Metal Lure / Casting Setup
A simple but devastating setup — a small metal slice lure cast hard and retrieved fast through busting fish. This is how salmon, snook, trevally and tommy ruff get caught from beaches, jetties and boats all over South Australia.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
Match the metal weight to your outfit and the distance you need — 10–20 g for jetties and calmer water, 20–40 g for surf and wind.
Tie a 80–120 cm fluorocarbon leader to your braid with an FG knot.
Attach the metal lure to the leader directly, or through a solid ring for better action.
Cast into the working birds, white water or current line and start retrieving the moment it lands.
Cast hard, retrieve fast and keep the lure moving — metals are built to be wound quickly, flashing and vibrating through the strike zone. If a fish follows without committing, speed up or change angle. Once fish are busting, cast upwind of the action and let the lure skip through it.
When fish are feeding on the surface or chasing baitfish — salmon gutters, snook along seagrass edges, trevally under jetties, tommy ruff in the wash, and kingfish over structure. The easiest way to connect with busting fish.
Smaller metals (5–10 g) on lighter gear for garfish, tommy ruff and sweep; larger slugs (40–60 g) for big salmon and kingfish; silver for sunny days, brighter or darker finishes to match the baitfish.
Retrieving too slowly (metals need speed), casting past the fish instead of in front of them, and using leader too light that gets frayed or bitten through.
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