Lure fishing a question?

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Hi folks just starting to take up lure fishing,i am off to the tackle shop tomorrow to buy some bits and bobs.

I was looking in a magazine at braid and it said that you can get sinking braid and floating braid.

Which one do you use for lure fishing?

[Guest astralmackerel]

Hi folks just starting to take up lure fishing,i am off to the tackle shop tomorrow to buy some bits and bobs.

I was looking in a magazine at braid and it said that you can get sinking braid and floating braid.

Which one do you use for lure fishing?

 

Personally I use floating, but my only experience is targetting mackerel off a pier using feather rigs with a 3 oz weight on the end so the weight'll drag it down anyway.

 

Tight lines.

 

Ron

Edited June 28, 2007 by astralmackerel

[Guest borderboys]

sinking, get a good name such as berkley or rapala etc

[J Darcy 5,871]

Hi mate, go for a heavyweight braid, with a B?S much higher than you would use nylon, otherwise you will get snap-offs on the cast. Its good gear...i use berkeley

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Thanks folks .

I have just come back from the tackle shop with a big bag full of goodies.

The shop was having a stock clearance sale i picked up three ondex spinners 50p each,i picked up loads of plugs,spinners and spoons the most expensive being £2.99.

I also got a lure storage bag for £10.00.

 

And the braid i got was 30lb sinking berkley for 19.99.

So i am all ready now to start fishing when the rivers go down.I will see how i get on with it then get some some of the expensive lures.

 

Thanks again folks.

 

Just one more thing,in the shop there was a few lure and the price was....wait for it.............£35.00 .Would anybody on here pay that much for a lure,i mean they did look good but feck me 35.00 a bit steep.

[Vermin Dropper 2]

For £35 I'd want it to jump out me bucket and catch the Feckers it's self

 

was it one of those gold plated spinners/spoons?

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

For £35 I'd want it to jump out me bucket and catch the Feckers it's self

 

was it one of those gold plated spinners/spoons?

 

It was about the size of a dvd case and it looked like somebody had took a photo of a perch both sides and some how put it on the lure,it did look good,but i think it was more to catch the fisherman then fish.

 

I would be scared to cast it,imagen first cast and you hook bottom and lose it

[oxo 441]

I do a lot of lure fishing for pike, do not know what size lures you are using but 50lb bs is a good starting point going up to 80lb for larger lures using multipliers. You get a lot more of your lures back when snagged, 50lb braid is the same diameter as 12lb mono. Powerpro is what most lure fishermen use, Ebays the best for it.

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

I do a lot of lure fishing for pike, do not know what size lures you are using but 50lb bs is a good starting point going up to 80lb for larger lures using multipliers. You get a lot more of your lures back when snagged, 50lb braid is the same diameter as 12lb mono. Powerpro is what most lure fishermen use, Ebays the best for it.

 

Hi oxo,i am only just starting lure fishing so i am only after little pike and perch,just to get the hang of it.I am using little spinners and spoons to start off with.

When i get a bit more experance i will up grade my tackle.

I did not want to go and buy top tackle in case i did not take to it.

[oxo 441]

Its a great way to fish eddie, this sites worth a look

http://www.lurefishinguk.com/

regards