Close Up: Molix Jubar Smart

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

The Jubar Smart is a single piece jerk bait from Molix. Specifically designed for Sea Bass it lends itself very well for other coastal predators in our Mediterranean waters. It’s contained size makes it an irresistible morsel for predators hunting in coastal rocky outcrops. Not just for Sea Bass, this lure is perfect for little Dentex, Red breams and Groupers lurking in the rocks. It’s suspending action is perfect for these spots.

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Weight: 9g – Suspending
Length: 8.5cm
Depth: 1 to 1.5 meters

These are the colours it is available in

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This is the text from the Molix Catalog …

The JUBAR SMART is the perfect lure that combines a synthesis in casting performance and movement that produces predatory strikes. It has been designed to satisfy the needs of highly demanding anglers and for those that expect the best from such lure.

The Jubar Smart has been completely redesigned inside with new weight partitions that give this lure extraordinary performance and balance. Innovative resins used to mold the body and a special painting finish have been used to improve the casting performances.

The result obtained by our Molix technicians is a perfect suspending lure that works within 2,5 meter depth range, right where the majority of the baitfish spend most of their time feeding. The Jubar Smart is definitely an easy and effective lure for all anglers.

More to follow …

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Close-Up: Molix Finder Jerk D.L.S.

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

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The Finder Jerk is one of Molix’s most versatile and productive long, jerk minnows. It was designed as an answer to many request by spinner in Europe that wanted a long jerk minnow designed for mediterranean fish but with japanese quality.

This lure is 15cm long and weighs 22g. It is a slow floating bait that will naturally and slowly rise to the surface when it is stopped. It’s most distinguishing feature is that this lure will remain absolutely horizontal once stopped. The largish lip gives it a depth of 0.50 to 1.00 meter, when the rod is kept at a normal body height from the sea surface. It is available in 13 colours, most of which are siutable for our maltese waters.

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This lure is built with a single stainless steel framework and with a special internal transfer weight system named D.L.S. (Dynamic Load System). These weights give the finder jerk smooth and linear casting power. I find that the lip does interfere a little with the casting distance, but it more than makes up for it in action under the water. The small glass balls that are positioned in a specially designed compartment near the head emit vibrations and create a sound that attracts all predatory fish.

I generally fish this lure with a medium class rod, I use my GLoomis SAR1024S for this purpose and i am using a 25lb braided line with a 20lb leader. One thing that you notice right away with this lure is that it will tire your wrist if you spend a lot of time jerking it like other more traditional long jerks like the Mommotti or the Tide Minnow. This lure needs very little jerks and they have to be delicate because the large lip responds very, very well.

All in all I like it, the paint is very resistant, which is a Molix trademark. The Lip is tough, it will not break easily if it hits rocks, and the internal wire system will give you peace of mind it you do get a big one. The trebles are tough and good quality, size #4. Another good point for this lure is that it can be easily trolled at low speeds close to shore, by boat.

The usual suspects love it, the Barracudas are very good prey for this lure and it has worked on Blue Runners and Amber Jacks also.

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New IGFA rules for Assist Hooks

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

The IGFA has recently introduced rules that guide sporting anglers on how to rig their assist hooks when used for jigging.  In my opinion this is a good step in the right direction, because if you do get that prize fish, sticking to the rules will make your life easier when registering the catch.

What is a an Assist hook? Assist hooks appeared on the sport fishing scene with the introduction of the Jigging technique. The hooks employed are generally strong, wide gaped, with a short leg.  Almost all of them utilise an eyelet for rigging, but there is one manufacturer I know of that produces a hook that can be spliced into the assist rope.

The idea behind the assist hook is diabolically simple once you think about it really. 

The hook will hang loosely from the top of the lure most of the times, on a length of ‘assist rope’.  Once in the water, the hook becomes a lot lighter, thanks to the buoncy of the water.  The sucking action a fish produces when it attacks the lure will invariably cause the hook to be sucked into it’s mouth first.  These hooks are now being used in spinning too with smaller metal jigs, a technique popularily known as shore jigging.

The IGFA rule:

Assist hooks or other such single hooks that are attached to a lure with a lead constructed of monofilament, multifilament, wire or other such material must conform to the following: When using assist hooks on any artificial lure, other than a skirted lure, the lead cannot be more than 1 ½ hook’s length and the bend of the hook may not be more than 4 inches (101 mm), whichever is less, from the closest point of attachment on the lure. Double and treble hooks may not be used as assist hooks

The link to the IGFA website is this, IGFA Assist Hooks rule.

