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Good vibes when fishing with blades
the angler to put more pressure on the fish to avoid them getting smashed. The 75mm Atomic Semi- Hardz is a great option coupled with a 30lb Samurai Reaction rod and 30-60lb leaders, depending on conditions.
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position. Choose the vibe size that
tions, heavier setups and tighter drags are recommended. Anglers are often disappointed by the size of the fish landed when compared to the savage nature of the battle.
reflects the target species. These fish can be lazy so multiple casts at each snag can motivate a bite.
An Atomic Hardz Vib 60mm Rat- tle lure in natural colours like Gold Ghost are a must for cod fishing and mixing it up on a quiet day, with vivid colours such as Ghost Pink Chartreus and Tristos Ramjet, is always an intelligent strategy. Fresh
Pelagic fish on the sounder mid-water are synonymous with vertical jigging. Species such as kingfish, amberjack and cobia have stretched the arms of many light-game fishos.
Beginners chasing snapper
Land-based and water-based an- glers are able to prospect ground by sinking vibes to the bottom. Information as to depth and type of bed – weed, sand, gravel and the like – can be identified.
While highly effective, vertical jigging can become tiring and in tightly bunched schools, the jigs can often sink past the feeding frenzy too quickly. Atomic Semi Hardz 110mm vibes in baitfish colours similar to Silver Ghost are an un- likely alternative.
Vibe fishing is less complicated to navigate compared with jerk min- nows. Vibes do the work for the angler and take the speculation out of the twitching and feeling for a subtle take. Trebles are more likely to stick.
A greater understanding of the area is always an advantage. For example, gorge country generally has rocky and muddy bottoms with minimal snags. Gauging an under- standing of the bed enables you to fish in the strike zone and at the base of snags as opposed to being cautious around loosing a lure.
The large surface area on the top of the lures makes for a slow, natu- ral sink. This technique is more ap- plicable in waters around 60m deep due to the sinking rate.
When it comes to choosing the right colour, it is essential the angler is confident it will work. Always start by selecting a lure that will best match the hatch. A range of colours and sizes are important, though an abundance of species can be captured on the exact same lure. Atomic vibes are highly effective and reasonably priced.
Shoals, platforms and bombies are destinations where residential reef fish love to hang out, and warm water species including red emper- or, coral trout and nannygai will pounce on a vibe. People are ten- tative to use vibes because once on the bottom the risk of getting snagged is high.
Time to get among the action.
During winter fish such as bass have be known to shut down. Sur- face lure fishing is slow, to say the least. With vibes, year-round fishing is possible. Bass congregate in deep- er sections and if tempted with a well-presented option they will bite. Tidal sections of rivers and flowing corners of creeks are opportunistic. Cast into the ebbing side and slowly work graduated banks and pools.
Swap the trebles over to Gamakat- su single lure hooks. The singles make a huge difference and allow
Atomic Hardz 60mm with size 2 Gamakatsu single lure hooks.
Warmer-climate fresh water spe- cies such as jungle perch and sooty grunter will aggressively attack vibes in deeper sections of skin- ny creeks and junctions. Smaller lures are ideal and the Atomic Semi Hardz 40mm vibe in an array of colours is very effective.
Offshore
The renewed frontier of vibe fish- ing is taking place in blue water. With the dynamic nature of these lures, it was only a matter of time before they gained recognition off the coast. Rock bars and species such as mangrove jack, fingermark and trevally are a brutal mix.
Though vibes access these loca-
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