Fish a stickbait will catch

[Santosh Shanmuga]

That's a nice looking grouper...the grouper here aren't as pretty.

[Andy Rowe]

Err..50 kg bronze whaler...

[warren clark]

    I'm going to take a few of these homemade stickbaits to the Swains next week along with the one I have bought and hopefully the following week I can add my own fish that a stickbait will catch to this post.
    Brandon you where right with a little more weight in the nose they worked so much better.   Thanks Warren

[Brandon Khoo]

no worries - you're a great craftsman, Warren, Those poppers and stickbaits look as good if not better than many I've seen in stores!
Good luck and I hope you have good weather

[warren clark]

 I Think it's being very generous to say that our first efforts would match that of a  lure sold  in a shop  but when I get back I will start on the signature series and then we will see.

[Alex Basford]

I think this is what a 30kg+ trout looks like??? 



(P.S. Not my fish, found it on google)

[Rob Ciotucha]

Looks like that garbage guts brandon was trying to find at marion reef 

[Nathan Busteed]

That thing is a monster!!! As Brandon said I thought that 10-12kg was a big trout, let alone 30kg!!

PS. They are some sweet looking sticks baits warren!!! Maybe some on should do a bit of a popper/stickbait making post with some pics and tips from start to stop!!!

[Aaron Concord]

Warren,

very nice looking stick baits mate.
Hope they get sucked down in walloping explosions!!!!!!

As for the trout above...it's a honker...they DO exist!!!!!!!!!

I have found by using the GT sized poppers & sticks that 'cigutera sized' trout are too common!!

Ya need to resort to Supa Bloopers on PE2-3 to catch the 2-4kg models that won't give you the tingles!

Aaron.

[Luke Wyrsta]

HECTOS!!!

[Aaron Concord]

Luke,

I'd take my chances with sticking my head down a lions mouth over that thing.

Aaron.

[warren clark]

   My stickbait success at Swain's was a hook up a very solid GT that we got to see but I didn,t land and 2 Sharky Mackerel. I was really happy with how a couple of my homemade stickbaits went. I think anyone how has a background in flytying and fishing will always want to catch  a fish on a stickbait or popper they have made. I will gets some pictures together on the stickbait production and post them. They are pretty simple to make.
                                           Thanks Warren