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| 1. | 1st April 2003 | When retrieving or trolling lures adjust the speed and add some action to the lures by flicking the rod tip. | Alan Horsey |
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| 2. | 1st April 2003 | Don't forget to use the correct size swivel to avoid line twist when you use a spinning type lure. | Alex Black |
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| 3. | 1st April 2003 | When lure fishing, dip your lure in tuna oil as an added attractant. Your strike rate should increase. | Scott Walters |
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| 4. | 2nd April 2003 | When using metal lures, make sure you act them as a frightend baitfish by reeling in and jerking the rod. This will make the lure flash around in the water and if any hungry predators are about bang ! Hang on and Enjoy ! | David Scott Timms |
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| 5. | 2nd April 2003 | When you are lure fishing, remember to keep the rod tip low and not to wind too fast or too slow, this should keep the lure at a decent hieght in the water, and try to imagine that you are the fish and what to see. | Nathan Sincock |
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| 6. | 3rd April 2003 | When lure fishing, use strong sharp trebles, a variety of colours, the correct weight/size for targetted species and don't attach the lure directly to the swivel but use a loop in between to create a more natural action. | Clay Robertson |
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| 7. | 3rd April 2003 | Hold your fishing rod tip as close to the surface as possible when retreving your Javelin Lazer Lure as the lure angle looks more natural under water this way. | Luke Moyle |
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| 8. | 3rd April 2003 | Use a loop style knot to give your lure a better action. I use the one in Geoff Wilson's Fishing Knots called the "Harrison's Loop". It leaves the lure free to make the action it was designed to | Chuck Thrillseeker |
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| 9. | 5th April 2003 | Always remember you can catch a big fish on a small hook, but you can't catch a small fish on a big hook. | Ben Micheal Pearson |
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| 10. | 5th April 2003 | Make sure your hooks are always super sharp. | Petar Lemac |
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| 11. | 6th April 2003 | If you have trouble with salmon, snook and the like spitting the hooks and getting off to regularly, by substituting the treble on a lure for a single octopus circle hook you will find that you will lose very few fish and that the hook up rate will not drop off. If you choose a red hook you may even attract more fish. You just need to select a suitable size to match the lure. | Brett Glover |
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| 12. | 6th April 2003 | When using sinking lures like Javelin Lazers, if possible (i.e. not in snaggy territory) always let the first cast sink to the bottom, and "count" the time it takes to hit bottom. With subsequent casts you can then make sure you work the entire water column, from top to bottom, by "counting the lure" down to the desired depth each cast. Fish may be encountered at varyiong depths at different times of the day ! | George Wright |
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| 13. | 7th April 2003 | I've found when fishing with a lure it pays to keep the rod tip low and as you wind pull the tip back and forth (out to the side) to make the lure speed up and slow down. The low rod tip keeps the lure from rising out of the water and the varied speed gives the lure more life. After all, the fish are supposed to think its another fish. | Mick Smith |
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| 14. | 7th April 2003 | Always buy a range of colours of the same lure, that way you will have a suitable lure depending on the weather. eg: bright colours for a bright day, dull colour for a dull day. | Craig Richards |
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| 15. | 11th April 2003 | When casting lures, ensure that Bail Arm on the reel has been properly released, or the lure will not be cast where required & may finish up embedded in your ass, as happened to me some 5 years ago. | Brian Loose |
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| 16. | 11th April 2003 | When using expanding lures, always remember to tie the lure on at the opposite end to the fuse. | Mark Webb |
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| 17. | 12th April 2003 | Use a lure to "match the hatch". No point in trying to feed them something that they are not accustomed to. | Geoff Mitten |
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| 18. | 14th April 2003 | When using hard bodied lures for Bream, you may find that the small and often yuor favourite lures, rise to the surface too quickly. To help combat this, you can put slightly bigger rings and trebles on the lure. This often leads to a more natural rise, and thus natural appearance. | Ian Zajac |
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| 19. | 14th April 2003 | Be aware of overhanging obstacles. To avoid such obstacles, learn to cast using a flat trajectory, by releasing the line much later than normal. | David Tickner |
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| 20. | 16th April 2003 | When retrieving a lure, reel it in slow with sudden sharp jerks of the rod, bringing it upto the surface and then let it sink for a moment, keep repeating until the lure is about 15metres away and then reel the lure in along the surface. | Chris Trzeciak |
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| 21. | 17th April 2003 | When lure fishing, make sure you lure is similar to the bait fish in the area by color, shape, size, action & depth in the water. You may want to "pop" it a little bit on the surface to make it look more like a wounded fish, and if you see a school of bait fish jumping & "flying" on the surface of the water, drop your lure 5-10 meters after them and reel back fast, that will cause your lure to look like a very nervous bait fish that lost the pack and the predator will go for it. | Ron Dadon |
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| 22. | 21st April 2003 | When casting and retrieving a sinking popper (Roger), a key element which enhances the lures swimming action is to make sure that the rod tip is down close to the surface while making quick but short twitches from your wrist, however also remember when using a popper to retrieve as fast as possible, as this will excite hungry predators. I also recommend the thinnest practical main line to achieve optimum running depth. | Patrick Pisani |
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| 23. | 24th April 2003 | When going through shallow sandy water, always put a deep diving lure out as you can pick up some nice big flathead and salmon. | Aub Van Ristell |
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| 24. | 27th April 2003 | Make sure you tie your Javelin securely to a strong piece of rope before throwing !! | Greg McBride |
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| 25. | 30th April 2003 | Don't use lures around DOGS. Was practicing casting lures, with my new bait-caster, in a dam when the dog took a liking to the shiny metal. Didn't catch any Trout but did catch a nice Boarder Collie ! | Philip Burnard |
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| 26. | 6th May 2003 | When trying to remove the lure hook from your hand push the barb through your skin to exit it then cut the barb of with pliers then remove hook from skin.This also works with hooks. A simpler way is don't take the kids fishing with you. | Bill May |
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| 27. | 11th May 2003 | While using any lure, make it a bit more inviting by adding a strip of bait. Squid strip or something similar. The lure looks & smells the real thing. | Michael Cocks |
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| 28. | 13th May 2003 | Dependant on the depth of water, reel in 5 to 6 turns, stop and let the lure sink using a '1 second = 1 foot ratio'. Before the lure hits the bottom, begin to reel in again and repeat the process. | Ben Dyson |
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| 29. | 16th May 2003 | Use only quality and proven lures like the Javelin Lazer Lures. Remember the lure must simulate a fish bait in trouble so retrive accordingly. | Ian Greenshields |
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| 30. | 16th May 2003 | When fishing the rocks during the full light of day the fish will most likely be deep in the water. After casting out, keep your rod tip pointing down towards water and let your lure sink to near the bottom then wind hard for 10 - 15 turns of reel and then, let the lure sink to near the bottom again and wind hard again and keep repeating process to keep the lure deep until it reaches your rod tip. | Andrew Jenkings |
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