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Spinning in Malta

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

Fishing and the Maltese Islands have a long history, dating back hundreds of years. It was in the past, a very important source of income for families and provided food for whole families.  In recent years the fishing industry has developed into a million Euro market with fish farms and tuna pens, but sport fishing has always been a hobby of many.

As far back as a couple of decades ago, there were a few individuals who practised a crude form of spinning locally, mainly with spoons and spinners, more or less designed to catch salmon or trout (courtesy of all the migrants who moved to North America after the war).  Fast forward to the new millennium and spinning is becoming a fast growing angling sport, with ever increasing numbers of enthusiasts every year.

We may not have the bountiful quantities of fish that are present in the tropics but we have enough for good sport.  Those of us who took the plunge into spinning would undoubtedly have come across the Mediterranean Barracuda or the Lizard Fish as their first catches.  However, the list of prey is long, Amberjacks, Blue Runners, White Trevally, Leerfish and Seabass just to mention a few.

So why don’t you try and give spinning a go. Visit the Malta Sea-Spinning forum for more information and buy your lures and tackle at LureHunter.com

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Eging

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

The cold weather and the approaching spring prompt the cuttlefish to spawn.  I am still quite new to this technique, but it seems the I had a stroke of beginner’s luck.  I used a Molix Millerighe 2.5 lure, which I worked very slowly, bottom-bouncing it.  Lo and behold, i catch my first cuttlefish using the Eging technique.

This is definately a technique to keep insisting on this month, so maybe i will try to experiment with some more colours and different retrieves.

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Braid to Fluoro knot

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

 There are many knots out there to tie braided line to fluorocarbon or mono, but very few of them actually stand up to the test.  Most of us have had nightmares trying to get the knots to grip together, or prevent them from snapping.  Now that braided line has become widely used, there are a few knots that have excelled in keeping the marriage of braid and nylon tightly bound :)

I personally like to use the PR Knot, sometimes referred to as the FJ or Bobbin knot.  It is fiddly to get used to, but done right it will hold on for dear life to the nylon leader for good.  The advantage of the knot is that the tight wrapping grips into the nylon or fluoro, and it avoids any knotting what so ever on the nylon/fluoro side.  This results in a smooth, strong knot that transitions perfectly through the rod guides, even when casting.

The video below, was posted on YouTube and it is the best I have found up to now.

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FIPO 2011 … the Bologna Fishing Fair

Posted on February 15, 2011 by admin

Last weekend I visited the Bologna Fishing Fair.  It was the first time I visited such an event and as expected it was an angler’s paradise.  I finally got to put faces to forum nick names and meet new ones, but the real surprise was meeting a few of the friends I made in Sant’Antioco last year.

If you are a fishing enthusiast in Europe, this fair is a must, at least once.  I will let you look at a few pictures I took and a few others I borrowed from SpinnerFrancesco from the SeaSpin forum.

Click on the picture to view the Album.

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Bonitos and Hi-Speed retrieve

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

Bonitos and Little Tunnies usually respond well to metal lures retrieved at lightning fast speed. Probably one of the most common reels in use for this job is the Stradic FI. Why? It’s fast and affordable.  But then again I am a Jap-o-holic, and my trawling on the net has brought me to the Shimano Biomaster SW, the 4000XG model to be precise.  It is fast, very fast!  Looks a bit like a cross between a Stella, and a TwinPower, but then again at it’s price don’t expect that sort of ‘Stellar’ performance!

It is however JDM only, as most other good things are.

Here are the Specs:

Biomaster SW

  • Model: 4000XG
  • Ratio: 6.2
  • Weight: 315g
  • Drag: 10Kg
  • Line Capacity in PE(m): 1-500、1.5-320、2-210
  • Line retrieve per turn: 99cm
  • Bearings: 5/1

 

The following link is a video clip from Shimano TV

Shimano TV Biomaster 4000XG

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In the beginning …

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

Well, this is the first post on this blog. One of many more to come, I hope. 

From time to time i will be adding posts about new products on my website, and other curiosities that might crop up in the sport fishing world. Especially if it concerns spinning and jigging.

In the mean time, i’ll let you all admire the beauty of this Maltese beach.  The picture was taken by my good friend and colleague, Dennis Galea.

Rocky Beach in Malta

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