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Monday, 28 January 2008

Squidgy Stealth prawns are the real deal

Squidgy Stealth Prawn - Basin flathead cannot resist these

I decided not to hang around Spot X too much today, figuring that if I do so too often I'll decimate the patch single handed, which is after all, really quite small. Instead I did a couple of laps of Smith's Lagoon, casting lures toward the banks from about 15 meters out. I spent at least an hour longer on the water than the previous day and although results were similar, the catch rate wasn't quite as high. That said, I did manage to reel in about 12 Flathead and lost a couple at the side of the kayak. 3 of them were worth keeping (the smallest 36cm, the largest 39), so they joined the other tails that I've stored in the freezer. I won't be visiting any butchers in a hurry.

Once again it was a single Squidgy Stealth prawn that did all of the damage. In fact, it was the very same one (pictured above) that caught at least 15 fish the day before. And I'm really quite amazed to admit that it's still in a fishable condition. I did have to trim the trace three times over the course of the past 2 days, but haven't yet had to replace the lure. I'm really impressed with this. I wouldn't have believed it if someone told me, thats for sure.

I took out 2 rods today, one with a 2" Stealth prawn, another with a 4" version. Not a touch on the larger (and new) lure, but lots of takers on the smaller one. This did surprise me, because the prawns I've cut out of fish bellies recently are more like the size of the larger lure. That said, the larger one is a murky green colour, so perhaps the fish are responding to the black and gold combo. Indeed, Flathead seem to love this colour even with other lures.