Mumblers have and still continue to catch some very good fish like this giant Murray cod.
I’m not sure the term tackle rat is quite appropriate, but when it comes to lures, I love innovation and the chance to swim anything new. The cottage industry that makes up the majority of Australian lure makers is filled with a creative flare that’s more often than not fueled by the wants and needs of thinking anglers. Glen Casey, a Lismore based lure maker redesigned the American chatterbait turning it into the highly sought after Mumbler. Such has been its success on large Murray cod it has become a lure of great demand. A simple idea saw Glen upsize all the components in this lure, fit a tough soft plastic and stinger hook and the rest as they say is history. Since then there have been a truck load of variants hit the market, each promising something a little different when in reality they are all much the same. Like reinventing the wheel, there is only so much you can do to change an already effective product. However there are plenty of new and exciting products hitting the water every day and inovation has seen a whole new range of tackle not far off being unveiled. Can’t wait to let the cat out on some of these.
Gday Mate,
Any hints for us struggling angler wannabe`s ?
Steve
Gday back Steve.
Mate fish them light and by that I don’t mean the tackle your using. Light as in use an even soft handed approach that allows you to work them through the snags. It they stop up against a log don’t dig them in instead use the snapping technique but start of soft and increase the intensity until it comes free. I am told that Jamie Flett a gun cod fisho and the maker of Mudeye Lures has landed in excess of 150 cod on one single mumbler. This particular lure is now retired, but
it does go to show if you actually fish them in the correct manner that being soft and staedy, they are a very effective lure.
Rod Mac.
Looking forward to unveileing Rod, tackle rats like myself love playing with new products or up-graded old ones, Fishing the hard hit water around home I believe in showing the fish something they haven’t seen before, and it seem to work when old favorite’s fail to bring on a strike.
The mumbler is my favorite Lure, I’m able to walk them through the thick of it, doing so I’ve hooked a heap of Cod including My PB.
By the sound of it, the closed season will be time to stock up on some new gear.
Cheers.