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Tilsan Minnow

The Tilsan Minnow was one of the first Tilsan Lures on the market. It’s success as a high performance fish catching tool has enabled Tilsan Lures to produce the worlds greatest fishing lures. With a natural baitfish profile and near lifelike decoration, the Tilsan minnow is at the forefront of lure technology in the world today. Built around Tilsan’s famous Centreline Design Framing system, it’s an incredibly strong and versatile lure for its size.

Specifications
	Body: Frame: Length: Weight: Swim Depth: Hooks: Speed: Applications:   Buoyancy:	Timber Centerline 55 mm 6 grams 3 metres No.8 Mustad Trebles 0 - 5 Knots Trolling / Casting Slow Floating

How to Fish

This lure has the natural profile of a minnow style baitfish and action that elicits strikes from most small predatory fish. Being both cast and trolled, the Minnow works well in all situations, however it is when the lure is stopped and twitched that its true colours show. Try placing the lure in a strike zone around a structure and stop the lure, it neither sinks nor floats. Then twitch it slowly and continue a slow retrieve remembering to stop the lure often. Fish cannot resist this lure when used to the best of its ability. The ability of this timber lure to lie flat in the water and start its swimming action the moment the line is retrieved, makes it a winner.

Try trolling the lure about 15 metres from the boat. Do not use heavy leaders or clips that could adversely affect the crisp action of the Minnow.

TIP: Tilsan lures are made from hand selected timber. Like many things in nature, the timber varies. Differing densities cause some lures to sink or float more than others. You can fine tune the buoyancy by using slightly lighter or heavier hooks and rings. Remember about 0.5grams will make the difference between sinking and floating, so only fine changes are needed. Further, the salinity of the water greatly affects a lure’s ability to float.

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World Class Timber Fishing Lures

Since the small beginning in 1990, Tilsan lures has grown to become Australia's largest and most respected Timber Lure Company.

The first Tilsan - the 5.5 cm trout lure was the lure that started Tilsan on the road to success. In the process of expanding the range to suit other fishing applications, possibly the most significant advance in timber lure design and manufacture was created - The Centerline Design^TM.  Centerline design has meant a new era in the strength, balance, weighting and overall integrity of timber lures.

Buoyancy compensation holes, fixed angle bib alignment and the strength of a full stainless steel body make the construction system unique. Tilsan Timber Lures are precision made using specially selected timbers to ensure correct weight and buoyancy. Tilsan is the company totally committed to timber lures and is continuing to develop new lures to target species around the globe. We are a company on the move.  We have recently added a new holographic background effect on several of our lures and that’s only the beginning.

Tilsan has a reputation for producing the highest quality lures. The reputation is hard earned and well deserved. We are committed to build on this reputation to ensure Tilsan remains a leader and innovator in Timber fishing lures.

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