BLACK MAGIC GAMES LURES
Black Magic Tackle offers a large range of quality game fishing lures. Whether you are targeting marlin, tuna, sailfish, wahoo or mahi-mahi, our range of gear has been used to catch them all, including numerous granders and line class records.
Designed and tested by a select few of New Zealand’s premier charter boat skippers and top game fishermen, our gear is proven to give the ultimate in performance.
PREMIER LURE RANGE
This is Capt. Bruce Martin’s hottest lure. This lure has caught striped marlin, black marlin, blue marlin and even 20kg yellowfin tuna!
| Head Length: 90mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 400mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 12/0 |
| Skirt: 14.5’’ | Trace: 560lb (Stiff Rig) |
An awesome performer with exciting action that attracts big blues. Has also caught striped and black marlin as well as the occasional big yellowfin.
| Head Length: 90mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 400mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 12/0 |
| Skirt: 14.5’’ | Trace: 560lb (Stiff Rig) |
Richard Baker’s old favourite. It has caught blue marlin, wahoo, black marlin and stripies.
| Head Length: 65mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 390mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 12/0 |
| Skirt: 14.5’’ | Trace: 560lb |
A Capt. Rick Pollock favourite, they hang in well anywhere in the lure pattern and appeal to a wide range of species including blue and striped marlin, shortbill spearfish and big tuna.
| Head Length: 85mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 370mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 11/0 |
| Skirt: 14.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
The Lumo Prowler is perfect for overcast or change of light conditions – it’s lumo colour combined with a prowler head makes it a stand out performer – irresistible to both blue and striped marlin.
| Head Length: 85mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 370mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 11/0 |
| Skirt: 14.5’’ | Trace: 400lb (Stiff Rig) |
An awesome performer at the back of your lure pattern. An exciting action attracts the big ones and it’s weight ensures the lure holds in well in rough weather. Our trials with the prototype produced two blue marlin on successive days.
| Head Length: 68mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 390mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 12/0 |
| Skirt: 14.5’’ | Trace: 560lb (Stiff Rig) |
It is fugly! But the colour is a winner and has proved very effective on marlin and yellowfin tuna.
| Head Length: 48mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 320mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 10/0 |
| Skirt: 12.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
This lure was developed with the assistance of Harlequin’s skipper John Batterton. John has fished in a number of world’s billfish hot spots and his experience is evident in the ‘Harlequin’ lure. This is obviously a true blue marlin lure because of it’s size and action. It features a ‘super-tube’ style, slightly angled head, with a paua shell insert. The skirts give the lure a flying fish appearance.
| Head Length: 68mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 340mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 11/0 |
| Skirt: 12.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
Another producer from charter vessel Pursuit, this lure has been responsible for catching numerous blue and striped marlin, yellowfin to 60kg and even the occasional mahi-mahi.
| Head Length: 44mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 330mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 11/0 |
| Skirt: 12.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
This flying fish combo is a great all rounder for all pelagics. The unique colouring and the enticing action of the head ensures the Bobby Dazzler lure will produce results.
| Head Length: 60mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 320mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 10/0 |
| Skirt: 12.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
A very popular and incredibly productive lure in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, accounting for striped marlin, blue marlin, wahoo, mahi-mahi, yellowfin tuna and kingfish. The heavy head works well in calm or rough conditions.
| Head Length: 60mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 280mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 9/0 |
| Skirt: 9.5’’ | Trace: 300lb |
The Rainbow Rocker lure ticks all the boxes – size plus the colour combination of a black oily overskirt with red lateral line and a high intensity UV rainbow under skirt. Run this lure anywhere on the spread at any time of day and it will perform.
| Head Length: 40mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 240mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 9/0 |
| Skirt: 9.5’’ | Trace: 300lb |
A Capt. Bruce Martin favourite, this little lure has caught everything! Blue marlin, striped marlin and most of the tuna species – a great all rounder.
| Head Length: 35mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 170mm | Hooks: 1 x 8/0 |
| Skirt: 7.5’’ | Trace: 300lb (Stiff Rig) |
THE FREEDOM GRAND SLAMMER RANGE
Alain Jorion’s legendary lure. This lure caught Alain’s 1043lb black marlin in February 2002, which stands as a New Zealand record for largest black marlin on any line class. The seven-hour fight seeing him earn the NZBGFC’s ‘Old man and the Sea’ award as well as the trophy for the heaviest fish of the season. It has also landed several large blues, lots of stripies, sailfish, yellowfin and mahi-mahi.
| Head Length: 40mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 270mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 10/0 |
| Skirt: 9.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
Also available in lumo, the skirt is a strong lumo over green and orange colours, but the head also has a liberal amount of lumo green over the lead insert within, adding to it’s attractiveness.
| Head Length: 40mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 270mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 9/0 |
| Skirt: 9.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
Skipjack tuna are an important part of the pelagic’s diet. A black and purple lure in the pattern is a must.
