The Pakula Cockroach features an action that is aggressive swimming with a wide head shake and great splash when it breathes. It will hug the water at all trolling speeds and will work fine in all weather conditions, including very rough conditions. The Pakula Cockroach has earned its place in the pages of game fishing history. It continually appears in tournament wins throughout the game fishing world. Col Earl caught 16 billfish in one day trolling Cockroaches on his boat ‘Reef Hunter “. The Pakula Cockroach combines the best features of both Chuggers and Sprockets, resulting in a very stable lure for rough conditions. After breathing it dives very deep carrying a huge bubble trail, all the while shaking its head violently. It then leaves the bubble trail behind and increases the swimming action back to the surface to start the cycle again. With a very aggressive action below the surface allows all game fish to find this lure totally irresistible. Their cycle should be worked at least every 5 seconds. The lures in the Roach range will work in any fishable condition at any trolling speed. The best positions for this lure are short corner and short rigger. This little 8.75” lure changed the world of Queensland light tackle game fishing by winning some of the most prestigious tournaments such as Trownsville, A.I.B.T, Hamilton three years in a row and trophies such as Champion Female five years straight, as with the Gold Coast January Tournament and is now part of every successful boat s trolling kit. The success of the Pakula Cockroaches has also encompassed medium and heavy tackle winning tournaments in Fiji, New Zealand, Mexico, Papua New Guinea plus many more. The true value of the whole range of Pakula Cockroaches can only be appreciated by seeing their own characteristic action that is quite unique and experience the success known by so many that have tried them. They just keep on trucking and catching long after the others have given up.
