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Blue Classic Manta Ray for trawling
Blue Classic Manta Ray for Casting
Blue Cassic Manta Ray for every occasion.

Dick wrote:Most of the paint knocked off so it has a random matt and shiny appearance about it like a half munted bait fish

I agree totally with Dick. My fav blue manta ray which had caught 3 meteries and 4-5 in the 90cm in the last year had hardly any colour left on it. Unfortunately I lost it to to 120 plus barra on my last barra trip. I nearly cried

Last week I bought 10 from FOW for 100 bucks. Took everyone out of the packit as rub it on the concrete to take the shine and paint of every lure.

Depends on conditions, eg water clarity, day or night, full moon no moon, so many veriables.

Must say I love white rubbers, even got a black texter in the tackle bag to put stripes on them if it matches the bait.

I'm a big believer in the right depth rather than colour, if your not at the depth the fish are feeding, your not in the game!

[quote="Bullet"]Depends on conditions, eg water clarity, day or night, full moon no moon, so many veriables.

Must say I love white rubbers, even got a black texter in the tackle bag to put stripes on them if it matches the bait.

haha Bullet didn't you just have a baby not long ago...

muntzy wrote:

Bullet wrote:Depends on conditions, eg water clarity, day or night, full moon no moon, so many veriables.

Must say I love white rubbers, even got a black texter in the tackle bag to put stripes on them if it matches the bait.

haha Bullet didn't you just have a baby not long ago...

Just goes to show.. if th snappa's hungry, camouflage'n it wont help.

haha Bullet didn't you just have a baby not long ago...[/quote]

Good one Muntzy, had to read it a couple off times to work out you were on about

Got to say white (hardbody or plastic) for dirty fresh or dirty salt water.

For clearer fresh - green or a combo green/gold,

For clearer salt gold.

Until recently there were very few white hardbodied lures around. I painted some B52s and Poltergeists white.

I think manufacturers have noted the success of white plastics (dropbears and paddletail/hollowbelly styles) and offered white in B52s, Bombers and Warlocks. Don't know if white Warlocks have hit the market yet but we got some to try out in early 2011. Its probaly my go-to lure now.

i usually go alright on green hardbodies, but i also agree with bullet that the right depth is important haha,
oh and i also have had some good sessions on white plastics

silver would definately be the the best allround colour

Hard question cos there are so many things to take into account.

However, the good old gold bomber has got me out of some potentual bagless situations a few times!!

The one ya got ya last fish on...

Gold

Whatever they feel like grabbin' at the time, still haven't seen a lure in lamington colour yet..

silver and green seem to be the go for me.

gold or anything green and yellow. white for softies

Well i havnt really caught a lot of barra`s but the ones i have caught have been on Green Bombers for Corroboree,Gold bombers in the harbour,and if memory serves me correct Gold again down at the Daly.