Long and Slim

I like long profile, minnow-style lures with short bibs. They have a unique darting & rolling action when twitched on a high-speed retrieve. Short bibs keep the lure shallow running near the surface so its perfect for low-level water fishing.

Rapala MaxRap is such a lure. And since its proven effectiveness in the previous trip, I brought out a similar long, slim minnow in the form of Storm's Slim Thunderstick for a weekend morning 'outing'.

First cast of the day and the Storm Slim Thunderstick got its first quarry, a nice Peacock Bass with a bump on its head. Don't blame me. I was 100% sure I didn't whack it in the head with the lure to result in a swollen head.

FG was swoffing his magic fly wand when suddenly... lo and behold - a striped cichlid which gave an excellent account of itself on 3-weight outfit.

MaxRap did it's magic again... in the form of 2 teenage Temensis which gave good aerial displays and furious initial runs

An over-enthusiastic Toman baby trying to 'smoke' an X-Rap. Sorry dude, its not for smoking...

Fly swoffer YH also yielded his magic in producing several nice sized Temensis too!