hi smithy, ive just bought myself abonnie surface jackell lure and 4 new tn 50 and 60,s to fish moogerah and mooroon this weekend, but still using my old favs as well as these new jackells. i will let you all know how it goes. ill try anything to catch a few fish, may even have to dip a bait which i dont do to often, i usually cast lures, take apiccie and release. bdowdy..
I dunno about the jackalls and their different action on the drop smithy but i find with them they can be worked the slowest than any other vib out there which is their greatest plus.
Why can they be worked slower? Are they lighter or full of air or somthing? Im really thinking about getting some before I go out next time, I can get some for $24 each.
Its just the way they are designed mate. From my pool testing they start their shimmy vib action at the lowest speed. Most other rattlers cant shimmy at the slow pace a jackall can. In saying that, these are reaction baits and are usually ripped fairly quickly so that may not matter, just an observation. I do however really like the shimano's. Dont use the 77 but there are 66's and the dynamite 55's around. They emit a sound just as good i reckon and comparable to the exxy brands, plus their hooks are STICKY and they cost alot less. I just find the 77's abit too large and would rather throw something smaller around.
Dont get too carried away with the jackalls. One only needs to look at Fitzy's recent achievements, other methods can prove to be just as effective and hell of alot more cost effective! Would hate to see people buying a heap of jackalls think it is the answer. You still need to be able to find the feeding fish at the end of the day.
I thought the tungsten or whatever in the head made them sink differently and head first like a wounded baitfish then once on the bottom they actually stood up and didn't topple over.
Like I said, if you are happy catching 5 not using them and everyone around is smacking 50 on Jackalls, knock yourself out. Top team at the Golden Lure on Saturday got 83 fish on them. We were coming tenth with 51 fish on Jackalls after Saturday. 9 of the top 10 teams used them. Proof is in the pudding for me. Most people have been sceptics at the start. Sometimes in fishing it is wise not to question stuff too much and just go with the flow. Over many years I have learned not to be too proud and just do what better anglers than myself tell me to do and the plan is to stick to the plan.
Originally Posted by Smithy
Thats good fishing smithy,
A mate just left my house on the way home, he fished the Windy comp down south, wait till the results become public, the old JAckall did very well and outfished most things once again. He was 5th in teams and the winner i think used them also.
Cheers Tony
2,200+ legal fish or something between 123 fisherpeople this year in the Golden Lure! Trolling bite this year. Think Simmo and one other boat were the only ones to stay tru to the cause and cast all weekend. Trev Stead, Killer, Mike Creighton etc. all ended up trolling.
Trolling is so boring I don't know how people can stand it.
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