a link for the different tails you use on the Mouse please mate?
The most commonly used combos with Miuras are Pig Shads, Gator Gums or Catfish and Wingman Curlys. Basically paddle for active fish, curly when it's slower going... you can use anything you want of course...

Spend over 100 euro and under £135, free shipping, no VAT.

https://www.sportfishtackle.com/en/fish ... -softbaits

Image
I do well with the Fox-Rage-Pro-Grub---16cm - nice colours too.
https://www.fishingtackleandbait.co.uk/ ... gI4TPD_BwE
Interesting, looks like a copy of an Eastfield Wingman Curly or did Eastfield copy Fox :shrug:
Whatever?
Happy to go cheap with soft plastics - unlike fine- tuned jerkbaits.
Whatever? I've made no reference to the price of anything, just commented on the look of them :shrug: Use what you like mate :thumbs:
Sorry Mark wasn’t sarcastic; merely reflecting that brand/ build/ reputation not the same concern with soft plastics, as hardbaits. :thumbs:
Oh God mate, don't apologise. That makes total sense now mate. Tight lines.
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