| Head Length: 40mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 270mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 10/0 |
| Skirt: 9.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
- The heads are precision machined from solid brass stock and the ‘jets’ are drilled and polished individually
- All heads are hand buffed prior to the 3 stage chrome plating
- The head weight ensures jetsetters hang in well even in sloppy seas
- 150mm length
- The bubble trail and sonic vibration set up by the jets coupled with the double vinyl skirts in 6 hot colours attract predators from afar – skippies, albacore, kingfish, mahi-mahi, kahawai and yellowfin
- Also available rigged ready to troll – fitted with a 4/0 double hook or a 5/0 single hook
| Head Length: 20mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 150mm | Hooks: 1 x double hook 4/0 or 1 x single hook 5/0 |
| Skirt: 5’’ | Trace: 130lb |
- The size, weight and unique action coupled with a range of enticing skirt colour combinations makes this lure a must in any lure spread
- The heavier chrome plated jet heads create an obvious bubble trail and their extra weight allows these lures to be trolled in rougher seas without flipping
- Jetsetter Maxis will sink faster as the boat slows down after a strike placing them in front of bigger predators that tend to sit under the smaller more agile fish in the school
- An excellent lure for kingfish, mahi mahi, skippies, albacore and larger tuna species like yellowfin and bluefin
- Also available ‘standard rigged’ or ‘wire rigged’, both ready to troll – fitted with a 7/0 single hook
- head length 1 inch (27mm)
- lure length 7 inches (177mm)
- skirt: 6 inches
| Head Length: 27mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 177mm | Hooks: 1 x double hook 7/0 |
| Skirt: 6’’ | Trace: 200lb |
- reverse taper gives this lure plenty of wiggle action and it features our new “soft head” technology.
- ultra clear unweighted soft heads
- lure length: 300mm
- all with jellybean inner skirt
- rigged with 300lb Tough Trace and 9/0 game hooks
- available unrigged, single rigged or double rigged
| Head Length: 45mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 300mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 9/0 |
| Skirt: 10’’ | Trace: 300lb |
- based on Black Magic’s record breaking Grand Slammer lures, but utilising our new “soft head” technology
- ultra clear weighted soft heads
- lure length: 270mm
- all with jellybean inner skirt
- rigged with 400lb Tough Trace and 1 or 2 10/0 game hooks
- available unrigged, single rigged or double rigged
| Head Length: 40mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 270mm | Hooks: 1 or 2 x 10/0 |
| Skirt: 9.5’’ | Trace: 400lb |
A large cup on the face of this small lure gives it extra “wiggle” action, similar to a bait fish in distress. Ideal for tuna, small marlin, sailfish, mahi mahi and wahoo.
Available in 14 skirt combinations.
| Head Length: 30mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 200mm | Hooks: 1 x 7/0 |
| Skirt: 6’’ | Trace: 200lb |
10 exciting colour choices listed below and the same weighted head used in the original range, these lures are going to be an excellent choice in most sea conditions. They are available unrigged or you can have them pre-rigged on 200lb Black Magic Tough Trace and an 8/0 closed gape game hook.
| Head Length: 25mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 200mm | Hooks: 1 x 8/0 |
| Skirt: 6.9’’ | Trace: 200lb |
- An excellent lure for large tuna species like yellowfin and bluefin, but also other ocean pelagics such as marlin, mahi-mahi and many more
- five proven skirt combinations
- available rigged or unrigged
- rigged option comes with 1x 8/0 closed gape game hook and 200lb Tough Trace
- longer head length for stability control – head length: 50mm
- lure length: 240mm
| Head Length: 50mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 240mm | Hooks: 1 or 8/0 (closed gape) |
| Skirt: 7.5’’ | Trace: 200lb |
Like a saury, the slender profile of the head coupled with the length of the skirt allows this lure to be placed anywhere in the spread. It’s a great choice for tuna, small marlin, sailfish, mahi mahi and wahoo.
| Head Length: 35mm | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 200mm | Hooks: 1 or 8/0 |
| Skirt: 6’’ | Trace: 200lb |
Saltwater Chickens have a heavy weighted head to ensure the lure will swim without flipping in rough seas. From large to small, all species of tuna, kingfish mahi–mahi and kahawai/salmon will love the feathers and the size. Available with a double hook, rigged with 2 metres of 80lb trace.
| Head: weighted | When Rigged |
| Lure Length: 100mm | Hooks: 2 x 4/0 |
| Trace: 80lb |
GUIDE TO CATCHING BIG GAME FISH
There is good reason for all of us keen fisherman to aspire to land one of the oceans apex predators. Whether it be a marlin, tuna, swordfish or shark, they all provide their own individual challenges that will often test even the best game fishos. That is why they keep going out, spending countless hours on the water trying to land that one fish of a lifetime.
SKIP-BAITING FOR MARLIN – LEE RAYNER
Check out Lee from Lee Rayner Fishing Edge showing his way to rig a slimy mackerel as a skip-bait for marlin. Lee uses Black Magic Tackle for it’s proven performance and proves his method with a nice striped marlin.
HOW TO CATCH TUNA – MARK COTTON
Here’s Mark Cotton on how to catch Tuna with on our Jetsetter lures in Tasman Bay. Check out these tips to help you land a few.
