LURE 1 | Page 64

L U R E The perch penned the prey fish in place. pass their way. Instinct takes over. They cannot resist them. Using light rods (Daiwa Exceler 2 to 10g) and reels (Shimano Stradic Ci4 1000FA) we underarm 1in Relax Kopyto lures. Mounted on 4g Dragon Micro V-point jigheads they fly, dropping next to, or in some cases bouncing off of the boat hulls into the lightly green tinged water. Waiting for the braid to slacken as the lure touches down its then a case of a twitch with the rod tip, lifting the soft plastic inches off the bottom and inwards before dropping it again, the jighead creating a subtle plume of silt from the bottom as it hits. Strikes are one of two types. A few nips and plucks before a more positive take results