Of course I love the Perch, but the Ruffe certainly wins on cool points from a light lure perspective.
Soft Plastic Lures
The choice in small, soft plastic lures suitable for LRF and light lure fishing is immense. Take your pick from shads and paddle tails, darting lures, pin tails, worms and creature baits. All in every conceivable colour. If you are looking for inspiration, browse through the dozens of posts that feature my successful soft-plastics and the many varied catches made.
Straight Lures For Ruffe
Straight lures, i.e lures that don’t feature a paddle / bobble / huddle type tail, can prove advantageous when targeting Ruffe.
Rock Goby on AquaWave Ami
Had fun sight casting to these little fellas in shallow water, under torch-light. Despite sub 10C water temp they reacted aggressively to the little AquaWave Ami when jigged.
Autumn Perch Fishing Underway
The leaves are mostly down and my Autumn perch fishing is well underway on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Baillons Wrasse at Swanage Pier
It’s taken me a while to catch a Baillon’s Wrasse at Swanage Pier, but on Friday I did it in style, catching a beautiful little Baillons on an AquaWave Mushi creature.
Ruffe on White Aquawave Shad
The Aquawave Shad 1.3 is probably my most successful lure for catching Ruffe. Apart from just being small, the 1.3″ Shad is extremely supple and buoyant, so I think it helps the Ruffe engulf the lure more easily.
Giant Goby on AquaWave Ami
Had a bit of a battle with this bruiser. A decent Giant Goby found in a boulder field at low tide, in Cornwall. Fooled the brute with an AquaWave Ami in Sodium colour.
