One of the most significant discoveries from a trip to Japan has been just how effective tai rubber lures are. Tai is a type of snapper and tai rubber is the go to lure for targeting them from the boat or shore. Japanese bream, grouper, bass and yellow tail will also take them.

The technique is to let the lure hit the bottom then to slowly wind up about ten meters of braid before dropping the lure back to the bottom. Two key points are to let the lure hit the bottom hard as this gains the attention of fish in the area. The second point is to slowly wind the lure up without jigging as the assist hooks need to trail behind the lure to ensure good hookup rates.

I’m looking forward to testing tai rubbers in 2014 on bass, cod and wrasse.

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A number of bream fishing to Kingsmere in spring 2014 proved that Tai rubbers can catch bream but its not as effective as squid.