consistently catch even though some
people say that they’re dumb and easy to
catch. These people obviously don’t try to
catch them throughout all tides, daylight
hours and weather conditions. There are
not too many fish that can be caught from
1m to 30m of water using just about every
conceivable lure/fly on the market.
WF: The forecast was atrocious. How did
that impact on your plans for the event?
RP: It didn’t really impact our plans as
we always roll with the punches. Sure
we knew it was going to be horrific but
as with every Flathead Classic you have
to adapt quickly to the conditions and
sometimes the amount of traffic in an
area that you want to fish.
F Classic
WF: You chose to troll a lot of the time.
How did you come to this decision?
RP: It’s pretty simple. Three blokes can
stand there and cast and work a 30m
stretch of bank in half an hour and you
still only cover an area the length of your
cast by the length of the bank for that
half an hour but if you troll you can cover
all different depths and about four to five
times the area in the same amount of
time.
WF: What were the most productive lures?
RP: No. 1 Tango Shad, No. 2 Fish Trap, No. 3
Micro Mullet, No. 4 Flat Shad, No. 5 Flash
Wriggly.
WF: Are there any tips you can pass on to
the readers on how to get the best from
the Zerek Tango Shad?
RP: Go as light as you possibly can in the
line department and never use them with
bent terminals or eyelets.
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