Fisherman Delta 5's

[Kasey Leong]

Hi Dan,

Here is a picture of a GT caught on a 140g Bigfoot just south of Tantabiddi. The 190 is not much bigger but is significantly heavier than the 140, and therefore sinks alot faster. I wouldn't recommend using the 190 up around Exmouth - apart from the increased effort required for each cast, alot of the area around Peak and the Murions is very shallow. You wouldn't be the first angler to have his Orion BigFoot snagged onto the bottom, and not the first to have to dive in to try and retrieve it either.

The Big Foot is fairly simple to work, and being a sinking stickbait, this makes it even easier!. I think the T-Curve will be able to work it fairly easily.

[Jay Burgess]

Ok then Bigfoot it is.

Is the 190gram physically much bigger than the 140g? Or just heavier?

If you were to pick between the 140 and 190, which would you go for as an all rounder? Have a few of the Wahoo style stickbaits that ill be taking. Will be fishing Murion and Peak islands off Exmouth

Dont have a dedicated stickbait rod, will be on a T-curve GT special that I use for all heavy casting at the moment (soon to be upgraded)

Either one will do the job, the size difference isn't that noticeable.

Although you don't need a dedicated stickbait outfit to work bigfoots I think the 190 would be better suited to the heavy GT special.

Good luck, Exmouth area hasn't been kind to me in the past 

[Luke Wyrsta]

Nice hair Kenji....sh*t, I mean Kasey 

[Kasey Leong]

Sam

Have used these off Exmouth (late 2010) and while the action looked great (the correct retrieve rate is critical), there were no takers. However, the same went for most other stickbaits - all the action was on poppers especially in fusilier colour. The water was so thick with bait fish that some of the guys were jagging them by accident.

Great trip, best 2 fish over 50kg each.


Good luck


Les

Hi Les,

Any chance we could see a report or some pics?

Luke - you don't like my center-parting? 

Okay, I hate fugly cap hair. 

[Dan Konig]

Thanks for the advice guys

Ill give it some thought and order one later today

Cheers

Dan

[Greg Burt]

One!  a lure can only be lost once 

[Kasey Leong]

Especially if it sinks! You've basically got no chance of recovering your lure then if you bust of!  ;Df

[Dan Konig]

Haha yes only one, I made the mistake of overbuying on lures before a Montebellos trip.

Ended up bringing home all of them bar one.

Determined not to do that again, but no doubt this will be the trip where I lose far more than I had planned for.