DEADLY Topwater Tactics For BREAM & WHITING! (Plus A Killer New Surface Lure Revealed) 

Glad you enjoyed them! Yes, they go okay!

It was! Thanks!

Wat is lure name n size n weight n length pls

Thanks, Yes, I miss the Fishing DVD too. A great resource.

Always!

Thanks, will do!

So true. 👍

You'll love the Ligen! And that floating vibe was a real eye-opener, too!

Thanks!

For sure! If they aren't there already I'm sure they'll be on their way to your shores.

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Thanks 👍

Sure is!

Thanks! You can get those assist hooks at lots of tackle shops new. Vanfook is one brand but there are a few. Get the smallest ones for whiting and bream. They come already rigged on a split sing so simply remove the tail treble from your lure and fit the assist split ring to the split ring on the rear of the lure.

Thanks so much, you are a legend.

Thanks Starlo, I purchased a couple yesterday and I'm heading up the coast in a couple of weeks and can't wait to try them out.

Yes, both the colours I originally had were pre-release samples and didn't end up in the range, but the ones they've gone with are at least as good, I reckon.

I reckon the 66 is just about perfect. A 50 wouldn’t cast as far, and that’s important in my experience.

great vid! Glad I found your channel. Been a fan since I could read! Your literature had been a big part of feeding my angling addiction and had helped gain knowledge required to work as a professional. your book’s had technical information in depth and a level of quality and intuition that helped thousands like me catch more and be informed about it. I was 14 armed with all I could read of the fisherman’s handbook and took at least one Latin name in, platycephalus fuscus, probably the most underrated and sometimes challenging fish(when larger anyway) And for top water I think your right on there! One of my favourite is the old heddon but the sugar pen is my go to,but the profile of that looks nice!, might need some of those! 50mm is difficult to make the profile that floats and cast’s,having the right lure no where near the fish isn’t productive! I used to fish the marina and jetty’s for big bream now mostly creek’s and found that close quarters fishing with small cast’s or even trolling past the oysters is just the home for the tiny lure.Also oddly enough I’ve found windy conditions can be a huge help for distance with the bonus of less finicky fish.thanks keep ‘em coming!

@@needmoreboost6369 thanks so much for that wonderful feedback, and for taking the time to share it. Tight Lines!

Good stuff. Hook sizing seems to vary from one maker to another and odd sizes like 3s and 5s are pretty rare, in my experience.

I’m not a big stickler for colour. The Chiayu, Lemon Gold and Purple all take my fancy but I don’t think it makes a huge difference, to be honest.

@@StarloGetsReel Thank you mate. Sometimes you just need someone to help you make up your mind lol.

Good question! They should start hitting the shelves of most Shimano stockists in about a month... just in time for the coming topwater season!

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Cheers! It’s a Beastmaster Snubby. Made in QLD.

Yep, all of that, and make sure your spool is nice and full. The Ligen actually casts pretty well despite its weight.

Thanks! From memory it was one of the Shimano T-Curve Premium Light Spin rods - one of the longer ones. And a 1000 size Shimano reel: a Vanford or a Stradic Ci4. Any longish (7 to 8 foot) light spin rod and 1000 to 2500 size reel will do the job. Spool up with fine braid and add a shortish mono leader. Good luck!

@StarloGetsReel Thanks mate.I really appreciate it. Have a great Easter.

Cheers! They'll be dynamite on bass, I reckon.

I hear you, but I guess it’s a personal choice in the end. Plus the fish the “jugglers” miss means more for us! 😉🤣

That was late summer. It can be tough in winter although the bream respond pretty well some days. I use a few different brands of assists. Can't remember which those were. Sorry!

You cant go wrong with Atomic Assist hooks. they use Gamakatsu Hooks. Winter months is slower but still possible. Dont be afraid to chase Salmon and Tailor Topwater as well

End of February from memory. I've had to sit on it for a while as the lures were embargoed until the launch tomorrow.

Should be hitting the shop shelves in about a month... just in time for the coming topwater season!

My preferred is an FG, but in the heat of battle I'll happily tie a Double Uni, as it's quicker.

How would you rate the slim beauty knot as oppose to the double uni,do you think it would be ok

One of the long cast/flats spin Shimano T-Curve Premiums.

Mine were pre-release prototypes and they didn’t go with those two colours. Colour isn’t a big deal in surface lures and the ones in the current range are great.

@@StarloGetsReel Iv got the rest but I won’t them all 😂

@@antonb8422 🤣

Cheers! I run a rather short leader on the surface -- about 50cm. So the material is immaterial, if you get my drift. ;) I like to be able to cast with the connection knot outside the tip runner. I go a bit heavier than sub-surface too: 8 to 12 pound usually, even 16, as flathead often get in on the act.

@@StarloGetsReel Thanks mate, I have been using a two rods length leader, that's probably why I've only ever caught one small bream on surface and not another fish, will definitely try the smaller leader, thanks again,

Depends. In very light leaders (6 pound or less) I'll often tie a "tight" or fixed (non-loop) connection using an Improved Blood or Uni Knot. In heavier leaders I prefer a loop so as not to inhibit the lure's action. From about 8 to 30 pound leaders, I use a Uni Knot tightened in place short of the eyelet to leave a small loop. Over 30 pound, I prefer a Lefty's Loop or something similar. In very heavy leaders (60 pound and up) I'll use a Homer Rhodes Loop.

@@StarloGetsReel Sweet as thanks heaps Starlo 🍻

I've had a good run with MotorGuide. I like them. A bit cheaper, too.

Shimano Ligen, as explained in the video.

Not yet! Still at least a few weeks away. Maybe a month. But on its way.

Tuross Head on the far south coast of NSW.

Not sure. That must have just been a prototype colour I guess. I got two of them off Shimano several months before they launched so I’m guessing those didn’t make the final cut for the range??

@@StarloGetsReel don't know why because that gold one looks dynamite

@@stevejones9636 yes, but I reckon that Chiayu (008) colour they went with is pretty good, too!

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