Favourite skipping top water lures

[Dan Kaggelis]

Just after people's opinions on skipping top water lures for GTs . Watching the nomad explore vid and several of the ones used look like they would work well on my local fish

[Luke Wyrsta]

Hey Dan!

I constantly tell GT anglers that you should never go anywhere without at least 1 or 2 in the kit.

My favorite is the humble old Fisherman Long Pen 100. There are some nice new colors with flying fish-like foil wings.

There's a few reasons....
They are a great "exploratory" lure to canvas and scope out areas
The speed and rhythm from the action of these lures is a great "run down and kill" GT trigger
They mimic flying fish, long-tom and other fleeing baitfish profiles very well.
They don't have to always be worked fast, more tip action and you can "slap" the water with nice steady pace.
They work great in most conditions, and in particular areas of strong current where "pulling" poppers and stickbaits "through" current is futile.

Luke

[Brandon Khoo]

I agree - the long pen has been the standard for a long time.

[Mark Harris]

Totally agree with what Luke has written - that's an excellent run down on why every GT angler should have skipping pencils in their bag.
For some reason they have become unfashionable - beats me as to why.

[Leo Sorbello]

Hi Dan,

Also, you can add the Orion 130g flapper surface lure in the mix too..........

Tight Lines !

Regards

Leo

[Mark Harris]

Orion Flapper would be my favourite skipping lure in rough conditions.  Only use it in the rough though as it needs chop to impart the action on the lure.

[Leo Sorbello]

Maybe even the Orion Speeder should suit the application Dan........

[Dan Kaggelis]

Cheers guys for the info I'm looking forward to skipping both when the weather comes good

[Ken Best]

What about the Timber Wolf.... I thought Mr Pang would have chimed in by now

[Brandon Khoo]

even I can't deny how effective those damn things are. Pity the paint falls off after one fish though!

[Mark Harris]

Pity the paint falls off after one fish though!

A similar proviso could be given for the Fisherman Long Pen!

[Peter Olesen]

Don't rule out the Hammerhead Tobi 123 and 169!

[Brandon Khoo]

 

Pity the paint falls off after one fish though!

A similar proviso could be given for the Fisherman Long Pen!

[Stu Hardy]

I like the Carpenter Magurou, easy to cast and work.

[Ryan Keith]

    

I thought the new paint jobs would be different. They're not.

 

Pity the paint falls off after one fish though!

A similar proviso could be given for the Fisherman Long Pen!