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Rob Ciotucha

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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 16, 2009, 09:38:59 AM
Nathan as brandon mentioned this is a custom Ripple Fisher pretty sure the 79R.
Cheers Rob
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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 16, 2009, 12:57:55 PM
i was using the nomad's ripple fisher 79 reversal test rod that day, one of many you may try before you buy...

finding a replacement for my broken carpenter ... ???
 



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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 16, 2009, 01:24:58 PM
it is a really bad idea to break Carpenters - they're hard to replace especially these days   :-[
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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 16, 2009, 01:41:52 PM
I've had a few e-mails on what we found to be the best poppers for Bugatti this year.

I'd say that for calm water, we found the surface poppers like pencils to be very effective. On the first couple of days when we were concentrating on fishing relatively calm water, the Adhek Long Gobys just killed them. This lure was actually designed as a stickbait but how we fish it is to cast them out and simply retrieve them quickly over the surface. The lure snakes across the surface and seems to really turn the fish on. I have found the Long Goby to the the most effective lure in the blue holes for some three years now. I personally had good success with the Orion Flapper.

After the first couple of days which coincided with deteriorating conditions, poppers came into their own. A lot of fish were landed on the Fullscales, patriot masterd Bombs (150g) and Ebipops. Notwithstanding having proclaimed the virtues of the ebipops previously, I was still a bit surprised by just how effective they were. The prototype Fullscale Long Kongs were also very good. The fact that long poppers proved to be so effective was probably a product of what the fish were feeding on.

George was very proud of one of his prototype Long Kongs but unfortunately, it disappeared down the gullet of something big and he never saw it again!

What didn't work so well on this trip were surface stickbaits and I think the water clarity had quite a bit to do with this. Orion Bigfoots still caught their fair share but the surface stickbaits didn't do so well. I still caught a couple on these but boy, I worked hard for them!
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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 16, 2009, 04:06:12 PM
Very good information, thanks Brandon.
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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 16, 2009, 04:53:31 PM
Mmmm im after a reversal!!!

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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 16, 2009, 08:28:51 PM
Sam, I'll let you know if I see something for you!! :D

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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 17, 2009, 04:11:55 PM
'Crusty's' Demons at work at Bugatti
 The FullScales







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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 17, 2009, 05:34:50 PM
Good to see Krusty finally get into some action, he should be very please that his lures have held up so well & really do the job.

WELL DONE KRUSTY KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!

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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 17, 2009, 07:57:30 PM
Brandon,

i have a few of the Orion Flappers at home ( also took some to Bugatti) what is the best way to work these lures & how do you generally rig them?

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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 17, 2009, 08:31:11 PM
Where did you source the flappers from - Ive looked around and cant find them.

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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 17, 2009, 08:48:11 PM
Flappers are an Orion
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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 17, 2009, 09:01:06 PM
Flappers are an Orion

Yep, got the bigfoots, but havent seen the flappers listed.

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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 17, 2009, 10:44:26 PM
Brock - you work the Flapper like a pencil popper. Get it skipping over the surface with a slapping motion of the lure on the water.
Andrew, Flappers are available. You simply need to ask for them specifically.
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Re: Bugatti 2009 - Trip report and photos
April 19, 2009, 07:05:54 AM
& your prefered rigging method?