The Jerky J Swimbait 5″ is the little brother of the &’ version. It’s a great lure to employ at those times when barra are looking for smaller baits or when smaller baits that land softly are required. My three favorite colours are: Salt and pepper as in the top of the photo above Golden … Read more
This just one of the Happy Rock softies that is a credit to its designer Trev Burgess. He gave me my fist one probably two years ago and I have been using them ever since. Unfortunately Trevor passed away in a tragic boating accident at Lake Awoonga on 4th September 2020. A very sad day … Read more
Powerbait hollow belly soft plastics are available in 5″ and 6″ versions and I use them for both weedless and jig hook presentations. The four colours that I use are: Tennessee shad Hitch Bone shad Blue gill Weedless hook presentations In those cases The reason for that is that they are indeed hollow and so … Read more
I have progressively modified the Slickrig by reducing the internal weight so that it swims mid water, have modified the tail so that it swims better at a slow speed, added a subtle rattle to make it easier for barra to detect the lure and finally have added either a spinner or a set of trebles under the lure to induce and convert more hits to hook ups.
The Jerky J Swimbait 7″ is one of just a handful of soft plastics I rely on when Barramundi fishing in competitions. Predominately this is a dusk, dawn or full moonlight soft plastic. My three favorite colours are: Green Shad as in the top of the photo above Boneless Chicken which is a translucent pink … Read more
