lures from uk

[welshsi]

Hi all,

As some may of seen my first post here,we are relocating from the UK in April to brisbane.out of interest,could anyone advise on what type of lure you guys use in the rivers,from the shore and on kayaks (bit of a wide ranging topic I know ). Just wondering if they are similar to the UK so I can stock up before heading out

[mangajack]

I suppose what first needs to be determined is what will you be fishing for??

Your best shot is land here and immerse yourself by going out with a local and learn what you want to target and how to target them.....there are too many options here for being vague and you could not possibly cater for them all within two years.

If I was to select two lures for an overall shot at things locally I would opt for a 4" Powerbait Minnow in pearl watermelon and a 3.5" soft plastic prawn......both would be eaten by most fish if worked correctly.

[Bob9863]

Strangely exotic lures can work better then the popular ones here can. As the fish have never seen one before.

I had great success with lures I bought in thailand until id lost them all.

So whatever you like over there should still do the trick here, and you know hoelw to work them, so just stock up on what you like.l to use.

[welshsi]

1 hour ago, mangajack said:

I suppose what first needs to be determined is what will you be fishing for??

Your best shot is land here and immerse yourself by going out with a local and learn what you want to target and how to target them.....there are too many options here for being vague and you could not possibly cater for them all within two years.

If I was to select two lures for an overall shot at things locally I would opt for a 4" Powerbait Minnow in pearl watermelon and a 3.5" soft plastic prawn......both would be eaten by most fish if worked correctly.

Yes makes sense. As I haven't a clue on species it would be a stab in the dark.we use lots of plastic/rubber eels here for our bass fishing,fish ranging from 1lb-10lb+.in the rivers for our salmon, trout and sea trout we use lots of metal spinners and rapalas.

[mangajack]

The big plastic eels you use are almost unheard of here because we dont have sand eels....I suspect they would work here for snapper and cod.

Our cod are far different to your cod.

 

[mzaakir]

hey mate i wouldnt mind organising a fish with you and can show you a few spots and put you in the right direction, im more of a saltwater fisherman, love rivers canals ocean, dont mind fishing freshwater every once in a while

[welshsi]

3 hours ago, mzaakir said:

hey mate i wouldnt mind organising a fish with you and can show you a few spots and put you in the right direction, im more of a saltwater fisherman, love rivers canals ocean, dont mind fishing freshwater every once in a while

Hey Mzaakir!

That's so kind,will definitely stay in touch. That sounds great,hard to pick but I'd probably rate sea as my favourite type due to the unknown of what might turn up.do love a bit of lure/bait fishing on the rivers too.

 

[welshsi]

6 hours ago, mangajack said:

The big plastic eels you use are almost unheard of here because we dont have sand eels....I suspect they would work here for snapper and cod.

Our cod are far different to your cod.

 

Your trout are very different to ours too!.looking forward to getting to grips with new lures and methods

[Bob9863]

We definitely have a few good trout kicking about, your always in with a chance of a big one.

[Huxstang]

Too much variety of lures here I think but our domestic crankbaits and jerkbaits are fairly similar to the american stuff.

Plastics seem to be exactly same as what the yanks use and we use a lot of japanese lures like Duo, Jackall etc for everything from flathead to barramundi.

Then for offshore the stickbaits and poppers are probably the same as you get most everywhere that does that sort of fishing.

Have a look at Wilson Fishing (wholesaler) and see the range of lures they sell and you will get an idea.

No idea if lures are cheaper in UK but ZMan plastics are @AUD$11 a packet and same for BKK or TT jig heads.  Quality suspending jerkbaits like Jackall are @ $26+

[mzaakir]

On 13/11/2023 at 6:03 PM, welshsi said:

Hey Mzaakir!

That's so kind,will definitely stay in touch. That sounds great,hard to pick but I'd probably rate sea as my favourite type due to the unknown of what might turn up.do love a bit of lure/bait fishing on the rivers too.

