What's ya favourite salmon lure ???

[bjorn2fish 4,612]

Definitely going to hit the salmon seriously this year as I haven't hit them at all before :ohmy: I've heard salmon will take pretty much any metal slug so will probably go through a few of those but...Just wondering what everyone's favourite go to lure is. Brand, style etc etcCheers

[Ugly4Life 41]

Definitely and without a doubt my favourite lure for the past year or so has been the Daiwa Double Clutch.These are absolute Salmon killers and also work very well on the Snook. The colours I go for are the Phantom and the Blue Smelt.

[breambo25 1]

30g halco silver twisty is my favourite slug and the blue pilchard coloured squidgy slick rig in terms of SPs

[Ugly4Life 41]

blue pilchard coloured squidgy slick rig in terms of SPs

The ones with the black spots on them? They work so well that they're almost unfair.

[TT 2]

110mm Squidgy Flickbait Evil Minnow. All I can say...

[Ale 301]

Trusty mag minnow in pilchard trolled at walking pace is sure to find you that school.Must replace the one I lost the other day.

[southie THE BANGA 2,304]

half a knife with a treble on the back..

[talbo 0]

Halco Twisty and anything Halco chrome metal but also a big fan of the Duel Adagio lures.

[4THALOVE 45]

half a knife with a treble on the back..

bic biro cut into inch long lengths with trebble works killer as well southie my fav is el cheapo gillies silver white bait 40mm 7 gm cheers 4THA

[Savagelip 4]

cut a fillet of salmon (skin on) into little pieces, they go nuts over it

[Ranger 48]

Anything shiny!

[archerfish 685]

First choice - Maria:Also want to try the Waxwing (I've bought one in Blue Sardine, but I reckon the Black Chrome might be a winner, as well:Cheersaf

[Cal 480]

Lazers,Halco hex,slices, twistys,Raiders,Knights...as ranger said anything shiny.

[samboman 319]

If i'm going salmon fishing i always have these with me..... 65g Raiders Sambo

[bjorn2fish 4,612]

Cheers everyone for ya input.So far I've tried 3 metal slugs...[ul] [li]Gillies white bait (one of the small ones) caught a few ST's [/li] [li]Gillies Pilchard (30g) caught a few ST's [/li] [li]Halco Twisty Chrome (30g) also caught a few ST's[/li][/ul]I like the metal slugs, have to try one of those Raiders, they just look cool.I think this year my mission will be to catch an ST / decent Salmon on the weirdest metal shiny thing I can come up with

[Ugly4Life 41]

Get a hook, rubber band and some foil. I put money down that you catch one.

[bjorn2fish 4,612]

Get a hook' date=' rubber band and some foil. I put money down that you catch one.[/quote'] This is gonna be fun

[Softy 2,991]

I like metal slugs for the casting distance...Also i seen somewhere people using shiny bottle caps, they just fold them in half over a shaft of a long shank hook from memory, tho you would want the wind blowing over your shoulder...

[statesquider 0]

I've had a heap of fun launching gulp jerkshads on half oz jigheads at schools of larger salmon. But you really can't go past anything metal ;)The one i personally use is gillies pillies. All sizes and not too expensive :)Generally i now use a 2-4kg rod with a 2500 spooled with 8lb and a 10-15gm gillies pilly. You can cast them a mile Makes any salmon a HEAP of fun!

[afishyfish 4]

Also i seen somewhere people using shiny bottle caps' date=' they just fold them in half over a shaft of a long shank hook from memory, tho you would want the wind blowing over your shoulder... [/quote']and a fish that's a heavy drinker

[Just1More 0]

Halco twisty had more luck with gold than chrome, going to throw sum other types of metals round this coming winter just for a change, i need to buy some thing

[MarsOne 137]

No doubt my favourite salmon lure is whatever is cheapest at Big W/Kmartaround a 40g size, or 10-15 with the bream gear

[TT 2]

Gday Guys.Well just spent a weekend at Port Vincent and did some Salmon Flicking. Got up early at the High Tide and threw cubes of Pillies, Aniseed Nuts, Pellets and also drizzled Tuna Oil. Getting a strong stream going anad managed a few times to get the resident Salmon School to do there 'morning run.'I was flicking this Lure around through the Stream and picked up many fat and large Salmon/ STs. They were ripper fun following and smacking the lure and all the while me trying to stop them on 4lb Braid and a 2 - 4 kg Rod! Cool!Here is the Lure. The Berkley Frenzy Flicker Shad in Blue Tiger. Cheers Guys and good luck with your Salmon endeavors! TT

[Ugly4Life 41]

Quick side question on the topic of lures; I've been considering changing the trebles on my lure for single circle hooks. Any advice? I was thinking of removing the front treb entirely and just running one circle on the back because I'm sick of how much damage the trebs do to a fish's mouth when I am not going to keep them.Is it as simple as just replacing them?

[statesquider 0]

Pretty well, but you'll need to find the right sized hook so it balances well and works as it should.I've been meaning to change a few for a while. I'm going to take the lures i want to change into the shop so i can see exactly what they'll look like :)Certainly worth doing if you plan on releasing

[Ugly4Life 41]

Thanks state. I think I will change them up tomorrow and have a go.

[talbo 0]

I think it's a good idea to replace trebles with single hooks, however I wouldn't be using circles. I'd use Gama Octopus Hooks.

[statesquider 0]

I reckon hooks with a flat eye would work best. For the life of me I can't think of what they're called

[archerfish 685]

U4LI agree with talbo - don't bother with the circle hooks, as they're not designed for that particular purpose. Here's a couple of options you might like to try, depending on your lure:As you can see, one style of hook has its eye at a 90 degree angle compared to the other. Feel free to experiment with hook size to make sure you don't upset the action of the lure.Hope this helps...Cheersaf

[TT 2]

The others are right!Chuck a couple of Owner SJ41's in 3/0 Should be fine mate. All depending on the Lure though. Good Luck!

[statesquider 0]

Cheers Archer! The decoys in the pic are what i was attempting to explain

[archerfish 685]

And, of course, if you don't want to worry about split rings, you can also throw doubles into the equation if you want to start a debate... :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

[plankton 725]

As far as salmon lures, like some have stated, raiders or any other cheap metal slugs. When the onshore wind is up around 20 knots or more I'll go to a Haw River Tackle 2oz fatty stingsilver, they're a nice squat slug with no flat sides and cast into the wind really well, gotta get them from the US though.Also, circle hooks work great on metal slugs for salmon, I use Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp ones, they have a slightly bigger eye than others and can be used on a split ring without binding up, always hook them in the mouth and keeps them on the hook during the fight but easy as to unhook and barely any damage to the fish.

[bjorn2fish 4,612]

Having a read of this old thread and thought it was worth a bump with the salmon season kicking off at an exciting rate this year

[plankton 725]

There are some great, inexpensive metal slugs at Fishing Wholesalers, called Kamashark I think, all I do is swap out the crappy treble hook for a circle.