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Squidgy Bug Soft Plastic Fishing Lures – Squidgy Bugs

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Squidgy Bug  Soft Plastic Fishing Lures – Squidgy Bugs

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Squidgy Bug Soft Plastic Fishing Lures


The Squidgy Bug Fishing Lure is a soft plastic bait with astonishing tail end action and among the most cracking in the Squidgies queue up of plastics.

 

Although the Squidgy Bug soft plastic sport fishing lure was configured for unweighted surface presentments its effects on a weighted basic jig head is likewise mind blowing.

 

The Squidgy Bug soft plastic angling lure equals just 70mm in length and with its curled tail end action just about any fish will undergo a crack at it. The Squidgy Bug lures are really versatile because it can resemble so many baits such as  a Shrimp, tad pole or bait fish. This makes them amazing in both fresh and seawater systems.

 

The Squidgy Bug soft plastic fishing lure likewise makes a cracking surface bait by adding together with a Squidgy Resin finesse Jig head and retrieving with the fishing rod tip held high, this is outstanding on Bass! The Squidgy Bug Soft Plastic Fishing lures are pretty much one of the finest soft plastic fishing lures in the marketplace for any estuary fish species and whenever you’re  chasing Bream, Bass or Estuary Perch you genuinely need to give the Squidgy bug fishing lure a try!
Squidgy Bug Soft Plastic Fishing Lures

Characteristics and specs

  • Package includes 6 Squidgy soft plastic Bugs
  • Lures are 70 mm in length
  • Available in 4 productive colour options
  • Large curl tail on a bug shape body
  • Small eyes for added reality
  • Suited for both surface and bottom fishing
  • Recommended Jig head hook sizes 4, 2 and 1

 

Benefits

 

  • Squidgy Bug soft plastic fishing lures are merely resistless in the water world and this follows all attributable they’re resistless tail activity and humble indulgent scrumptious appearing physical structure.
  • The Squidgy Bug fishing lure colour range is absolutely competitive to simulating several bait types and the Coral colour represents a downright weapon for night-time luring.

 

  • The Squidgy Bug soft plastic fishing lure is so versatile it may be fished fresh or salt for an endless listing of species but it genuinely shines when used to target Bream, Perch and of course Australian Bass.

 

So if soft plastic fishing lures is your thing you’d be dotty to not try out the popular Squidgy Bug soft plastic fishing lures! Purchase the Squidgy Bug Lures HERE

 

Flathead Lures | Fishing with Soft Plastic Lures

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Fishing with Soft Plastic Fishing Lures for Flathead

Soft plastic lures are a great way to attract Flathead.  While the species is renowned for its laziness, it will put up quite a fight when hooked, and if you win the battle, Flathead make great eating.  Here are some tips for catching Flathead with soft lures.

 

Flathead are found in shallow water in estuaries and bays where they hide, camouflaged and partially buried in sand.  Rather than actively seeking food, Flathead wait for their prey to come to them, conserving their energy for the quick burst of acceleration that they make when an attractive morsel passes nearby.  By slowly trailing bait or lures along the bottom, anglers have the best chance of hooking Flathead.

 

Most of the types of lure that are successful with bream will work with flathead, too.  Soft plastic lures that attract bites from Flathead are generally at least 50 mm in length. Ocean Storm’s Online Fishing Tackle Shop stocks a range of fishing lures in soft plastic materials, such as Squidgies, as well as Berkeley Gulp fishing lures made from natural biodegradable materials. These lures look and feel like soft plastic and are impregnated with a scent that fish find irresistible.

 

Soft plastic lures come in a range of colours, and it’s useful to keep a variety of colours in your tackle box.  Many anglers find that dark coloured soft plastic lures in the same colours work better on dark days, while lures in lighter colours or more natural looking colours attract more bites from flathead on light days.  After a period with no results, changing the shape of lure you use, for example swapping a minnow shape for a grub shape, will often encourage flathead to take a bite.

 

When fishing for flathead, fairly simple tackle is adequate.  Your aim is to slowly work the bottom, so a 3-4kg line on a basic spinning reel is generally fine.  While a fibreglass rod isn’t suitable for use with soft plastic lures because of their action and lack of sensitivity, a basic 6-7 foot graphite fishing rod allows the angler to cast more accurately and gives the sensitivity to feel a nibble from the target.

