Redheads

Redhead patterns are fondly called 'Ultraman' colours in our local waters for obvious reasons. Many salties swear by it, saying it resembles a fish bleeding from the head. Now of course we know that in reality, that would not be possible since a fish that bled enough to cover its entire head would probably already be dead instead of swimming in an enticing manner (and isn't blood supposed to disperse in water? Hmm...)

Whether natural or not, it is indeed a popular colour with anglers all over the world. And on a recent weekend with YH, both of us unknowingly were fishing with Redheads with some measure of success - he with the new Storm Thunderblade lipless lure and yours truly with the old' faithful X-Rap in the new Redhead pattern.

Red tail, Redhead Storm Thunderblade and Red Zillion 50th Anniversary reel - matching ey?

This lipless baby is heavy enough to cast a mile, holds steady on blazing retrieve (cranked flat out on the 50th Anniversary Zillion that boasts a ratio of 7.3:1 without skipping on the surface) and gives tons of vibration. And did I mention the life-like eyes?

The X-Rap Redhead fared well with a juvie Toman as well

And of course, this baby also found the redhead lollipop of an X-Rap too enticing to resist