A simple question and one I’ve been asked at least a squillion times, what is the best lure for Murray cod? Rod Harrison or Harro, legend fishing- scribe best answered this when he wrote; cod lures can be many spanners and screwdrivers in a toolbox. Sometimes a pair of pliers will get you by, but there will be situations where you’d trade them all for a socket wrench or Allen key.

That simple explanation about sums it up. The many moods of Murray cod is what dictates the lure style best suited to the job as do many natural variations including water depth, available cover and so on. If you understand the make up of a particular lure and the effects certain conditions place upon it, you will then understand where it can be used to greatest effect. It’s the angler more so than anything else that constitutes the success of any one particular lure.