New to lures

[Mr alvey]

I'm a longtime bait using fisherman and never used a lure in my life but heaps of other fisherman I know seem to use them with great results so I'm willing to give it a go . Can anyone suggest a good lure preferably a hardbody lure for bream and whiting and some techniques on how to use them

Thanks Sam

[Binder]

Whiting is hard for lures, you need a 30mm lure or smaller and they are not common. I use river 2 sea baby cnk 30, keep them moving, all the time, in water 2 to 3 foot deep as it floods over the banks works best. (even shallower if your on foot).. Cant remember the price, but would be around $10 would be my guesstimate. You need a light rod to cast these. (1-2 kg preferably, but a 1-3 kg will do)

My Favourite whiting lure is a little 25mm storm lure I got off Zimman before he went to the dark side and started dealing in Asian lures. Cant find them these days and I'm down to my last two

For bream there are a million lures, and thats what a lot of them cost, best starter option in my opinion would be the Micro Mullet, by lively lures, locally manufactured in Caloundra - as a bonus they are also a great flathead lure. You work these in a bit deep water, they are good for up to 2m in depth. About $12 each Get the,m from BCF or off the Lively Lures online store.
/>http://www.livelyluresonline.com.au/catalog/2

Also good if you want shallower water are the halco 35mm scorpions (ones with the bent bibs, the straight bib ones are not as good in my opinion), get these from Big W for under $10 each.

[Mr alvey]

Cheers just ordered the micro mullet from lively lures and gonna head down to big W when I get a chance and grab one of the RMG scorpions

[lanks]

Best lure for mine is the lucky craft sammy, good for beginners as it is a surface lure and therefore you wont snag it. Put in the practice to learn the 'walk the dog' technique and you will find it a great lure for bream as well as many other species. Bit more expensive though around $20 - $25

[samsteele115]

Probably would be sticking to crank style lures as binder suggested until you get the hang of it. Trying to work a walk the dog lure might be a little frustrating for someone who is new to lures I would imagine.

My pick for a bream hardbody would be an atomic crank38 or a pontoon 21 crack jack just to get you started.

[Mr alvey]

These cranks sound good and effective I'm heading down to BCF later to get some but what's the technique for them do you cast and retrieve or just cast or something else

[Damien2Rad]

I just slow roll chubby cranks like that Atomic (atomic and maria are probably the best value in this style).

Cast it out and wind in slowly.

Lures in the style of that crackjack I like to add in pauses and small twitches imparted with the rod tip.

[crazywalrus]

many different methods. biggest thing is to vary what you are doing.

Here as some vids that will get you started. Good luck - let us know how you go.

/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzhDXnnYp0o

/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z33KByaWqY4

[Homer4duff]

It's never as easy as how they show it in the clips....... :-(

[Damien2Rad]

It is.

The hard part is putting the right lure where the fish are!

[Mr alvey]

Do I need to secure the lure with a rapala knot or some other knot or will a uni knot do

[Damien2Rad]

Uni Knot is fine, but a Loop knot of some description is very good too!

[Do$tylz]

just a warning Mr Alvey - you are heading down a deep rabbit hole that many of us can't get out of It's not for everyone and many times bait will out perform.

It can be thoroughly rewarding though once you crack your first few fish and results begin to become kinda regular.