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It’s a prawn thing: the low-down on Live Shrimp
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using this ultra-slow retrieve.
ies up north to trout, bream and redfin down south, the Live range from Zerek produces fish again and again.
The Live Cherabin is often favoured up north because it more closely resembles the local fodder.
The flathead of the Jumpinpin area don’t mind dining on Live Shrimp – this time a Live Shrimp Hot Legs.
One of the original captures. This flathead smashed the weedless-rigged Live Shrimp Hot Legs while being tested byTroy Dixon.
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With the success of the Live Shrimp, several other models in the Live range were designed and re- leased. The first was the Live Cher- abin, a similar lure to the Shrimp designed to look a lot more like the larger freshwater shrimp found in the freshwater rivers and lagoons up north.
Summary
with two hook styles – the omni- present weedless worm hook for serious structure and the stand-up jig head for more open areas such as mud flats, sandy stretches and freshwater lakes where you want the lure to sit with its tail up and wafting around.
The Cherabin comes in two sizes (4” and 6”) and can be rigged with the supplied weedless worm hook or a jig head, however the tow point is in a different location, coming out of the top of the head of the plastic rather than the nose.
The Live range from Zerek is a revolution in soft plastic fishing. From the smallest 2” Live Shrimp right up to the 6” Live Cherabin, there is a size, colour and profile that will perfectly match your local crustaceans.
The Cherabin is a slenderer profile (but with a robust head) with long forward feelers. There are also dif- ferent colours available, yet many of the same strengths of the Live Shrimp are retained, such as Kevlar webbing in the tail, the internal rat- tle chamber and the TPE used in its construction.
It is not just a saltwater range, with all the big-name freshwater species also dining on these ultra-realistic shrimp representations.
From barra, jacks and thread-
The most recent addition to the Live range is the Live Shrimp Hot Legs. This lure is almost a hybrid between the original Live Shrimp and the Cherabin, with features of both seen in this version.
The big difference with the Live Shrimp Hot Legs is the body plas- tic. While still being TPE, it is a softer compound, allowing for extra movement in the long feelers and legs.
And it is the extra movement in the legs that is important here because the Live Shrimp Hot Legs features highlight tips on all the legs in all the colours. Many of these high- lights are UV enhanced, however not all are UV.
The non-UV leg tips are bold and black, creating a real contrast to the rest of the legs and bodies. The final difference is a slimmer body com- pared to the original Live Shrimp.
This gives the lure a real finesse feel that is difficult for others to copy.
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