Working in the tackle industry you get to see some interesting and some appalling examples of international fishing trends. Sometimes product samples come through that don’t even look like they can get wet!

Every now and then though something comes along that you just know is going to be a hit. Something that just looks fishy, something you know when it goes into the water it's going to come out with a fish attached.

When the Rock'n Runner samples came into the office and I got hold of them the Boss asked me "Where are you going?" as I walked out the door... "Cod fishing" I replied, "see you tomorrow".

Rock'n Runners are all about attracting fish

Well, the boss had other ideas but I did manage to get onto the nearest cod holding river the following weekend. With the water being a little dirty I chose to tie on the Chartreuse/white Rock'n Runner and fish it around a fallen tree.

What impressed me at first was the way the lure got into its action so quickly. I let the Rock'n Runner sink for a few seconds until I was happy with the depth. As soon as I had taken up slack line the steady vibration of the Blade Bib was easy to feel through the braid. These lures really pulse through the line to the rod. It’s not like a spinnerbait that vibrates or a hardbody that wobbles, there is more resistance and so the vibration works at very slow speeds and you can really feel it through the rod.

As always my first cast with a new lure was a little short of the snag, just to get a feel for it. Second cast I put it right in the back of a fork in the fallen tree. I commenced the retrieve immediately as the lure really was in tiger country. Occasionally I felt the lure bump over the branches as the flat face of the head did its thing avoiding the snag.

Third cast I put the lure right at the edge of the main snag and let it fall vertically in the water column, spooling it line as it fell. When I felt it was about mid depth I clicked the baitcaster into gear and commenced the retrieve. I was greeted with the steady pulse of the lure and happily retrieved it towards the canoe. At about mid distance between the canoe and the snag my rod buckled and jumped into life! Line peeled from the spool as the drag begrudgingly gave in to the fish. The fish did its best to bury back into its snaggy home but the fight was over in quick time and the lip grip slipped into the mouth of the cod.

What surprised me was just how far out the cod had come when it took the lure. This fish was hooked a good 10 meters from the snag well out in open water. I assume that the first two casts had aroused the interest of the fish and on the third it had struck. This is a testament to the fish attracting qualities of the Rock’n Runner, with the vibration emitted by the blade bib, the flash of the spinning blade beneath and the contrast of the skirt and heads in the water it stimulates the fish in as many ways as possible.

This pretty little cod came right out of its snag to smash the Rock'n Runner