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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Neale Bird on July 17, 2009, 07:29:28 PM
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Not sure if these are "new" but i've only just noticed them on a local site.. blackjack (heru) Bobara any feedback?
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Not used as yet.
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look good i must say ;D
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What does the biggest one there weigh?
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I've been able to use the Bobaras on a couple of trips now. They are the next evolution in the Heru/Backjack/Nomad stickbait range, a sinking stickbait. They come at present in a 50gm, 100gm and 150gm range. They are more aerodynamic than the current Heru stickbaits and their weighting leads to them casting exceptionally well.
The rear wire loop is now horizontally angled which lends itself to easily running a single at the rear if desired without the need for two split rings to achieve balance.
The 50gm versions are a great size for kingfish, mahi mahi and wahoo, and could even work well for impoundement barra, although I haven't had the opportunity to try that.
The 100 and 150 have worked a treat for me with GT's in mind, and have also drawn their share of red bass & trout. The 150gm model is 23cm, the 100gm is about 20cm. The 50gm jobbie is about 14cm in length.
They are a similiar lure to an Orion Bigfoot in action, but don't sink quite so fast. I do find them a lot easier to work and move.
You should be able to find them through Bluewater in the west and from Nomad on the east.
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85 gram raider up top, green one is 100 odd grams, the other is a 150 gram or so. Will be keen to try them out soon. Wont use them this weekend, but maybe in a week or so when I hit the south coast.
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they look the goods!! ;D
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the new Bobara is a very impressive lure and I expect it will form a part of the kit of most GT fishermen going forward. It fills a gap in the Heru range as they now have a sinking stickait offering. Action is really good and I expect it to have the same success we've seen with the floating stickbaits from Heru.
I can guarantee I am going to have them in my tackle bag!
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Sinking stickbait - yum yum ;)
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A deadly weapon in the lure bag for sure....I saw one take GT on the first cast recently.
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Yellowfin candy got to have a few of those !!
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Threw the 100grm lure around some wash zones today and it did not sink. Maybe the one I have is a dud ??? as it would swim the same as a wahoo/dogtooth just under the surface and if you stopped reeling it wouldnt sink down the water column. So much for this being the sinking version!
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maybe it was to scared to sink cause it new fish were below ??
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The kings that were sniffing around at the edge were quite timid yesterday. Too flat and sunny...
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Ok i know this thread is a year and some old now. Over that time has heru been able to get this stick bait to sink?
Seems as though quite a few persons had some that floated instead. :o
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Don't want to confuse the matter but I saw a heru Ulua 90 sink in the water the other day.
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Did it really sink Ewan or just go into the sub-surface?
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I guess, subsurface action describes it better.
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In that case, I guess because the angler was working it that way ;).
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With the xtra heavy duty trebles + xtra heavy splitrings available today , some floating lures may sink when armed with them , a pair of STBL66-5/0 + #11 splitring may add 25 gr. to the overall weight of the lure , more when one uses ST76 or similar trebles such as Gama #23 GT Recorder or Decoy Big Saltwater trebles , putting big swivel + additional splitring at the eyelet of the lure adds more weight still .
Jon .
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That's a very fair point Jon. When a lure manufacturer says, for example, 2 x 4/0 treble, I guess they are anticipating a normal gauge hook rather than a heavy duty ST76 4/0 for example.
On the subject of a sinking Ulua though, putting it down into the sub surface with a twitch and sweep or two is desirable I think :).
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That's a very fair point Jon. When a lure manufacturer says, for example, 2 x 4/0 treble, I guess they are anticipating a normal gauge hook rather than a heavy duty ST76 4/0 for example.
On the subject of a sinking Ulua though, putting it down into the sub surface with a twitch and sweep or two is desirable I think :).
The ulua on my last trip was only cast once and did immediately account for a 20kg fish. Seemed to cast better than the wahoo or heru dogtooth of a similiar size as well.