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Z-Man HerculeZ Swimbait
READY to get your arms stretched?
The new Z-Man 10X Tough HerculeZ pre-rigged soft swimbait is here!
Built for barramundi, Murray cod, mangrove jack, flathead, mulloway and other larger predatory species.
A collaboration between US Z-Man Fishing Products and Tackle Tactics Australia, the HerculeZ has been developed and refined over a couple of years using sketches, CAD drawings and eventually samples travelling back and forward between countries, with COVID restricting travel and face-to-face meetings.
A detailed natural shad body has all the features to represent a wide variety of baitfish, drawing aggressive strikes from predatory species.
The unique boot-tail design puts out plenty of thump and vibe, while upturned three-dimensional eyes provide an additional strike trigger.
Best of all, this swimbait is made from Z-Man’s amazing 10X Tough ElaZtech material – soft, life-like and supple, buoyant for a natural presentation and virtually indestructible.
Built on a tough extra heavy-duty Mustad hook, the HerculeZ is ready to take on the big hitters, with an additional through-wire stainless-steel belly attachment point that is ideal for adding a treble or stinger for additional hook points, or blade for added flash and vibration.
Available in 4” and 5” sizes, HerculeZ comes in eight proven Z-Man colours – including light and natural, dark silhouette and ultra-violet reactive colours – to cover a wide variety of species and conditions.
HerculeZ 4” – built on a 3/8oz zinc weight, overall weight 22g
HerculeZ 5” – built on a 5/8oz zinc weight, overall weight 37g
Zinc is a harder metal than lead, ensuring your internal weight maintains its shape hit after hit and your HerculeZ retains its beautifully balanced swimming action, even at dead slow retrieve speeds, attracting predators and triggering strikes.
Tie one on and buckle up!
Standard retail price, $12.95.
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Toadfish Stowaway Fillet System
THE Toadfish Stowaway Fillet System combines both the folding fillet knife and folding cutting board in a neoprene case that is designed for ease and safety of transportation.
All items are available individually or as a Stowaway Fillet System in two sizes – a 7” knife and standard board, or a 8.5” knife and extra-large board.
The clever Stowaway folding fillet knife combines the high-end performance and ergonomics of a full-length fixed knife, with the safety and versatility of a folding knife.
Features include a full-length ergonomic handle, salt-tough titanium corrosion-resistant components, titanium coated salt-tough blade, non-slip raised rubber grip and stowaway carabiner.
The Stowaway Cutting Board fits easily into kitchen drawers, boat boxes, tackle bags or travel packs, and is constructed from solid non-porous high-density polyethylene material for safe food-handling, and features a built-in two-stage knife sharpener – carbide section and ceramic section – and anti-skid bottom.
Check out the Stowaway Fillet System and other innovative products, including seafood tools, non-tipping drinkware and more at www.toadfish.com.au
Daiwa 21 Lexa TW
A REEL that’s synonymous with strength, power and value, the Lexa line-up welcomes a new arrival with the 21 Lexa TW.
A step forward in design and performance, the new Lexa features many of the technologies that have made Daiwa baitcaster reels industry leading, with CRBB bearings, EVA knob, UTD drag, and now the T-Wing system leading the roll call of design features.
TWS delivers a new level of performance and control to the Lexa, while a stainless-steel pinion gear, high grade brass gears, aluminium frame, side plate and swept power handle provide ultimate strength and power.
The Lexa WN features 13kg of drag, eight CRBB and is available in two sizes – 300 and 400 – and four models.
Whether it’s targeting the giants of the estuaries or muscling offshore species, the 21 Lexa TW is the ultimate heavy-duty baitcaster.
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McArthy Tiddler
THE McArthy Tiddler is a traditional jerkbait plastic with all the great features that have made the lure genre so well loved.
Available in 4.5”and 6” lengths, the Tiddler is hand poured in South Africa with a number of design parameters that make it simple to use and effective on many different species.
For starters the head of the Tiddler is flat ended, making it ideal for rigging on a jig head or to easily locate the centre for rigging with a weedless worm hook.
The body thickens from the head to form a bait profiled belly section with belly flaps that help anglers rig more easily.
On top of the flat back are some guidelines that help further with straight rigging before the tail wrist thins out and into a forked tail.
This is a classic jerkbait that lends itself perfectly to short and sharp rod work, which will see the lure dart from side to side before gliding back to the bottom.
A retrieve that is especially deadly for flathead however other fish such as snapper, salmon, trout, tailor and bream love this jerk and glide retrieve as well.
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Toadfish Oyster Knife
THE Toadfish Oyster Knife is available in two styles – the Put ‘Em Back and the Professional Edition.
The Put ‘Em Back oyster knife was developed from generations of oyster producers.
It combines all the elements of a traditional oyster shucker with a modern look at ergonomics and the physics of shucking an oyster perfectly and safely.
This artfully crafted multiple-purpose knife will shuck raw or steamed oysters and its sharp blade will cut them out of the shell with ease.
The Professional Edition was designed for opening thicker shelled oysters, use in commercial-volume kitchens and for the experienced shucker – the Toadfish Professional Edition Oyster Knife is for serious oyster people.
This commercial oyster knife features a thicker blade design than the Put Em’ Back Oyster Knife, and features a stiffer blade, more shucking power and increased leverage.
This knife also sports a sharp-blade edge for easy entry, so please use caution when handling.
Once you shuck an oyster with a Toadfish oyster knife blade, you will know why folks call these knives the most thought-out oyster shuckers ever created.
Priced at around $49.90, visit www. toadfish.com.au for more information.
Daiwa Pro Double Clutch IZM 48SP-G
THE Double Clutch 48 has been designed specifically for Australia as the ultimate finesse twitchbait.
Featuring Daiwa’s patented silent gravity oscillation weight transfer system, the Double Clutch 48 exhibits unmatched responsiveness when twitching.
The key to the S-GOS system is that it shifts the centre of gravity of the bait on every twitch, making the lure shift and pivot differently with each movement of the rod tip.
Perfectly suited to both fresh and saltwater, the DC48 will suspend in freshwater and slowly rise in salt.
Fitted with BKK Spear 21SS treble hooks, it is ready to fish straight out of the package in a variety of fish catching colours.
Retails for about $24.99 each.
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Certate SW New Models
THE rockstar of the saltwater spin reel world, the Certate SW range welcomes two new smaller models with the release of the 5000 and 6000 Certate SW.
Tailor-made for the angler who wants the power and precision of 20 Saltiga but in a smaller package, the 5000 and 6000 Certate SW features all the design and features of their big brothers with a monocoque body headlining the list of features.
A large G1 Duralumin drive gear, Zaion air rotor, Magseal line roller and body, ATD drag, infinite anti-reverse, air bail and Eva Power knob help complete the reel’s extensive list of design brilliance and technologies, and combine to make the new smaller Certate SW models the ultimate pocket rocket powerhouse.
Whether it’s muscling kings from cover, terrorising the local snapper and fingermark population, or jigging and spinning for tuna and mack, the new smaller-sized Certate SW is the reel to get the job done.
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