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How To: Bream On Bio Tough

The release of the Squidgies Bio Tough range has been an absolute game changer for Bream anglers around Australia. In this article, I'll give you some top tips to help you catch more Bream.

Squidgy Bio Tough Flathead Fundamentals

Flathead are serial offenders when it comes to eating soft plastics; they just can’t help themselves!

Squidgy Bio Tough Bream Basics

Soft plastics like Squidgies are well documented bream catchers right around the country, with many attributes that make them the perfect hard bite lure option capable of being fished in all manner of likely scenarios for these fish.

Setting Up A Light Soft Plastics Outfit

Initial forays into the world of using soft plastics for smaller targets needn't be overcomplicated, full of fancy gear, jargon and smoke and mirrors.

Bio Tough Soft Plastics

The rise of soft plastics in the marketplace many moons ago revolutionised the way we targeted many of popular recreational species.

Catching Mulloway on Squidgies: Part 1 The absolute basics

Squidgies are incredibly effective at fooling mulloway or jewfish. Here are the absolute basics you’ll need to get started.

Catching Mulloway on Squidgies: Part 2

Mulloway or jewfish are the biggest and most highly-prized target species found in our southern inshore waters.

The Squidgies Bio Tough Story

The Bio Tough range marks a clear departure from traditional Squidgies, and a bold new direction for the brand. These tails are manufactured from an extremely tough “Dura Stretch” material that’s far more resistant to cutting, tearing or breaking than earlier Squidgies.

Catching Snapper on Squidgies Part 1

Accurately predicting fishing trends can be tricky, but early in the new millennium, I commented to a few mates that I thought snapper fishing with soft plastics would be one of the most spectacular growth areas in our sport over coming seasons.

Catching Snapper on Squidgies Part 2

In case you’ve missed the news, here it is: Snapper are not only eminently catch-able on Squidgies, the fact is that in many situations, Squidgies are capable of matching or even exceeding the results achieved using natural baits.

Catching Trout on Squidgies Part 1

With trout season in full swing across southern Australia, Starlo offers a quick refresher course on the usefulness of Squidgies when it comes to catching these fish!

Catching Trout on Squidgies Part 2

What Squidgies should you choose for targeting trout (and redfin perch)? As Starlo explains, this isn’t necessarily a cut-and-dried question with a simple, one-size-fits-all answer.

Catching Flathead Part 1

A handful of Australian fish can rightly be regarded as representing our “iconic” species, with a few attracting something close to a cult following amongst dedicated anglers.

Catching Flathead Part 2

You don’t need super expensive or highly sophisticated gear to catch plenty of flatties on Squidgies.

Bream Fishing for Barra

Bream fishing for barra… It’s a term I’ve found myself using more and more since my three-year stint living in Darwin.

Starlo's Five Top Tips for catching Bream on Squidgies

The uptake of soft plastics has definitely been one of the most significant trends in Australian recreational angling over the past 10 to 15 years, and its popularity shows no sign of diminishing any time soon.

Choosing Tails: Which Squidgies for what jobs?

One of the most common questions I get asked is about choosing the best Squidgies’ action (as dictated by the tail design of each model) for a particular fishing scenario.

How to fish with Squidgies Slick Rigs

The Squidgies Slick Rig in both its Standard and lighter Pro Range configurations is one of the deadliest soft lures ever designed.

Catching Kingies and other Pelagics on Squidgies

At first glance, fast-swimming pelagic species such as tailor, salmon, trevally, tuna, wahoo, mackerel and the mighty yellowtail kingfish might seem to be about the least likely candidates for successful soft plastic fishing. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.