Apia Lammtarra Giant Badel 177F Floating Lure 02 (3413)

177mm | Floating | minnow / shore plug | 02

The Lammtarra Giant Badel 177F is a floating minnow/shore plug for fishing the upper water column.

It gives you a baitfish profile that can be worked over shallow structure, surf edges, rock wash, river mouths, and reef lips without immediately digging into the bottom.

The pause is where this style becomes useful.

Wind it steadily to get it swimming, add twitches or rod sweeps to make it look unsettled, then stop it beside current seams, wash lines, or cover so following fish can catch up.

The 177mm profile is large enough to represent a proper baitfish, not just tiny fry.

It is most useful when predators are feeding high or when you need to keep the lure above shallow ground.

It is not the best pick if fish are holding deep or if the water is glass-calm and the fish are spooky.

In those situations, a smaller sinking minnow or softer presentation will usually get more bites.

TARGET SPECIES: sea bass, snapper, flathead, trevally, queenfish, bluefish, small pelagics, and shore-based predators hunting baitfish.