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TT SWITCHBLADE 1/8oz, TT SWITCHBLADE 1/4oz - Good Vibrations
TT Swicthblade 1/8oz, TT Switchblade 1/4oz - Good
Vibrations By Jay Perham
Just keeping on top of all the new products being released seems a full
time effort. Numerous overseas tackle imports are flooding the market
and have found their niche within Australian style competitions.
Unfortunately, these imported products also carry a hefty price tag that
can see anglers' tackle boxes becoming their most costly items to
maintain, besides their boats of course. Soft plastics, hardbodies, wake
baits, surface baits, stick baits, poppers... but what to use? This is
the ultimate question that has anglers walking around in some sort of
possessed zombie like state prior to competition day. Recently bursting
onto the scene are blade baits. They dominated the winner's circle with
several first place wins in the 2008 Summer Series events. Not only have
blade baits outclassed other techniques by bagging bigger fish, they
have also been boasting a higher turnover of fish to enable the angler
to continually upgrade, which in a competition is paramount. These lures
have solved a problem that has plagued anglers for several years;
pulling fish from deep reef systems and pylons during strong tidal flow.
With minimal water resistance, blade baits have overcome this quandary
giving fishers access to areas, normally unfishable, which hold bigger
fish. In recent times, supplies of blade baits have only been available
in Australia via import from American and Japanese companies. This is
now all set to change!
Switchblade
Tackle Tactics is leading the way with their hot new and innovative
blade bait design, equipped with hardware built to fish the harsh
Australian environment. Aptly named the Switchblade, it's an incredible
piece of tackle that is so good it should be illegal.
Remember the expensive side of breaming? With the Switchblade having a
suggested retail price of $13.95, angler's budgets are one thing that
won't get busted up! The finish TT has achieved on the Switchblade is
exceptional and definitely holds its own when compared to similar
imported lures currently on the market. Coupled with this, TT has gone
to great lengths to research a wide range of common bait fish to inspire
their 10 colours.
These beaut little lures are proving to be more than just bream killers,
the species list is escalating all the time. What makes the Switchblade
so attractive is its tight shimmy action that is evident even at the
slightest movement of the rod tip. This instantaneous response allows
for the blade to be retrieved in all manner of styles, from vertical
jigging to slow hopping across sandbars and rock walls. The adjustable
tow point gives the Switchblade even more versatility allowing the
angler to adjust the lure from a tight shimmy to a strong darting
action.
On a recent trip to target bream in the Brisbane River, I tied on a
Switchblade for the first time and my buddy tied on a 3" soft plastic.
The Switchblade easily out-fished the plastic! On one pier alone the
Switchblade subdued three nicely conditioned bream and the plastic never
received a touch. In my eyes these results speak for themselves.
Needless to say, subsequent trips have seen heavy usage of the
Switchblade with outstanding fishing coming from deep water locations
not usually fished for bream. But don't just take my word for it... give
it a try for yourself and I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
Initially, TT Lures has released the 1/8th ounce, 37mm Switchblade to
specifically target the bream market, but I'm sure that trout, redfin
and flathead anglers will soon realise the benefits of this lure. The
1/4 and 1/2oz sizes further broaden the range of species that can be
targeted in a variety of situations... I can't wait to give them a go in
snapper season.
Article By Jay Perham Courtesy of www.ttlures.com.au
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