Zerek Live Shrimp

[Jackson 53]

Is anyone using Zerek Live Shrimp for estuary species. If so, what size/colour have you had success with.

I'm thinking of giving the 3.5 inch/7 gram ones a go in the dark red colour.

Cheers,

Peter

[bennykenny]

yeah mate they are pretty good, they now come in 3 sizes,3.5 is my favourite. there is a 2 inch(i think) that would be deadly on the bream aswell. the red colour is the one to go for the flatties. the 5 inch one are a little too big though.

[Jackson 53]

Thanks mate. I'll give the red ones a go.

[finga]

Why are they called live shrimp if they're made of plastic?
They should be known as Zerek plastic shrimp.
False advertising saying they're live?

When I read the title I thought someone has nutted out how to transport live shrimps.

[bennykenny]

The guy who invented them name is Zerek Live(pronounced leeve)
so i guess the is no false advertising there!!

[banshee]

Called 'Live Shrimp' mainly for the action.I've seen one in a swiming pool and they are quite realistic when hoped across the bottom.

[MudRiverDan]

I have a couple but have not caught anything on them yet.

They are OK though I think the hook is a bit large in the bigger ones, it looks like a beefed up 7/0 weighted monster Gamakatsu, kind of thing you would use only on huge Jacks or Barra or something..

Dan.

[whiteman]

I use the bigger size for flatties as i get a more accurate cast. No problem hooking up barely legal size. They are very good for barra. Colour doesn't seem to matter as its all in the slow twitchy retrieve.

[spears]

Why are they called live shrimp if they're made of plastic?
They should be known as Zerek plastic shrimp.
False advertising saying they're live?

When I read the title I thought someone has nutted out how to transport live shrimps.
U 4 real ..

[bennykenny]

U 4 real ..
yes im afraid so.

[Muddy Toes]

I can't believe this........

[lucee81]

I can't believe this........

Quick someone call Riply's believe it or not.

[daveo17]

so who sells them in the Brisbane area?

[keegan013]

Bcf do mate there 3 for $25 atm.

[halfmanhalffish]

Have caught fish on most colours in all sizes. The new little 2 inch one will be a cracker for most estuary targets! Mates have been doing really well on the reef fish with the larger size- just re-rigging with a heavier jig head or tying a loop knot with a ball sinker on the loop. Sweeties love em! Very versatile range of lures!

[randell]

too expensive, you can get 3 Berkley Power Shrimp or Kokoda Power prawn for $9+
randell

[Pistol_P]

too expensive, you can get 3 Berkley Power Shrimp or Kokoda Power prawn for $9+
randell

Agreed.
Many a soft plastic prawn on the market that do the same job.

Pete

[MudRiverDan]

too expensive, you can get 3 Berkley Power Shrimp or Kokoda Power prawn for $9+
randell

Admittedly I was bought by the marketing and their captivating action.

But what I bought them for is when the prawns come on.
Throw one on the outskirts of a batch of prawns or flick them around small river mouths etc etc.

Dan

[Scalem]

I have not tried them yet, but know someone who has. I have got as far as looking closely on the shop display, the 1st thing I notice is the price!! 2nd thing I notice is the worm hooks supplied with them would IMHO restrict what I can do with them in relation to how/ when/where I can fish with them because they are very light weights and you don't always want a hook with such restricted exposure of the hook tip as if you are fishing in weed.. Whack a normal jighead in them with your choice of weight and suddenly you open up the options and it works this way also....

Scalem

[halfmanhalffish]

Happy to pay for a lure under ten bucks that works as well as this. Different action to all other prawn imitations I've seen- they've won me!!

[whiteman]

You get the cheaper prawn plastics and make a couple of snips down the back part to try and emulate the Zerek movement but the Zerek is built tough so they'll last a large number of hook ups unlike the cheaper knock offs.

I don't have a problem with the hook set up us it comes into its own in snag territory - even rubble bottoms where a bit of weed grows. Rat barra tend to mouth the prawn so hooks ups not as often but the big ones don't take prisoners!

[Scalem]

Yep, but I bet I can cast double the distance with my 3/8 or 1/2oz Jighead and still get down to 20 mtrs depth with a little current. Doubt you could do this with the worm hooks supplied with them. But it depends on where the fish are holding in the water column so standard worm hooks might be fine on the day.