 

When the weather is warm and the water is shallow, fishing for flathead can be very rewarding.  Flathead appear to be indolent until they’re ready to pounce on their prey.  Flathead don’t seem to be at all wary of lures – so using Soft plastic fishing lures can make for an exciting day of fishing.

Checkout this clip below for fishing for Flathead on soft plastic lures: Brett Wilson From Shimano is using the Squidgy Pro Lobby Lure

Also check out this Clip to further your knowledge and experience in targeting fish on soft plastic fishing lures.. You can buy the full Soft Plastic Tactics Fishing DVD in our online fishing tackle shop.

Fishing for Flathead on Soft Plastic Fishing Lures

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Fishing for Flathead with soft plastic fishing lures has become ever so popular in recent years. Flathead are always a hungry fish that will pretty much eat anything that appears to be food. It is not uncommon for large Flathead to be cannibalistic and eat other smaller Flathead.

My favorite spot for fishing for Flathead would have to be Mallacoota, Which is located just inside the Victorian boarder if traveling south from NSW. Mallacoota is a small township and is quite peaceful particularly in the upper reaches of Gypsy Point. Flathead and Bream are plentiful in Mallacoota and what more is it appears from my experience that most of the fish are of decent size.

Though Mallacoota is my personal favorite spot for Flathead fishing you can pretty much find a variety of Flathead in most parts of Australia.

Fishing for Flathead on soft plastic fishing lures is quite easy when you have the right tackle. What I would recommend is:

Fishing Rod: Depending on how light you wish to fish I recommend a light weight graphite/composite fishing rod rated somewhere along the 2-4kg to 3-5kg mark. Good rod choices would include the Shimano T-Curve fishing rod, Shimano 3 Zero Fishing Rod, Shimano Starlo Stix Fishing Rods, Berkley Dropshot Rods and Daiwa Generation Black Wicked Weazel rods just to name a few. These rods have been specifically designed to suit soft plastic and hard body lure fishing. Prices for a fishing rod suitable for soft plastic fishing can vary anywhere from around $59.00 to $600.00+

Fishing Reel– There are many fishing reels on the market and ultimately it depends on your budget but for something fairly half decent I would not recommend any reel that had a price tag of less than $60-70. The size of the reel can vary depending on the rod you choose but more commonly the choice would be some where between a 2000-2500-3000 size reel for this type of fishing. Again it really depends on your personal budget but for the average angler that is after a fishing reel with a bit of quality that doesn’t want to spend a lot, brand ranges I would highly recommend as a starting point the Penn Battle fishing reel, Shimano Sedona Fishing Reel, Okuma Avenger fishing reels.  For the angler that is willing to spend a bit more for top quality gear you could consider the Shimano Stella or Shimano Stradic.

Fishing Line: Obviously the choice is yours. Fish anywhere from 2kg to 5kg depending on how light you prefer. There are many brands on the market and you can use either Braided / Super Lines or just a regular mono-filament fishing line.  My personal choice is I like to fish fairly light for more fun and use 4lb fireline crystal fishing line with an 8lb Berkley vanish fluorocarbon trace. I use heavier trace compared to my main line mostly to handle any abrasion.

Soft Plastic Fishing Lures: There are many many soft plastic lures on the market and the Flathead will be more than happy to eat pretty much any of the soft plastic fishing lures if it fits in their mouth! the other alternative to soft plastic fishing lures is Berkley Gulp. Berkley Gulp is designed to completely look and feel like soft plastic however the ingredients used are all natural.

My favorite picks on soft plastic lures for Flathead would be Squidgies: in 65mm fish and 100mm wriggler. Favorite colours are silver fox, bloodworm gary glitter and black gold. For the Berkley Gulp fishing lure range my picks are the 2″ Camo sand worms, 2″ nuclear chicken shrimps and 3″ Minnows in smelt. Truth is though you can use any colour and they will most likely get eaten by a Flathead if hungry.

How to fish soft plastic fishing lures for Flathead:

There a few methods but by far the easiest and effective way if fishing for Flathead in a lake, river etc.  is to cast the soft plastic fishing lure out along the sand flats or edges of weed beds and let the lure sink till it hits the bottom, leave it for a moment, retrieve any slack line, give your rod an upward twitch, wind a small amount of line back let the lure sink again and keep repeating this process of twitch, wind and sink and be continuous at a fairly slow pace.