[Dom Sheppard]

can anyone tell me where i can get one of these please?

 

[Simon L]

can anyone tell me where i can get one of these please?

Pretty sure i saw some in Mick's shop in Jersey last week. Give him a call.

 

[Henry Gilbey]

Yes, Mick is the place for DUO lures, plus a whole lot more stuff that is far too nice........

 

[Dom Sheppard]

excellent, thanks been looking everywhere for them

 

[Simon L]

excellent, thanks been looking everywhere for them

If you havent seen / used one, i'll bring mine along to the Bumble this weekend.

 

[Tim Griffin]

Between Simon's personal collection and Nathan's offerings, there won't be much else left to see LOL!

 

[Dom Sheppard]

sounds good to me, i am looking forward meeting everyone and learning how to use japanese and french lures the right way.

 

[Callum]

yeah i got one from micks check Henrys blog he did an article on em

 

[Simon L]

Mick doenst have any stock of these in stock at the moment, and mine is now at the bottom of the sea in West Wales Anyone know where i can source another, or know of a suitable alternative :?:

 

[Keith White]

Use a narrow pike spoon and fit assist hooks.

 

[Simon L]

Mick has just had these back in.

 

[Dom Sheppard]

Mick has just had these back in.

Cheers Si, gonna have to suck up to the wife 1st, as i just bought a new reel(penn 550ssg)

 

[Adrian Pickard]

What's the price of these? Was going to add a couple to my purchase having seen the HG article. I did find a French supplier on the net but not got to checking P&P charges.

 

[Simon L]

What's the price of these? Was going to add a couple to my purchase having seen the HG article. I did find a French supplier on the net but not got to checking P&P charges.

http://www.mrfishjersey.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=press+bait

 

[Adrian Pickard]

Thanks for the link but it's either because of where I am or the Mac/safari combo but I have a real game with the site. Every time I click one of the links to rod or reel makes or indeed anywhere other than the home page I get bounced back to the home page. I've tried clearing the cache, resetting Safari but no joy. Plan to mention it to Mick when I speak later.

I might try a couple of different browsers like Firefox etc to see if that's better as it's a bit of a pain

 

[Simon L]

Thanks for the link but it's either because of where I am or the Mac/safari combo but I have a real game with the site. Every time I click one of the links to rod or reel makes or indeed anywhere other than the home page I get bounced back to the home page. I've tried clearing the cache, resetting Safari but no joy. Plan to mention it to Mick when I speak later.

I might try a couple of different browsers like Firefox etc to see if that's better as it's a bit of a pain

Just type 'Press Bait' into the search tool on his site. That'll take you right to the 2 different colours he has in. I went for the Sandeel colour this time.

 

[Adrian Pickard]

Thanks Simon. Very odd, I tried the link again and it works? Seems like if I click thinks 2 times it works. e.g. if I select the rods tab and click Tenyru I get taken to the Home Page. If I do it again I get the right link. Same if I then select reels and Shimano, back to the home page. try it again - works :???:

Will likely look at that braid you suggested. Is it OK for first time braid users do you think?

Also, if you have time, could you suggest a a selection of lures etc you think might be good for us for the area and for bass. Thinking of doubling up on most in case we lose the odd one (or several at first no doubt) and it would be nice to have a good range to try. I've seen the "best of 2009" thread but as we are totally new to this and given you fish the same waters some of the time I don't really want to just be going on random selections which we might make and which might be wrong for a) bass, b) the area and c) the rod\reel rig.

Don't know what you'd think, 10-15? To make life easier I might look to order the whole set up from Mick in one swoop.

 

[Simon L]

Thanks Simon. Very odd, I tried the link again and it works? Seems like if I click thinks 2 times it works. e.g. if I select the rods tab and click Tenyru I get taken to the Home Page. If I do it again I get the right link. Same if I then select reels and Shimano, back to the home page. try it again - works :???:

Will likely look at that braid you suggested. Is it OK for first time braid users do you think?

Also, if you have time, could you suggest a a selection of lures etc you think might be good for us for the area and for bass. Thinking of doubling up on most in case we lose the odd one (or several at first no doubt) and it would be nice to have a good range to try. Don't know what you'd think, 10-15? To make life easier I might look to order the whole set up from Mick in one swoop.

I find the Power Shot excellent. Luke (my 8yr old lad) has been using it as his first venture into braid, and he's been doing fine. All you 'must' do, is manually flip the bail over after every cast (should be doing this with any braid), and just visually have a quick check for any loose loops. It becomes 2nd nature after a short while.

As for lures, it's a minefield. My thoughts are below - everyone will have their own views, but there are some lures that i think we would all agree on . . . . .


Surface lures:

Z-Claw (in Mullet & the Pink Lady)
Patchinko (Black/Silver or Sandeel)


Shallow Divers:

Feed Shallow (in Green Sandeel & Mullet or Sardine). You'll be fishing plenty of shallow reefs where these will be invalulable.
Maria Chase (Holo Silver or Green (ask Tim about the Green version)).


Medium Divers:

Duo Tide Minnow 120 (Chartreuse)
Duo Tide Minnow 145 SLD in D99-Holo (Sandeel)
Duo Tide Minnow 150 H09-TS (Mackerel)
Zonk Gataride Katakushi RB

Slightly Deeper Divers:

Zonk 120 GG Akakin
Zonk 120 HT Sayori Sandeel

Deep Divers:

Duo Hacker D99 (Sandeel)
Live X Revenge ITO Shrimp


Soft Plastics:

Xlayers in Ayu or Wagasaki (with some Jig Heads in the 7 - 15g range)
Gary Yamomoto Swim Senko's
Cormoran Sneaky or Slick Worms (Cheaper option than the Xlayers)


This is not the cheapest selection in the world, but they are all proven performers, and all available from Mick (other than the Maria Chase perhaps ?). There are loads of others i could mention, but you wouldnt go far wrong with these for starters. There are cheaper alternatives if you wanted them also.

It's a nightmare really, trying to recommend lures to someone starting off, as the list above is pretty frightening when you tot-it all up. I'm sure that the other guys will comment though on some others that may be worth considering as additions or alternatives.

 

[Simon L]

Just looked at that list again, & i'm having the horrors !! Id be hung-drawn & quartered at dawn in some parts for suggesting that lot. There really are lots of other good lures out there that are cheaper than that lot. But if you are looking at a one-stop-shop with Mick to get you up & running, it's a selection worth considering. Also, if you call Mick, he'll have some other stuff worth considering in his shop that will give you more of a range of prices of lures. He's got loads in his shop that isnt on his web-page, and i know he's had a large delivery in this week.

 

[Adrian Pickard]

Thanks Simon. I'm not TOO bothered about the cost. Start up is always an expensive time. When we first got into fly-fishing we spent what seemed like a Mint :shock:

I've mailed the list to Mick and said I'll call in an hour or so.

Help from everyone MUCH appreciated.