Tackle House - Contact Canary 145
About this lure
A slow-sinking swimming pencil designed for big game presentations just below the surface.
At 145mm and 60g, the Contact Canary 145 combines casting power with a natural horizontal swimming action. It sinks slowly, allowing you to fish it with precision at varying depths. On a slow retrieve, it rolls and glides just under the surface, while a fast retrieve gives it a skipping baitfish effect—ideal when predators are chasing moving schools. Designed to run true even without a belly hook, it's well-suited to clean rigging in rougher conditions or with heavier gear.
- Type: Slow-Sinking
- Length: 145mm
- Weight: 60g
- Hook: STX-58 #1/0
- Ring: H#7
- Horizontal swimming posture with natural roll
- Versatile action: slow roll or surface skip
- Runs stable with or without belly hook
A great choice when targeting kingfish, tuna, and other pelagic species feeding just beneath the surface.
How to fish the Tackle House - Contact Canary 145
Big Kev's Tips
Which colour, and when
#13 TunaDark back over chrome belly reads as a hard silhouette - the pick for bright, clear conditions when kingfish key on contrast.
#18 Flying FishBlue-silver flash matches open-water baitfish in clear water and full sun.
#3 Pink BackPink holds visibility across changing light and cloud cover - a reliable all-conditions confidence colour.
#6 HalfbeakBlue-silver flash matches open-water baitfish in clear water and full sun.
#9 Black-Spotted BurrDark, busy pattern throws a strong silhouette in choppy water or overcast glare.