LRF / light lure
IntermediateAlso called Light rock fishing, Light lure setup, AJ / micro lure
A very light lure rod, a tiny jig head or creature, and a close hunt for wrasse, pollock, school bass and whatever lives in the first drop.
Fish light lures in harbours, rocks and walls where a 30 g bass setup is clumsy.
Light braid, tiny lures, a sensitive rod and a retrieve you have to watch. Easy to snag, easy to bounce a 3 g head off a wrasse. Not ‘advanced because it catches more’ — advanced only in how fine the tackle is.
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When to use
Clear harbours, rocks and walls when you want to hunt close with a 0.5–10 g lure — wrasse, pollock, school bass, the odd bream or coalfish.
Harbours, rocks and walls in clear water, close range, mixed small species.
Ground and marks
Harbour, Rock mark, Pier, Estuary. Ground: kelp, rough, mixed.
Clear harbours, rocks and walls when you want to hunt close with a 0.5–10 g lure — wrasse, pollock, school bass, the odd bream or coalfish.
A 120-yard beach, a chocolate sea, or a winter cod punch. A 3 g lure on a 6 oz beachcaster is the wrong tool, not a clever one.
A bit of movement along a wall. Slack can still work in a harbour if fish are at your feet. A huge ebb on an open beach is not an LRF problem.
Marks: Harbour, Rock mark, Pier, Estuary. Ground: kelp, rough, mixed.
Drop or flick along the wall, the kelp edge, the first hole. Watch the braid. A take is often a tick, not a slam. Keep the lure in the strike zone; do not leave it on the sand.
Hooks As the tiny lure — often 8–2. Lead: Jig head 0.5–10 g, not a beach lead.
Light braid 8–15 lb, a fluoro leader 6–10 lb (step up around teeth and kelp), jig heads 0.5–10 g, small creatures or metals. No shock leader.
How to tie it
- 01A light lure rod, 8–15 lb braid, a small paddle or creature on a 3–7 g head.
- 02Flick along the wall or kelp edge. Watch the line. Lift, do not wait.