Lure Fishing Newbie!!

[purple5ive]

Most of my fishing is for bream using extremely light gear. The decoy 00's aren't much bigger in profile than a split ring, and are a fair bit lighter than most split rings. I reckon you'd be crazy not to use a clip - they make life SO much easier. In a day's fishing I might go through 20 lures and it's much easier to just clip on a new one. And I don't have to worry about my leader shortening with each lure change.

do you use a clip when using plastics as well pat?
genrally for me hardbodys get a clip, plastics i tie straight to the jighead with a blood knot

[Broomstick]

Most of my fishing is for bream using extremely light gear. The decoy 00's aren't much bigger in profile than a split ring, and are a fair bit lighter than most split rings. I reckon you'd be crazy not to use a clip - they make life SO much easier. In a day's fishing I might go through 20 lures and it's much easier to just clip on a new one. And I don't have to worry about my leader shortening with each lure change.

do you use a clip when using plastics as well pat?
genrally for me hardbodys get a clip, plastics i tie straight to the jighead with a blood knot

I actually don't really use them much, I feel more confident using hards. But when I do I just use a clip so I don't have to re-tie when I inevitably switch back to a hard. I reckon a blood knot straight to the jig head would be the way to go though.

[purple5ive]

yep, i have used plastics with a clip when ive been lazy, they still catch flathead and pinkies loll.

[mazman]

Most of my fishing is for bream using extremely light gear. The decoy 00's aren't much bigger in profile than a split ring, and are a fair bit lighter than most split rings. I reckon you'd be crazy not to use a clip - they make life SO much easier. In a day's fishing I might go through 20 lures and it's much easier to just clip on a new one. And I don't have to worry about my leader shortening with each lure change.

do you use a clip when using plastics as well pat?
genrally for me hardbodys get a clip, plastics i tie straight to the jighead with a blood knot

I actually don't really use them much, I feel more confident using hards. But when I do I just use a clip so I don't have to re-tie when I inevitably switch back to a hard. I reckon a blood knot straight to the jig head would be the way to go though.

I use clips virtually 100% of the time and am confident to say it doesn't effect my catch rate.
00 decoys on bream
0 decoys on bass
Studio mark ocean snaps for heavier

[rb85]

HeHe.....that's the beauty of soft plastics mate. Gets you in the game for very little cost, and you don't cry when you lose a couple of Jackalls.

Stumpy your not wrong about plastics but those Jackalls are bloody good matter of fact I best get some more micro pompadour's .

[Stumpjumper]

Yes mate, I wish the Jackalls were a crap lure.......then I wouldn't feel obliged to buy them lol.

[smile0784]

With lures that i dont want to impact the natural swim of i tie a.sinker loop / dropper knot on the end on my line and just loop on the lure

[rb85]

Yes mate, I wish the Jackalls were a crap lure.......then I wouldn't feel obliged to buy them lol.

That’s the problem they are very good.