SeawayFishing Lure Reference Guide – Slugs and Slices

Welcome to the SeawayFishing Lure Reference Guide Part 2 Slugs and Slices.  Here you can find details of all the lures that I and others use when fishing in the seaway.  If you see a lure mentioned in a report look it up here, all these lures have caught fish in the seaway.  This page will be updated as new lures are found.  Lures are listed in found order. Other lure types will follow shortly.  If you have a lure you think should be included let me know.  Hooks on the lures are upgraded versions, though as you can see some have been on the lures for a while.




Slices

Halco Twisty

• Weights - 20 & 30 gram
• Length: 6.5cm & 7.5cm
• Type: metal slice
• Diving depth: on retrieve 0.5-1m
• Castability: Excellent
• Hooks: Stock hooks are adequate but will straighten on heavy gear.  Replace with Owner st66 #4/2
• Swimming action: fast wobble
• Areas of Use: Dropping down into deep schools, Edge fishing the walls with care, north wall flats, surface feeders, dropping down around current lines or alongpipeline.
• Species: Tailor, Bigeye Trevally, Giant Trevally, Yellowtail Kingfish, Australian Salmon, Tuna, Bonito, Mackerel.
• Cost: $AU 6-8
• Where to Buy: Most Tackle Stores, Kmart, Big W

Surecatch Knight

**** Note*** Spanyid Raiders are basically the same thing but the chrome coating on the Spanyid line is poor and they corrode really fast.

• Weights - 40, 65 & 85 gram
• Length: 8cm, 10 & 12cm
• Type: metal slice
• Diving depth: on retrieve 0.5-1m
• Castability: Excellent
• Hooks: Stock hooks are adequate but lack penetration.  Replace with Owner st56 #2 - 1/0- 2/0
• Swimming action: slow wobble
• Areas of Use: Dropping down into deep schools, north wall flats, surface feeders, dropping down around current lines or along pipeline.
• Species: Tailor, Bigeye Trevally, Giant Trevally, Yellowtail Kingfish, Australian Salmon, Tuna, Bonito, Mackerel.
• Cost: $AU 6-8
• Where to Buy: Most Tackle Stores, Kmart

 

Slugs

Gillies Baitfish

• Weights - 15 & 25 gram
• Length: 6cm & 7cm
• Type: Slug
• Diving depth: on retrieve 1m
• Castability: Excellent
• Hooks: Stock hooks are rubbish and need replacing.  Replace with Owner st66 #4/2
• Swimming action: fast wobble
• Areas of Use: Dropping down into deep schools, surface feeders, dropping down around current lines or along pipeline.
• Species: Tailor, Bigeye Trevally, Giant Trevally, Yellowtail Kingfish, Australian Salmon, Tuna, Bonito, Mackerel.
• Cost: $AU 4-6
• Where to Buy: Most Tackle Stores, Kmart

Gillies Pilchard

***Note** the chrome colouring on the Gillies Pilchard comes off really easily, recommend storing them separately!!

• Weights - 15, 25 & 40 gram
• Length: 6.5cm, 7.5cm, 8.5cm
• Type: Slug
• Diving depth: on retrieve 0.5-1m
• Castability: Excellent
• Hooks: Stock hooks are rubbish and need to be replaced.  Replace with Owner st66 4/2
• Swimming action: Slow wide wobble
• Areas of Use: Dropping down into deep schools, north wall flats, surface feeders, dropping down around current lines or along pipeline.
• Species: Tailor, Bigeye Trevally, Giant Trevally, Yellowtail Kingfish, Australian Salmon, Tuna, Bonito, Mackerel.
• Cost: $AU 4-6
• Where to Buy: Most Tackle Stores, Kmart, Big W

Rio's Live Chrome

***Note** the blue colouring on the Rios Live Chrome Series comes off really easily, recommend scraping it off anyway, the pure chrome underneath works better.

• Weights - 5 gram only at this stage, will be trying the other weights shortly
• Length: 3.5cm
• Type: Slug
• Diving depth: on retrieve 0.5-1m
• Castability: Excellent
• Hooks: Stock hooks are acceptable.  Replace with Decoy Y-S81 #8
• Swimming action: Fast wobble
• Areas of Use: Casting at finicky fish chasing small bait, dropping down into deep schools, north wall flats, surface feeders, dropping down around current lines or along pipeline.
• Species: Tailor, Bigeye Trevally, Giant Trevally, Yellowtail Kingfish, Australian Salmon, Tuna, Bonito, Mackerel, Dart, Lesser Queenfish
• Cost: $AU 6-8
• Where to Buy: Some Tackle Stores, BCF

River 2 Sea Sea Rock

 

• Weights - 7 gram
• Length: 4cm
• Type: Slug
• Diving depth: on retrieve 0.5m
• Castability: Excellent
• Hooks: Stock hooks are rubbish and need to be replaced.  Replace with Decoy Y-S81 #8
• Swimming action: Fast wobble
• Areas of Use: Casting at finicky fish chasing small bait, dropping down into deep schools, north wall flats, surface feeders, dropping down around current lines or along pipeline.
• Species: Tailor, Bigeye Trevally, Giant Trevally, Yellowtail Kingfish, Australian Salmon, Tuna, Bonito, Mackerel.
• Cost: $AU 6-8
• Where to Buy: Most Tackle Stores.