Artem Novikov was in touch to tell us about a fine trout he landed on one of his custom-made lures. He was fishing on Lough Sheelin last Monday in what looked like were going to be challenging weather conditions, when he set his boat on its first drift around 9.30am.
He was fishing ultralight tackle, with a super-light spinning rod and fine braid, and suddenly his rod bent over as a fish engulfed the lure. Over the next five minutes, he could feel a number of violent head shakes, and the fish took plenty of line before he brought it to the boat. A quick measurement showed the fish was 61cm, and he returned it to the water.
Artem was using a small crayfish pattern he had fashioned himself. The lure was given some weight by using a 1g jig weight and hammering/filing it down to resemble a crayfish tail. It’s a pretty ingenious design, and the trout was obviously fooled by it. Artem has a YouTube channel where he goes into some of his lure-making endeavours.
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