••• plastics •••
Having used Zerek Flat Shad lures
in offshore waters for red emperor
to massive deep water bar cod I
was particularly interested to see
how the new range of the Flat Shad
Pro lures would go. These lures are
now lighter and made from a softer
material to allow for maximum
lure movement. Although plastics
weren’t used all that often at Wreck
Reef there were instances where
they become effective for coral
were when trolled. Running them
trout and also other species on the
as the furthest lure out the back,
deeper pinnacles. On the second
you will see them creating a lot of
day we came over a large pinnacle
commotion as they splash and dart in 35m of water and I decided this
around on the surface. This clearly
was a perfect chance to try the new
creates a lot of interest among the
Flat Shad Pro out while the others
fish and the best part is watching
used metal jigs. I rigged a 7” Fat
the spectacular surface strikes when Betty coloured Flat Shad Pro on a
fish smash the lures. This method
custom made 2oz jig head and sent
accounted for lots of giant wahoo
it to the bottom. I started using a
over 40kg, barracuda, sailfish,
combination of