Few lures have made it to household name status. Traditionally, names such as Rapala and Mepps, famous for their hard bodies and spinner style lures, have been the brand names we know. With the rise of soft plastics, things have changed somewhat.
Now it’s fishing brand names like Berkeley, Gulp, Squidgy. Zman, Keitech, Chasebaits, ProLure, and countless others, all vying for top billing and fishing household name status.
If you need some brand and model assistance, talk to us at the fishing tackle shop. There are countless lure companies in Australia which import brilliant soft lures from right across the globe. Some brands, like Gulp, owned by Berkeley, and Squidgy, owned by Shimano, you will be well aware of but, other brands such as Keitech and ProLure you may not know.
It pays off to be familiar with the lesser-known brands because their soft plastic products are nothing short of sensational. Check out our online listings, get familiar with our extensive brand range for sale, and read our well written informative descriptions. We invite you to call us, we know our soft plastics inside out, and we’re very keen to share our insights and introduce you to some of the world’s best soft plastic lures.
Saltwater to Freshwater Versatility
It’s no doubt one of the main reasons soft plastics have been so successful is because of their versatility both in freshwater to saltwater fishing applications.
While a particular hard body lure might restrict you to a specific fish or a certain size of fish, soft plastics have mass fish appeal. For example, a 3-inch shad profile with a paddle tail will be just as appealing to a bream as it is a 20kg mulloway.
Then same worm profile you have just used to land a trout from a freshwater lake will score a 60cm flathead from the sandflats.
Soft plastics have, in many ways, given the angler countless options for hedging their bets, while, at the same time, allowed them to think more creatively about bait presentation and targeting specific fish species.
Rigs and retrieves can be quite simple that a child can do it, or rigged in a sophisticated manner for targeting fish in tricky locations and challenging conditions.
With soft plastic fishing lures, you can carry a vast selection of baits down to the water in your pockets if you wish. You can’t do that with hard bodies – not safely anyhow.
Jig Heads
Fishing unweighted plastics is an incredibly productive fishing style. However, much of the time we’ll need our soft plastics to cast long distances and to sink. For this, Jig Heads are an essential requirement.
The last decade has seen phenomenal innovation in jig heads and soft plastic hooks. As soft lures over the years have gone through many developments and refinements, jig heads too have followed, ensuring that we can present our soft plastic lures accurately as we want them while achieving peak action cast after cast.
A vast selection of soft plastics demands an equally wide variety of jig heads and hooks. The fishing tackle shop has a brilliant range of jig heads and hooks for sale that will add to your fishing success.
With brands such as Owner, Berkeley, TT, Shimano and more, you’ll never be short of the perfect jig head to extract the best possible performance from your soft plastics.
Remember, if you're in doubt or have any questions, our experts are more happy to field any questions you might have. Talk to our angling experts if you have any questions on fishing with soft plastics whether you are out to target flathead, bream, snapper or any other fish species.
