I designed the Coastal Swim Stick with a bulbous body to accommodate a 1/0 off-set hook but with a thin, flat tail which gives it maximum movement as the lure is worked amongst kelp, through gullies and around rocks and boulders.

Although you can use any lure colour on any chosen day, I’ve selected some colours below to give an idea of where to start depending on water clarity.

Lure fishing for ballan wrasse in winter can be productive but it does require altering your tactics due to their behaviour and environmental conditions. 

This isn’t a ‘what you must buy’ post, but a post explaining simply what I use and what works for me.

COMPONENTS:

I’m often asked how to rig a soft plastic lure weedless. Although it may look a little complicated to some, especially non-lure anglers, once you’ve done it a few times it is really very simple.

This is how I retrieve the Coastal Senko for ballan wrasse.

This is how I retrieve the Coastal Paddletail whilst targeting ballan wrasse.

Creature baits resemble small crustaceans, a staple food source of ballan wrasse.

AFTER CASTING OUT

One mistake that newcomers make when wrasse fishing is striking the second they feel a fish hit.

A question that I’m often asked is ‘what type of rod do I need for wrasse fishing with lures’?