At TraceAce Tackle we look at the best lures on the market that offer true value for money, tweak them with all of our little extras that we know will do the business when it comes to catching fish, and then try to keep the prices to a level where you can fish them confidently without ever having a heart attack every time you feel one hang up!

All plugs and poppers need to be fished where Bass love to hang out - inevitably where there are rocks, weeds, pier piles or some other underwater obstruction to give plenty of cover and tide movement, to ambush any unsuspecting pray. This is great for Bass plugging, as this is where they will nail your plug or popper without too much hesitation, but your lure needs to be fished as close to these underwater obstructions as possible.

Bass have a strike range, an area where they will move from cover and hit a target. Anything out of that range has far less chance of being hit. If you're fishing a plug that has just cost you between £12 and £15, you're far less likely to fish that plug where it really needs to be fished - in the strike range, and so this leads to far fewer hits. The reason is simple, lose two or three of those expensive plugs in a session and you would be more likely to throw yourself into the sea.

At TraceAce Tackle our plugs have been individually selected for their fish catching abilities, not for what’s going to look good in a tackle box. All have been tank tested to ensure perfect running and movement and our plugs also have added strike points, fish strike eyes and colour patterns that consistently work for Bass... and of course needle sharp hooks!

 

DUEL's  Ali Magnet Surface Popper Bass lure 

 

This 125mm 30gram surface popper is the top of our range in Bassing plugs. So what makes this lure so special, and in our opinion so effective. Firstly as a floating top water plug, you are far less likely to get it hung up and loose it, a good thing, as top end lures do not come cheap. Secondly this lure is fitted with DUEL's unique Magnetic Weight transfer system. This allows weighted ball bearings to drop to the tail of the lure when casting, powering this lure, tail end out, for extra long casts. The magnets than pull the ball bearings to the front of the lure when it hits the water, giving this Popper a totally balanced action, that forces the concaved nose of this lure to bite deep down through the surface of the water, throwing out masses of splashes, bubbles and pops as it traps air and water, as you work this lure back to you. The weight forward head ( which would normally be a nightmare to cast ) now leave the tailend light, causing it to wag like a dog, the best surface action possible. The markings on this lure are also top notch, from the Blue mackerel back, to the orange under belly, the 3D eyes, and the hot red popper face. Fitted with super strong super sharp Saltwater treble hooks, this lure ticks all the right boxes, to be the ultimate surface popper lure.

    Duel's Ali Magnet Surface Popper Bass Lure   £11.99            P&P £1.50

     

 

Prologics Joey Mackerel Big Bass Plug

 

16cm long and 49grams in weight this jointed Joey Mackerel Plug from Prologic will cast miles, and then deliver the most incredible erratic yet slow rolling action, mimicking an injured Joey Mackerel struggling on the surface. The fantastic mirror like fish scaled sides run from Mackerel Blue across the back, Silver sides to a striking Orange underbelly, and of course a fantastic 3D fish strike eye. Fitted with super strong, needle sharp treble hooks, this a a fantastic big plug to tempt those bigger than average Bass.

    Prologics Joey Mackerel Big Bass Plug   £10.99            P&P £1.50

     

YO -ZURI Crystal Minnow 

Another of our fantastic top of the range Bassing plugs. The Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow is a must have Bass plug to have in you lure box. No other lure looks, acts or attracts like a Crystal Minnow. Its streamline body is perfectly balanced to provide a radical side to side wiggling motion, and lateral rolling action that catches and reflects more light than any other lure available. It is so reflective, you can even see it working in moonlight. This lure is 110mm long, 18grams and will dive to 12 to 18 inches.

    Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow   £8.50            P&P £1.50

     

Prologics Shimmering Mini Mackerel  

This little lure is ideal to be worked between rocks and gullies, around pier piles and around rocky groins. 11.5cm in length and 18grams in weight, this is the ideal lure to be pin point cast, and worked above, through and around obstructions. Fitted with beads that really send out masses of noise and vibration, coupled with this lures incredible lifelike swimming action, rolling and darting erratically, and the incredible Mackerel mirror finish markings, this lure will take School Bass right up to those double figure lunkers.

    Prologics Shimmering Mini Mackerel   £7.99            P&P £1.35

     

 

Triple action Bass Buster plug 

A great new lure from the SURECATCH stable, this brand new Triple Action Bass Buster Plug, is a floating lure that will dive to over 6ft if you work it down there, that has the most incredible movement. The three sections of this lure, give the most incredible fish like action, and the head of the lure has glass beads to rattle and vibrate, whilst the dressed rear treble hook waves and pulsates with every move of its jointed body. 110mm in length, and weighing 26.5g, this lure can be cast good distances. Light silver fish scale sides, an Orange underbelly, Red throat strike point and 3d fish strike eyes, make this a top notch Bassing lure.

    Triple action Bass Buster Plug - Orange/Silver    £5.99            P&P £1.75

     

 

22g 130mm Super Launce:

This 22g jointed plug has a fantastic side to side wiggle, 3D active eyes, triple strength Mustad hooks and the fantastic UV coated shimmer skin. Extra strike points can be added on all the hooks (see accessories page for tail fin flippers), red fish strike eyes and two superb Bass catching colours make this a real TraceAce Tackle winner.

This plug will dive to 2.5m - 3.5m and hold steady and true at that depth, wriggling frantically, the red strike points waving and flashing from side to side when trolled behind a boat. This lure can also be cast from the shore and allowed to dive on the retrieve, but will gently rise to the surface once the retrieve is stopped. This is how to work this lure from the shore: cast it out, then reel in fairly fast to get the plug to dive, working the rod tip to also impart extra movement into the lure. Stop the retrieve and allow the lure to float to the surface. Now do short bursts allowing the plug to dive slightly but constantly float back up to break the surface, the more commotion on the surface the better, then a steady retrieve again to get the plug to dive deeper. This is a good way to work this plug.

 

30g 130mm Bass Sliver Stick (floating popper plug)

This 130mm, 30g Bass Sliver Stick is a long casting floating popper plug. The longer slender body gives a jerky side to side action, mimicking an injured Joey Mackerel on the surface. The concaved mouth traps both air and water, causing bubbles, ripples, pops and splashes in front of the plug - a dinner gong to any hungry Bass! This is a fabulous top water Bassing lure, and is a must in any serious lure anglers armoury. Add our specialist strike points to give this lure even more strike appeal.

        1x Mackerel Blue Bass Sliver Stick        £4.99           P&P £1.25

     

         3x Mackerel Blue Bass Sliver Stick        £13.99        P&P £1.75

     

       1x Mackerel Green Bass Sliver Stick       £4.99           P&P £1.25

     

         3x Mackerel Green Bass Sliver Stick       £13.99        P&P £1.75

     

        

        2x Bass Sliver Stick (1 of each colour)  £9.50         P&P £1.50

     

 

 

 

Buy your strike points on our accessories page.

As above - repeat TIP 1 with the Bass Sliver Stick as pictured below:

 

Have the complete set of TraceAce Tackle's Bass Poppers in your tackle box, and get a free set of Bass flies to tie in front of your poppers with every order (fly colours and patterns may be different to the ones shown).

 

Bass Popper Collection          £18.99            P&P £2.25    Out of stock