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nereus · #1 24-07-2009, 01:40 AM

I just bought my first towadi today and went with a white and yellow belly lure,i have heaps of prawn type surface lures in shape and colour but noticed a lot of the fish caught on the walkers are on a distinctly coloured lure.
So.... what i'm asking is did i make a good choice or am i way off beam on this.
thanks for any responses

cheers nereus

Surface Breamer · #2 24-07-2009, 02:20 AM

any towadi will work. Just cast it out and work it back and you'll get hits but little flutters and long pauses will get you more.

Dodgy back · #3 24-07-2009, 02:46 AM

Each to their own mate. I like the more clearer colours some like the black or darker ones.
Just try what you have and pick a fave from them.
Also , the warmer months are better.

Mick

Minnows · #4 24-07-2009, 03:19 AM

Although colour is very important, I think the brightness of the colour matters more than the colour itself (if that makes sense lol) good rule of thumb for surface fishing; bright day: bright flashy colours.. Morning/Arvo/Cloudy: darker colours. Night: darkest colours or just black to create a defined silhouette.

#5 24-07-2009, 06:03 AM

Yellow is the most popular colour in some of the surface lures we do, so you made a good colour choice there

Mark

nereus · #6 24-07-2009, 06:27 AM

Thanks for your opinions fellas,yeah the only reason i can see why a brightly coloured lure might work(we shall see) on the surface is that bream predominatly hang down down a bit in the water column and a bright lure has enough contrast to bring them up to the surface,once committed to the chase i'm hoping they can't resist.
cheers nereus