Lure advice please

[Serge de Bruijn]

Hi,

as I am preparing for my trip I would like to ask more experienced popper fishermen for some advice regarding the lures I should buy in order to be prepared as well as I can be.
It is a 10 day trip of which 6 days will be spent popping and jigging.
My collection so far:
Poppers
-4 X Heru Cubera 150
-2 X Orion Cono Cono 150
-1 X Fisherman Big mouth 220

Stickbaits
-2 X Heru Ulua 150
-2 X Orion Bigfoot 140
-2 X Orion Bigfoot 170
-1 X Orion Big Nambas 210
-2 X Fisherman Long Pen 100

Looking for lures that are priced upto the level of Orion lures... not willing to fork out a fortune for a lure

Thanks a lot !

Serge.

[Ben Rivers]

Mate, have asked a similar question myself recently: http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php?topic=4687.msg39075#msg39075

The most popular Go-To lures are:

Craft Bait GT2 and GT3
Sea Frogs
Orion Big Foots
Cubera 125 & 150

You seem to be pretty will covered with your current supplies.

Cheers Ben

[Serge de Bruijn]

Thanks,

I actually read the topic back then...
I will just add some more lures to be safe since there is no tackle shop available on the trip.

Serge.

[Sami Ghandour]

Hi Serge,
If you want to keep it on the budget nothing beat the Orion!!
couple of guys i know had a failure on the middle barrel swivels of the Heru, so i would be more careful with the drag set up.
the craft bait GT3 is another alternative if budget is not an issue, we had great success with them along the Cono Cono in the past.
 

[Glenn Travis]

Hey serge,
Just another couple of stick baits that i would reccommend to your collection without breaking the bank, are the heru bobara and the aswb sinking or floating stickbaits, ive had good success with both.
As for the popper's you cant go wrong with the Gt3, they can certinanly take a hiding and have a solid wire construction.

Glenn

[Peter Childs]

Serge, they're all pretty big lures for some extended popping.  You might wan't to chuck in a couple of slightly smaller or smaller cup sizes for a bit of reprieve when you need a break.........or maybe I'm just getting old.

I f you are on a budget, I'd be thinking a couple of cubera 125s (one of my favs) or even a skipjack 120 or 150 for a real break (I note you have a couple of Long Pens - but they are something different again).  It's not just working the lures (you will get a bit of a break with the stickbaits) but casting 150 - 200 grams all day + terminals will give you a real work out. 

I'm assuming you are taking a bit of a range of rods for that selection too?

Cheers

[Mark Harris]

I agree with Peter - look at getting some 120/125 gram type sizes. For example, Heru Cubera 125 is a great popper.

If budget is the concern then no point recommending the likes of Craftbaits.

You will find a lot of very proven lures from Adhek for the sort of of money you want to spend.  In particular I would recommend trying to source:

Adhek Venus - fantastic 120 gram popper with huge water presence for such a light lure.
Adhek PomPom 160 - a big chunky deep water popper which makes a lot of noise.
Adhek Penipen 140 and 160 - floating stickbaits best worked with a medium/slow retrieve.
Adhek Ocean Lady 160 - a truly huge pencil popper.

Depending on where you are fishing, I would also add Adhek Goby to that list. It only works effectively in flat water though.

The whole Adhek range is made from super strong wood (Mahogany) with very nice finishing and wiring that can be prone to stretching but does the job well enough.  Mahogany is a very dense wood compared the lightweight stuff that some popper makers use, so they also tend to cast well.

ps, Fisherman Long Pen is not a stickbait!

[Serge de Bruijn]

Some solid advice here ... thanks.
Even though we are hitting the gym twice a week now untill our trip I will get some lighter poppers/stickbaits as well.

I had read about the Long Goby from Adhek but will look at the other lures mentioned as well, a friends parents will be in Indonesia in Februari for 4 weeks and are willing to bring the lures back home which will save us shipping and taxes.
Orion's will be ordered next week, they appear solid and Eric has been a pleasure to deal with in the past.

Serge.