Another Wake-Up Call

 Well,  the kind you want.

Another lure doing what it was built to do,  telling stories from the water. This time it was a message from Adam, which went something along the lines of:

“Finally got a chance to cast your lures around. Loved it,  and so did 20-odd Murray Cod”

220mm Wakebait with the added Thumper tail

That’s always a welcome wake-up call. Real fish, real rivers, and handmade timber lures doing their job exactly as intended. Whether it’s a wakebait or swimbait, there’s no better feedback than time spent on the water and fish willing to commit.

These moments are a reminder of why I keep building, tweaking, and testing custom cod lures,  not for the bench, but for days like that.

Stories like this never get old.

It would be rude not to

Following on from the cut-back wakebaits currently being built, it made sense to also put together a paddler-style surface lure. Same minimalist thinking, same focus on action and balance, just a different way of pushing water.

These two paddler prototypes wiggle and paddle every bit as well as their up-market cousins, proving once again that simple lure design still works when the fundamentals are right.

With new handmade timber lures, fresh ideas, and plenty of testing ahead, 2026 is already shaping up to look a lot better than last year.

Here’s to keeping it simple and chasing a more simple life