Murray cod and trout cod fishing in twig water
3,744 views · Published 8 January 2018 · 6:23 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: robbiefishing · 2018 · Science & Technology
Downsizing lures usually leads to more Murray cod, but smaller Murray cod on average. When people are new to cod fishing of any kind I often recommend to them that they start with a smaller lure such as a number 2 stumpjumper, or even a 4" Zerek flat shad as I have used in this video, just to get a score on the board. Once The catch rate lifts, then switch up to larger lures if targeting larger fish is the desire. In this video, I was actually targeting smaller Murray cod in some really tight skinniy twig water. I downsized my soft plastic, and at sunset I downsized my surface lure to a smaller Depps Buzzjet. The plan worked and Brett and I landed 3 small cod, 2 small Murray cod and 1 small trout cod. There are a few larger cod in this particular spot however most of the fish are smaller, and given that we were fishing in the skinny water section of this small waterway it made good sense to us to target smaller Murray cod using smaller than normal cod lures.
