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The bite often comes before the retrieve begins.
The Summer Screamer is a 42 mm floating surface cicada wake-bait designed for fishing beneath overhanging trees and shaded banks. Using an internal ball-bearing rattle to create vibration, it imitates a cicada struggling on the surface and draws fish upward to strike. A slightly transparent body gives the lure a more natural appearance in surface light, helping fish commit confidently.
This is a patience lure — movement is minimal, presence is everything.
Why It Works
During warm months, fish feed heavily on insects falling from trees. They watch the surface and react instantly to a struggling cicada.
The Summer Screamer targets those fish.
Its floating body and subtle vibration create the impression of a trapped insect. The semi-transparent profile blends naturally with the surface glare, appearing more lifelike than a solid-bodied lure. Rather than constant movement, the lure relies on disturbance and sound, encouraging fish to commit from below.
Many strikes occur before the retrieve even begins.
Designed For Structure
Work it along:
• overhanging trees
• shaded banks
• still pockets beside current
• creek edges
• tight shoreline cover
• insect fall zones
The floating body allows the lure to remain on the surface while fish locate it from beneath.
Action & Retrieve
The Summer Screamer is designed to sit naturally on the surface with minimal movement.
How to fish it:
Cast beside shaded banks or overhangs
Allow the rings to disappear
Let the lure sit still
Apply a single gentle twitch
Pause for several seconds
Repeat sparingly
Strikes commonly occur:
• while the lure is stationary
• immediately after the twitch
• as surface ripples fade
Resist the urge to overwork it.
Fishing Notes
Place the lure beside cover and allow it to sit. The ball-bearing rattle produces subtle vibration that imitates a struggling cicada.
Most effective during warm evenings and periods of active insect life.
Recommended Leader: 8–14 lb fluorocarbon
Specifications
Length: 42 mm
Type: Surface Cicada Wake-bait
Buoyancy: Floating
Running Depth: Surface
Designed For: Overhanging trees and shaded banks
Target Species: Australian Bass, Murray Cod, Saratoga
Please note: Colours may vary slightly between lures.
Built for dirty water and rising rivers.
The Backwater Beast is a spinnerbait designed for low visibility conditions, particularly rising rivers and stained water. Producing a steady blade pulse and strong vibration, it allows fish to locate the lure even when they cannot see it clearly.
This is a vibration lure — fish feel it before they see it.
Why It Works
After rain or in discoloured water, fish rely less on sight and more on their lateral line to detect movement.
The Backwater Beast targets those fish.
Its pulsing blade creates consistent vibration that travels through the water, allowing predators to track and strike confidently. Rather than visual attraction alone, the lure draws reaction bites by presence and movement.
Designed For Structure
Work it along:
• windblown banks
• snag lines
• submerged timber
• flooded edges
• laydowns
• stained river margins
Running the lure close to cover keeps it in the feeding zone where fish position during rising water.
Action & Retrieve
The Backwater Beast is designed for a slow, steady retrieve.
How to fish it:
Cast along banks or structure
Retrieve slowly
Keep the blade pulsing consistently
Allow the lure to run close to snags and cover
Strikes commonly occur:
• beside cover
• when passing structure
• during steady retrieve
Avoid fast retrieves — a slow pulse produces the bite.
Fishing Notes
Retrieve slowly so the blade pulses steadily. Fish the lure close to snags and windblown banks where predators wait in stained water.
Fish often locate the lure by vibration rather than sight.
Often most effective after rain.
Recommended Leader: 12–20 lb fluorocarbon
Specifications
Type: Spinnerbait
Designed For: Rising rivers and stained water
Best Conditions: Low visibility conditions
Target Species: Australian Bass, Murray Cod, Yellowbelly (Golden Perch)
Please note: Colours may vary slightly between lures.
Built for fish that sit in the current, not chase it.
The Creek Fry is a 42 mm slow-floating shallow runner crankbait designed for fishing current seams and shallow runs in creeks and rivers. Built to imitate a small drifting baitfish, it excels when fish are positioned in moving water and reacting to passing food rather than actively hunting.
This is a presentation lure — not a high-speed retrieve lure.
Why It Works
Fish holding in shallow runs conserve energy. Instead of chasing prey, they wait for food to drift past within reach.
The Creek Fry targets those fish.
Its natural swimming action moves with the flow rather than fighting it, creating a realistic presentation that appears like a baitfish being carried downstream. When paused, the lure slowly lifts in the water column, often triggering an instinctive reaction strike.
Designed For Structure
Work it along:
• current seams
• shallow runs
• riffle edges
• gravel bars
• bank eddies
• light cover near flowing water
The slow float allows the lure to rise clear of the bottom and cover while remaining in the strike zone.
Action & Retrieve
The Creek Fry swims with a tight, natural wobble suited to moving water and cautious fish.
How to fish it:
Cast slightly upstream
Allow the lure to drift with the current
Retrieve slowly with the flow
Pause occasionally near cover
Let it slowly float upward
Continue with gentle twitches
Strikes commonly occur:
• as the lure passes holding fish
• during the pause
• as it lifts in the current
Fish it slower than you think.
Fishing Notes
Fish holding in shallow runs rarely chase — they react to passing movement. Present the lure so it travels naturally with the flow rather than across it.
Particularly effective in cooler water and winter conditions.
Recommended Leader: 6–12 lb fluorocarbon
Specifications
Length: 42 mm
Type: Shallow Runner Crankbait
Buoyancy: Slow Floating
Running Depth: 0.3–0.9 m
Designed For: Current seams and shallow runs
Target Species: Australian Bass, Murray Cod, Yellowbelly (Golden Perch)