Squid soft plastics
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Squid soft plastics
Does anyone have any experience, opinions or theories on the effectiveness of the squid shaped soft plastics done by chasebaits, Savage gear and others?
Techniques, likely species, likelihood of higher success vs regular style plastics?
Considering picking up a pack and jigging them for snapper.
Techniques, likely species, likelihood of higher success vs regular style plastics?
Considering picking up a pack and jigging them for snapper.
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Re: Squid soft plastics
I know a lot of people that have bought them. I don’t know anyone that’s got a fish on em...
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Re: Squid soft plastics
Pretty much what Ducky said. I've got a few but never did any good.
I think someone suggested rigging them like you would a running sinker rig to allow them to move a bit more freely, I haven't tried that though
I think someone suggested rigging them like you would a running sinker rig to allow them to move a bit more freely, I haven't tried that though
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
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Re: Squid soft plastics
Yeah put the post up cos finding live use reviews has been hard, especially for Australia, so seemed a bit like one of those good looking designs to primarily catch fishermen
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Re: Squid soft plastics
I have used them on a paternoster rig off shore did ok but not as good as snapper snatchers.
I have never used them as a lure being worked by hand.
I have never used them as a lure being worked by hand.
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Re: Squid soft plastics
I've used the smaller ones (1.5? 2 inch? I don't recall) put out by Keitech. They have a couple of squid-shaped offerings in their range, actually. I found pinkies went for them ... but sometimes, especially on warm summer evenings just as it goes dark, pinkies will smash *anything*. So I don't know if that's necessarily a selling point of the squidy plastics.
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Re: Squid soft plastics
Funny how tinsel and foil outfishes a realistically molded soft plastic imitation bait!
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Re: Squid soft plastics
I've never used them but they are not selling many at my local Tackle store before he closed down