Calcutta Shads

Calcutta flashfoil Swim Shads

Calcutta swim shads have taken the boat fishing scene by storm. In recent years the boat anglers out of the nations charter ports have been experimenting with these new lures from calcutta, and these anglers have certainly enjoyed what they have seen. Cod and Pollock seem to fall for shads with ease, and other species like cat fish, bass and coalies also seem to have a liking of these soft rubber lures. What’s more, fishing with them couldn’t be simpler. Simply attach them to your trace with an 8 ounce lead weight. Drop the lot to the bottom and retrieve slowly. Fishing in such a way also allows you to use a lighter class rod and lower diameter lines meaning its now possible to catch fish in stronger tides, something which was impossible with the older boat fishing methods like pirking.

Calcutta Flashfoil Swim Shads Weighted Latex shads have proven themselves to be both the saltwater and freshwater angler’s favorite lure. Calcutta flashfoil Shads are the latest and by far the most realistic innovative super shads. Available in 5 sizes (3″, 4″, 5″, 6″, 9″) and 28 colours. Good for all predatory fish.

VMC needle point hooks. True swim balanced weight system. Frequency attracting, vibra-action tail. Holographic ‘live eyes’ and flashfoil reflective bodies. Raised gill plates that give off bubbles on retrieve. Produced in the most vibrant and realistic colours available.

Packs contain 4 to 6 lures depending on shad size.

In an article about cod fishing with shads Paul Kilpatrick skipper of sea otter 2 at Whitby says

The old ways of fishing just wasn’t producing the goods as well as it once did. The 20 and 30 pound monster cod were no longer around in the numbers they used to be on the multitude of wrecks miles offshore. In fact it was due to bad weather and being forced to fish closer to home that the many Whitby charter boats discovered good stocks of cod in the 3 to 15 pound bracket just a few miles from the harbour. After many months of experimentation, we found that these cod could be targeted very successfully on artificial lures, namely shads. So out of the gloom and doom of years of poor wreck fishing came a wonderfully new method of inshore sports fishing, and one that has proven to be extremely effective to boot!!. Cod fishing at Whitby was back and this time it was better than ever. I admit I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Masses of decent sized cod some well into double figures were being caught on light tackle most times the boats put to sea.