A Top Captain's Opinion

Sekard Technology would like to thank Captain Gerard "Frothy" De Silva and his experienced crew for their considerable help and expert advice in the development and testing of the Sekard product range. Captain De Silva is a legend in the Southern Caribbean and is the owner/operator of the renowned HardPlay sportfishing fleet, based in Tobago. He and the HardPlay crew have numerous tournament wins and placings to their credit including:

• "2004 IGFA/Rolex Tournament of Champions Offshore
  Tournament Final - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. 2nd place"
• Angostura Game Fishing Classic
  1st place
• Carib International Game Fishing Tournament
  1st place (five times), 2nd place, 3rd place (twice)
• Grenada Spice Island International Billfish Tournament
  1st place (four times), 2nd place, 3rd place (twice)
• National Petroleum Game Fishing Tournament
  1st place
• Scotia Bank Game Fishing Tournament
  1st place
• St. Lucia International Billfish Tournament
  3rd place
• Martinique International Billfish Tournament
  1st place billfish release division, 4th place overall
• Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament
  1st place (four times), 3rd place (three times)
• Hemmingway International Billfish Tournament - Cuba
  1st place
• Barbados International Tournament
  1st Place (twice)
  
  

Here are some of Captain Gerard “Frothy” De Silva’s comments on Sekard trolling lures:

• When I first saw these lures, I knew instantly they were going to work real well. I’m not easily impressed, but these lures are something special.
  
• The new smoke tail skirts definitely add to the performance of the lure. You only have to run them alongside a similar lure with a regular skirt to see the difference. The smoke trails are very impressive and, from the results I’m getting, I’m sure they also put out a lot of vibration that you don’t get with regular skirts.
  
• I’ve used just about every make of lure on the planet and the Sekard lures are outfishing all my regular favourites. They don’t just run well in the water, they look great too. The heads have the best finish I’ve ever seen.
  
• The way the skirts fit is pure genius - I can change the skirt colours in a matter of seconds and without wrecking the original skirts. They just push on and pull off by hand and I don’t need to glue or tie them. Even though they’re so easy to fit I’ve never had one pull off in use and we’ve run them fast and in some real rough weather too.
  
• I really like the entire range of Sekard lures and I’ve already found a couple of favorites. The HardPlay Special is perfect for my type of fishing in Tobago and when I need a big marlin lure to run as a short corner bait, then a large Big Noise is ideal. It creates a lot of noise (hence the name!) and a monster smoke trail.
  
• I often like to use small dead baits for the sailfish and whites and for this type of fishing I will always have a couple of teasers up close to the boat. The large Broadsword works real well in this position and is now my #1 teaser lure.
  
• Probably the most important thing that I can say about these lures is that they get me strikes and catch fish on hard days, when no other crews are catching. This gives me a real competitive edge.
  
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