 

easy as mate, i dont know if private message is possible on this chat but you create a post reaching out to me ill see it haha

[mzaakir]

i highy recommend getting a couple zman slimswimz 2.5inch and the grubz ST 2.5inch. I recommend the grubz ST instead of the normal grubz since their tail is split which makes the action so much better. And just match those plastics with a jighead that soughts water depth your fishing and target. I like to use a 1/8 or 1/6 for flathead, jew threadfin and ill sometimes use a 1/12 if the conditions are mint. If im going for bream i tend to use 1/16 heaviest mostly throwing 1/24 or 1/36. 1/12 and 1/6 and really good all rounders

in regards to hardbodies, daiwa make some really good crank baits, i personally love the spike 44 and 53, also the slippery dog and sugarpen are really nice topwater lures for summer. 

[Angry51]

5 hours ago, mzaakir said:

easy as mate, i dont know if private message is possible on this chat but you create a post reaching out to me ill see it haha

Yeah you can do private message. Click on envelope top right corner of page.

[Bob9863]

I have to say my favourite lutes by far here are the McGrath lipless crankbaits, so versatile and do effective on so many species. Best of all they are only $15 each, compared to the jackals at $30 a lure 

[Thorbjorn Hale]

As an English and Australian crossbreed, I moved from the uk a few years ago. I recommend what everyone else said and just wait, from what I remember the fishing tackle and brands is very different from the kind of gear you get in Australia. Most of the stuff in the uk is for uk fishing and vice versa. To get a taste for the bread and butter species a 3 inch soft plastic and roughly 1/8 jigheads will work well.

[Phil712z]

On 13/11/2023 at 7:04 PM, welshsi said:

Your trout are very different to ours too!.looking forward to getting to grips with new lures and methods

I'm pretty sure the trout in Australia are the same as in the UK - in Australia we have brown trout which were introduced from the UK and rainbow trout which were introduced from the USA. Rainbow trout were also introduced into the UK and are now established in the rivers and lakes. I don't think we have sea trout like you have in the UK but they're just freshwater brown trout that have headed out to sea and the saltwater river estuaries and undergone a colour change from brown to silver in the process.

[mangajack]

10 hours ago, Phil712z said:

I'm pretty sure the trout in Australia are the same as in the UK - in Australia we have brown trout which were introduced from the UK and rainbow trout which were introduced from the USA. Rainbow trout were also introduced into the UK and are now established in the rivers and lakes. I don't think we have sea trout like you have in the UK but they're just freshwater brown trout that have headed out to sea and the saltwater river estuaries and undergone a colour change from brown to silver in the process.

And then we have coral trout which are a tad different....

[welshsi]

10 hours ago, Phil712z said:

I'm pretty sure the trout in Australia are the same as in the UK - in Australia we have brown trout which were introduced from the UK and rainbow trout which were introduced from the USA. Rainbow trout were also introduced into the UK and are now established in the rivers and lakes. I don't think we have sea trout like you have in the UK but they're just freshwater brown trout that have headed out to sea and the saltwater river estuaries and undergone a colour change from brown to silver in the process.

I thought I'd heard of rainbows and browns in Tasmania but didn't know they where right through . obviously knew of the coral trout but thought that was it

[Bob9863]

There's a heap of great trout in the river near me, in a lot of the rivers near me actually.

Some great size too.

[Phil712z]

On 21/11/2023 at 8:03 AM, welshsi said:

I thought I'd heard of rainbows and browns in Tasmania but didn't know they where right through . obviously knew of the coral trout but thought that was it

There's definitely freshwater trout fishing locations in NSW and Victoria as well as in Tasmania at places like Falls Creek (Vic) and Lake Jindabyne (NSW). I don't freshwater fish so I don't know too much about it but there's a lot of other locations as well including commercial trout fishing farms. My mate goes fishing at one of those in Oberon which is in the Blue Mountains just west of Sydney.