Bought A Duo Realis Spinbait 80 G-Fix

[ghost]

Ordered that and a bunch of other stuff from TW, taking advantage of the 4th of July sale.

 

I should get it early this coming week. I got the Wakasagi color.

 

So those who own this, does it cast on casting gear ok?  Also I tend to use 30/8 PP braid, will the Spinbait 80 G-Fix run correctly on that?

 

Curiosity and a buddy who owns one made me make the impulse buy... 

[Mr_Scrogg]

Spybaiting tends to be on Fluorocarbon, lighter line. Spinning is 4-6lb. Casting Id say 8-10lb.

Still want the bait down deeper and hold that depth.

But Im no expert. Sure the more proficient Spybaiters will chime in

[B@ssCrzy]

I just picked some of the regular spinbait 80's a couple weeks ago and have fished it quite a bit. I too was hesitant to use with casting gear, but have found it has done pretty well. The rig I use is a curado 50e with a medium/moderate rod spooled with 10lb yozuri hybrid. The one thing i also added was the smallest duo lock snap I could find to help free the action up from the line. For me this has worked as the waters I fished were gin clear and I was able to catch quite a few fish. Biggest smallmouth being around 4lbs. With only fishing it for couple weeks it has impressed me. I think with the g-fix, which is heavier, you will be fine with your casting gear.

[deaknh03]

I believe the g fix is only 1 gram heavier, barely noticable.

[DRea]

I believe the g fix is only 1 gram heavier, barely noticable.

 

That`s true, but with a finesse baits like this, especially when the location of the weight is considered, it makes a huge difference. Hence even a 1/28oz difference makes major difference when it comes to application of the bait; be it sinking rate, depth and most importantly gear since the G-Fix version has been perfected for baitcaster and line up to 8lb.

[DRea]

There has actually recently been released a good vide giving essentials of the technique. You can find it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS3idsy52Hw

[smalljaw67]

Ordered that and a bunch of other stuff from TW, taking advantage of the 4th of July sale.

 

I should get it early this coming week. I got the Wakasagi color.

 

So those who own this, does it cast on casting gear ok?  Also I tend to use 30/8 PP braid, will the Spinbait 80 G-Fix run correctly on that?

 

Curiosity and a buddy who owns one made me make the impulse buy... 

 

I've come to the conclusion that this is going to be a niche bait for mostly northern anglers as you need light line and clear water. The 30/8 pp is not going to work for you, it is to heavy and too buoyant so it will not allow the bait to free fall and thus it will lose action. I've tried this with mono and fluorocarbon and it is one technique I actually think fluorocarbon is the best line for it but light mono works, I can tell you from experience 8lb mono was too much, 6lb seemed decent but the light fluorocarbon seemed to have the best natural free fall. The other thing is while the bait is heavy enough for casting gear, you won't want to use it and adding braid into the mix is a no-no, you will bend the hooks out so quick, truthfully I don't see it possible to land a fish on braid and the balance on these baits is very precise, changing out hooks to a stout hook would probably kill the subtle action it has and render the bait useless.  Remember these points and you'll be fine: 1. Clear water.   2. Light line-mono or fluorocarbon.  3. Spinning rod - medium power with a moderate to fast action, needs to give which most medium spinning rods do. 

[Bluebasser86]

From my limited experience with spinbaits I wouldn't go any heavier than 6lb test to get the right action from them. I know they're making some bigger ones now that are supposed to be usable on heavier gear but that seems to me like it would take a lot of the appeal of the bait away. 

[Jrob78]

I don't have any experience with Spybaits but FWIW, the "G-Fix" designation means that the bait has tungsten beads instead of lead/steel/whatever.  It basically allows for a heavier bait without increasing size.   I know the Spybait and the Lipless baits come in G-Fix models.