Tassie Devils - My Collection + How I Use Them

[ChuckTseeker 425]

Hi all, well after seeing TonyB's cry for help with the Tassie Devils Lures i thought I'd show off my collection, i have not really used them here so can't comment on how they will go, I'm sure Tony will soon be telling us all :icon_e_wink:i bought mine when i visited Tassie a few years back, we trolled with them everyday and everyday they caught fish. ChuckJr with our Brace of Trout from a 3 day trip to Lake Arthur'sThe locals showed us how to fish them the best and that is to take the wire and treble out of the lure and chuck them on the pile with the others ;D as can be seen to the right of the first photo Then thread the lure onto your line, take a small bead, put that on next, then tie a straight, (that means flat no curves) single hook, in a size 2 or 1/0 depending on the size of the fish you are chasing. I use the "Mustad O"Shaughnessy" Salt Water hook Ref. No. 34044NPSSyou will find the lure works heaps better this way and once you hook a fish it can't use the wire to leaver the hook out and escape, you'll find fishing the lure this way it rides up your line a bit out of the way of the fighting fishanother bonus of fishing the single hook is it makes it easier to go through snags and weed without catching as muchwell i hope this helps some of you out who want to try this great Aussie Lurehere is my sons Favourite#and a couple of fish he caught on itand last of all a nice one i got :icon_e_wink:cheers chuck

[Ranger 48]

Excellent informative post! Have karma! ;D

[Tako 0]

I bought one of those pink ones nearly 10 yrs ago never caught anything on it. What can you catch on it around here (saltwater) Salmon?

[benny 1]

Yeah mate, you get salmon on them, but it is also wort a try for bream and snook with the lure.

[brenton 637]

I didn,t really like using Tassie devils because i found the action to be all over the place but i found out since that the plastic can be bent/straightened to change the action of the lure so perhaps i should of read the packet in the first place.Interesting post anyway Chuck. cheers brenton

[jagger 24]

OH....MY....GOD.....I think I want to live on Lake Arthur... :icon_lol:Great advice mate as Tony has just enspired me to buy and try some myself for Reddies/trout.Sadly first time I went to put one on a swival the bloody wire loop/treble fell straight out and into murky water where I was standing. Might just have to give your method a go !! 8) ::)Have a Karma point mate :angel:

[tonyb 1,017]

Yes, they are certainly a "Wild Card" in the Reddy arsenal now Chuck ;)Got a couple of dozen Devils now and I dare bet any one of the patterns, if it was in the water, would take a Reddy I've even used them as a surface lure early mornings when the Reddy's have the bait fish cornered. Spectacular, slashing, surface rises :PI got the idea for the "Devils" from fishing with Scorps for the last few months and watching all sorts of monster freshwater fish chasing his bar spoons, but not always grabbing them, plus his lures make a big splash on water entry, maybe alerting some more crafty fish ::)Going up North again this week end to try the Devils on the Trout up there as an experiment Won't be desperately disappointed if a beasty Reddy jumps on either :fishing:I'll definitely give your method with the single hook a go, tho' I think I'd be looking at, maybe a fine wire, chem sharpened hook like an Owner or Gamakatsu. These are not so heavy on the fishes jaws when catch and release is the go and seem to hook up better IMO :fishing:Great report mate, looks like the youngster had a ball as well 8) :PCheers, tonyb.