Soft plastic V hard bodied lures.

[ifishcq1]

I agree with J87
I use plastics when I can get them out of the structure and hards when I need to bump the way through vegitation
I probably should spend some time watching the gurus using softies in underwater jungle because I catch a lot of trees with plastics
cheers

[tunaticer]

It comes down to the terrain you are fishing and the species and attitudes of the fish on the day. I know of one creek where plastics are dismal producing barely a look at all day, but the same day hard bods rule by 10:1. The next creek north however has got a definite preference for plastics over hard bods. Terrain is fairly chalk and cheese between the two creeks but the species are the same.

That being said though, the deepest parts of the river are usually missed out fishing with hard bodies and plastics are very costly when the jighead picks up the rock bottom in 60 feet of water in a creek. That problem is hopefully overcome now with a change of tackle and methods for deep water snags i have developed as a case of have to. Hollowbellies and matched jigheads are around the $4.50 a pop and i used to lose maybe ten an hour on average to the snags.

[TheRealAndy]

Both for me. When chasing fish like cod and jacks in the shallow snags its hard bodies. When chasing flathead on the banks, and bream in marinas i use soft plastics.

[Salad Fingers]

I find SP fishing up here in the NT just gets a bit too expensive, bite offs, bust offs, snags, oyster rocks...

Billabongs/Run off fishing in the wet, weedless soft plastics all the way though.

I also get a bit annoyed at the lack of hook ups somedays.. Depends on what your targettign though I guess at the end of the day.

[Gorey1]

I chose both.

I fish SP's more than half the time, yet catch a lot more and better fish with HB's.

I think I need schooling in using soft plastics.

[Axl]

I typically use bait but a couple of friends of mine just brought a heap of metal lures called Blades they seem to be working well anyone else used them?

[Swindells]

I typically use bait but a couple of friends of mine just brought a heap of metal lures called Blades they seem to be working well anyone else used them?

Vibe lures? just bought one yesterday, they're a bit pricey, $22 for a basic looking lure but i'll get them a go this weekend and next week while i'm on Western Fraser and let you know.

They came out last year and a lot of people rave about them, thats all i know.