Scalem

[B_E_N]

they are no better than anything else on the market, esp when you impart the action as with all plastics. difference is your getting ripped off. ill keep my atomic prongs, i get 10 to every 1 live shrimp

[MudRiverDan]

they are no better than anything else on the market, esp when you impart the action as with all plastics. difference is your getting ripped off. ill keep my atomic prongs, i get 10 to every 1 live shrimp
I got one still in the plastic sittin in the garage I am not going to break it out till I catch something on the first one I got.

Dan

[Stumpthumpa]

I am a big fan of Prongs as well and have a few of the 3.5" Zereks. I find the weight is a bit too light for most of the current run I fish, but have been too lazy to look at adding more weight, I just fall back to the Prong. Has anyone played with a bit more weight?

[johnlikes2fish]

lure d'jour,

[Scalem]

I am a big fan of Prongs as well and have a few of the 3.5" Zereks. I find the weight is a bit too light for most of the current run I fish, but have been too lazy to look at adding more weight, I just fall back to the Prong. Has anyone played with a bit more weight?

Yep - it works

Scalem

[tunaticer]

I am going to reverse the hook in one of mine and see how it goes. Looking for the forward glide when the flick finishes same as the real prawns do. They might look good in the promotional vid but it is not normal action for a prawn, we just think it looks sexy.

[jighead]

I used the 2" in colour No2 on Thursday in the Maroochy river and the jacks went crazy for it.
Landed 2 jacks around 30-35cm and got smashed by a larger one and lost my lure.
I love 'em. a bit expensive but I love the glowing eyes in murky water.
Like Scalem I change the jigheads to suit the area and water depth i am fishing
Cheers Mal

[BLOOEY]

I have bought 2 of them and both got 1 hit before the tail was missing. Great action but way too xx'y for 1 hit. Ben

[finga]

The guy who invented them name is Zerek Live(pronounced leeve)
so i guess the is no false advertising there!!
Where did you find this out from?
I sent an email to Wilson but to date I have not had a reply.
At 3 for $25 that a lot of nice fresh real green prawns (about a kilo I reckon) I could be using and if I don't catch a fish I can eat the bait.

[bennykenny]

Where did you find this out from?
I sent an email to Wilson but to date I have not had a reply.
At 3 for $25 that a lot of nice fresh real green prawns (about a kilo I reckon) I could be using and if I don't catch a fish I can eat the bait.

are you serious finga, i said it as a joke and from the lack of replies i thought everyone took it just as that.
i can see them at the Wilson office laughing their pants off.
sorry mate.:D:D:(


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[lucee81]

Where did you find this out from?
I sent an email to Wilson but to date I have not had a reply.
At 3 for $25 that a lot of nice fresh real green prawns (about a kilo I reckon) I could be using and if I don't catch a fish I can eat the bait.

been a while since you been to the shops old fella..
$25 will get you near on 2kg of large banana prawns

[warti]

(been a while since you been to the shops old fella..
$25 will get you near on 2kg of large banana prawns)
Especially if they are Gladstone harbour prawns! Jokes aside, the zereks have so far been successful for me on jacks, barra, tarpon, bream, flathead, bream and a king salmon. Granted I have been flogging them though. Originally I was not that keen on them as I had a fair few follow them and not hit. I have also been a bit disappointed with the hookup rate but with a change to normal style jig hooks this has improved. However I throw them into thick country sometimes and you need the weedless style hooks for that scenario. Whatever you do don't leave them out on their side in the hot northern sun as they will stay that way with a twist in the tail and are rendered useless. Give them a go if you can get the 3 for $25 deal. If you want to be a stinky bait fisher then buy your green prawns!

[finga]

And why are they called shrimps?
They look like plastic prawns to me.
If I get ever get live shrimps that look like those things I'm going to ask a lot of serious questions.

[bennykenny]

Thats because the friend of the guy who invented them, his name was Steve Hrimp, good bloke so he named the SHrimp after him.::)

[finga]

Now your pulling my leg. Who's ever heard of the surname Hrimp. Image the nicknames if old mate's name was Hrimp?

I got an email about this
His Christian name is Zerek alright but his middle name is Dwain and his surname is Ead. And his mates name is Pete Rawn.
But did you know he had more then one mate? His other better mate (the rich mate who put all the money into the project) is Percy Lesley Andrew Stanley Tic.

What ever happened to the 'good' names plastics had like 7" nuclear chicken?