FISHING CICADA LURES
The CICADA - Versatile metallic lure, that can be used in any type of water, any season, be it
winter, spring, summer or autumn. It's a very efficient lure for ice fishing in winter, popular with all
predatory species. It can be fished on the bottom, near the surface, and it is a very efficient lure
for suspended fish as well.
DESCRIPTION & EVOLUTION:
The vibrating lure is made from a metal blade weighted in the front, making up a very powerful
vibration on the horizontal axis, with a lighter vibration on the vertical axis. The vibration is due
too the lure’s instable equilibrium during the retrieve, and it’s tendency to reestablish this
equilibrium.
1.
Metalic blade
2.
Weight
3.
Treble or double hook hole
4.
Line tie hole A and B
4A hole. Used for high speed retrieves, and slower speed retrieves in faster flowing water. In
this case the lure has a tighter wobble.
4B hole. Used for slower retrieves, preferably not in fast flowing water, the vibration in this
case being a bit wider.
The intensity of the vibration increases with the speed of the retrieve. The shape & weighting are
done accordingly, in such a manner that the lure has a natural movement, without discontinuities
in the action at abrupt direction changes. The weighting permits very long casts, even in high
wind conditions.
FISHING TECHNIQUE:
As well as with other lures, you have to know that for the CICADA to be efficient there has to be
a certain harmony between the speed of retrieve, the vibration type we chose (the tie hole 4A
or 4B), water depth, and lure color.
1. Continuous retrieve.
The lure is continuously retrieved, at a certain depth, determined by the fisherman, depending
on the retrieve speed and the chosen line tie hole.
2. Jigging retrieve.
After casting the lure, you need to let it sink to the bottom. After the cicada has reached the
bottom you start retrieving by jigging it, alternating with letting the lure sink to the bottom, withshorter or longer pauses.
The amplitude of the jigging motion dictates the height the cicada raises from the bottom. For
example in warmer water fish might prefer more ample (alert) movements, alternating the jigging
retrieve with the continuous one, and with pauses making the lure seem very energetic.
The colder the water the less movement the cicada has to make. In colder weather, late autumn,
winter and early spring is when fish prefer less movement. This is when they prefer a shorter jigging
motion, just enough to make the cicada vibrate 2-4 times, letting it sink to the bottom afterwards.
The strike often happens the moment when the lure starts the rising motion from the bottom, most
often feeling that the lure got heavier.
3. Flowing water fishing.
The best method is casting upstream, starting with a faster retrieve, decelerating the speed of
the retrieve while the cicada comes downstream(from the position of the fisherman) with the flow
of the current.
You should use simple snaps for the cicadas, without swivels, snaps with a rounded nose, allowing the lure to move freely (e.g. duolock snaps). For an even more natural movement of the lure
we recommend the use of monofilament line, and if you are fishing for pike, we advise the use of
a thinner wire leader.
Colors: