Blog
Copeton Video
Not long now Jake this will get you keen A little vid of a Copeton best smashing Mudeye Lures Rattle…
Tanner’s Top Water Magic
Tanner with a healthy skinny water goodoo off the ? on the rattle snake.
We’ve been using Lew’s Reels for a few seasons now
We’ve been using Lew’s reels for a few seasons now. The tournament pro is probably my favorite reel that I…
Baby Thingy
A few recent fish that were fooled by the Baby Thingy.
Newest member of the Mudeye family
Introducing the newest member of the Mudeye family. Meet Isla Elizabeth Bowdler born 5.23pm on Saturday 2nd February. Weight 8lb3oz!…
Three fish over the meter
Off to a flying start for 2019 with a new PB for me and another for young Max on a…
The perfect trip on Copeton dam
The perfect trip on Copeton dam I guided young max and his father Kieran. It was an absolute pleasure seeing…
Copeton Delivers
Tom and josh made the trip to Copeton on a very tuff bite we hit the water early to find…
Getting back into the swing of things gain.
The second half of 2018 wasn’t very productive for me with Mudeye due to being crook. Trying to get…
Clear Coat
Bit of clear coat on the candy. Really love this colour
A tinker with some candy colours
34 degrees minimum here last night… Bit hot for sleeping! Had a tinker with some candy colours in the shed….
Norbs with a cracker of a cod on the Cousin It!
The drawing power of this lure is huge, wind it fast and you’ll get down deep, or wind it slowly…
First Murray Cod of the season
From Lyal Eales Store Josh went out on the weekend and got his first Murray Cod of the season. This…
What a night to remember!!
CLBF What a night to remember! Started off slow with 2 fish on nightfall then dead till around 2am when…
The smile says it all
Brendon Kennedy with a solid 102 cm on the cousin it this morning. The smile says it all! How’s your…
Full Swing
Finally got a few days away from my real job, time to dust the cob webs off the spray guns……
My Fishing Place is back
Season 3 starts this Sunday 11.30am on 7mate!
Muzz Dawg got a ripper!
Muzz Dawg with a ripper river fish on the 80mm Mudeye just now. The fish went 90cm and put…
The COUSIN IT & The RATTLE SNAKE got it done for Tallis this weekend!
Tallis says these 2 lures are now his go to in a couple different scenarios. He likes using the…
My Lure Box review
From MY LURE BOX If you want to slay a GIANT on the surface, check out Mudeye Lures. This…
Start casting a Mudeye Snake around.. and hold on!!!
Tallis Cotterill’s Monty the Python coloured Mudeye Snake was destroyed this morning while fishing in some tough conditions! Tallis is…
From My Lure Box
Mudeye Lures have created some beasty Murray Cod lures. This rat imitation is incredibly appealing from the moment it lands…
Hoodies
For those of you who have ordered a hoodie, they will be arriving this week. So I will send them…
Back into it
Finally feeling better and keen to get back into it. Just easing into it with a smaller batch this time.
Tallis Cotterill with this football
Tallis Cotterill with this football shaped surface green back he caught on Friday night. This young fella is a fish…
Reid Cuninghame
Reid Cuninghame with a solid river greenback caught off the top this morning on the Rattlesnake. Great effort mate! #goodoo…
Big Cod Creature Baits
Now is the time to let your Big Cod creature baits out of their cage ???? Find out why Creature…
3 years on and Jarrid nails it!
Jarrid Ross finally got the fish he has been chasing for the last 3 years on our Happy Wake Bait!…
The big girls are starting to get active!
With the cooler weather FINALLY coming the big girls are starting to get active! Here’s a Copeton beast caught by…
2018 Hoodies
It’s starting to cool off so we are running a batch of hoodies for 2018. There are 4 styles available…
Finally got us some more MUDEYES
Finally got us some more MUDEYES…these would have to be MY fav surface lure. Tripple, double and single paddlers have…
Important update
Hey guys, I’m currently out of action due having Glandular fever. I will try my best to get back into…
One big fella
Tallis Cotterell with his rattle snake that got the interest of one big fella. Check it out!
Scott Risby cracked the $ mark
Scott Risby cracked the $ mark on his new thingy that he bought from the Copeton Kiosk yesterday. Ripper fish…
Yella love
Tallis Cotterell got a bit of yella love on the 80mm Mudeye
On a tough Copeton bite
On a tough Copeton bite the Cousin It has produced the goods this week for Mick and David. The boys…
Cod Pattern 80mm Mudeye
Josh Usher had a cracking day today! The Cod Pattern 80mm Mudeye was the lure doing all the damage. …
The dominant colour in the clear water
The 80mm Mudeye is a great little river lure. Here’s one of few fish I picked up yesterday on a…
The Mudeye Shallow Happy
The Mudeye Shallow Happy is a great river lure, with a 90mm body and a short bib it casts like…
KickKnack Shack
New shipment of Mudeye lures arrived today Cousin It, Thingy, Rattlesnake, Snakes ? Happy Shallow an a few others from…
River Cod
Josh Usher with a healthy river fish on the Mudeye Paddler.
Cod thumb
Tallis Cotterill with some serious cod thumb after landing this football shaped surface slob he caught on his Mudeye Snake….
Fat summer Cod
Tallis Cotterill with a fat summer cod off the top on the snake.
Lures catch the fishermen
The old saying ‘the lures catch the fishermen and then the fishermen catch the fish…’ well this puts a whole…
Lee Felton and Glen Hudson
A lot of river fish have been active lately. Lee Felton and Glen Hudson had a great night on the…
Our Copeton Guide delivered
Josh Usher guided Alexander Ribeiro to a new P.B. of 101cm this morning while casting the Mudeye Double Paddler. Great…
BIG goodoo on the Mudeye
Tallis Cotterill tells us about his fishing trip on the weekend and his encounter with some BIG goodoo on the…
ImPRESSive
Joe with a cracker of a surface good he got out of the river this morning on the AYC colour…
Does Size matter?
Some people say that size matters, well the size of our Rattle Snake looks quite insignificant in this picture…
Monty the Python
Josh Usher with a cracker surface cod out of Copeton this morning on Monty the Python colour snake. Ripper fish…
Smacked at the yak – yeah!
Smacked at the yak yeah, surface fun in the river loving the Mudeyelures surface paddler in colour salt and pepper
Salt and Pepper Paddler
Josh Usher with a healthy river cod on the Salt and Pepper Paddler I sent him up only a few…
The colours of clear water Cod
There’s nothing quite like the colours of clear water cod, this particular fella was 1 of 10 that fell victim…
The Thingy
There’s something about the slow action of The Thingy that big cod can’t resist.
Thank you
Well 2017 has been a great year! We’d like to thank everyone for your support throughout the year and wish…
P.B. off the top for Sam
P.B. off the top for Sam on our rattle snake. 3rd night out in a row! Persistence paid off! Well…
100mm Mudeye
It’s hard for cod to resist the forever faithful 80mm and 100mm Mudeye. The more cod a timber lure catches…
Josh Usher’s – Guiding on Copeton Dam
For those of you that don’t know I been working on starting a fishing guiding tours kayaking the local rivers…
Healthy greenback
Healthy greenback today on the big one. Mick Beale
Slob of a greenback
Fletty with another slob of a greenback on the Mohawk.
Copeton Cod
Josh Usher with a couple of solid Copeton Cod from this mornings session. Good luck to every one who is…
From Victorian Fisheries Authority
Here’s our 4-point plan to help you #CareforCod this summer! Better handling of Murray cod ensures those being released have…
Finally got out for a fish this morning!
Here’s a quick clip of one of the 10 fish we caught on our 80mm Mudeye. Please mind the excited…
Jani Preistly caught a cracker on the weekend!
Happy wake bait doing the damage. Thanks for the pics mate
Bluey’s Hunting and Fishing
Mudeye Lures are looking sharp in the new look 130mm Mohawk with aluminum painted bibs.
Account Opened!
Adam Reay opened his account this is season on our new prototype lure. The cousin it…
Have you opened your cod account yet?
First cast from the bank up at Mulwala. Caught on the Mudeye Lures Australia rainbow serpent Double paddler
Copeton Donkey
Brendon Kennedy with another Copeton Donkey from this weeks trip. Caught on the salt and pepper rattle snake. Not long…
Not long to go now!
#boof #surfacefishing #mudeyelures #happywakebait #murraycod
Less than 6 hours to go!
Who’s hitting the surface at 12.01am on Friday Morning? #boof
Drawn tonight!
COMPETITION TIME! It’s our absolute pleasure to collaborate with a local family business CAPTIVATED ANGLER to celebrate COD OPENING 2017….
Adam Reay
Adam Reay with nice one of the top on his rattle snake. Cod season is only hours away now! Then…
Mudeye Rattle Snake
This skinny guy had been missing out on all the tucker, but wasn’t going too miss out on this Mudeye…
Surface fish firing again
Josh Usher and John Pottie with a few surface cod from Copeton Dam this morning. Thanks for the pics fellas….
Cod season is only hours away!
Here’s some colours that we do in our Mohawk series, great lures for both lakes and rivers, ranging from 80mm…
The original Mr Mudeye and still the king of Copeton
Jamie Flett with a 137cm from Copeton caught on the ‘Big One’.
Copeton Cod Storm
Adam Reay with healthy looking Copeton Cod he caught off the top during a storm
It’s warming up
Since the weather’s warmed up… I’ve noticed a few snakes getting about…
ImPRESSive Joe
ImPRESSive Joe with a healthy Copeton Cod off the top on his AYC coloured rattle snake
Mick’s Fishing and Outdoors
Hi Guys, check out our newest stockist in Bendigo. Give their page a like!
The new Mudeye Slim Jim Paddler
Weighing only 40 grams and the length of 170mm, this is a great little paddler for rivers and lakes. Easy…
SPRING CLEAN OUT!
We have a few sizes still available on our tournament shirts. These are top quality Australian made shirts. Made by…
A bit of history about Mudeye and what’s coming soon.
A bit of history about mudeye and what’s coming soon From Ebb Tide Tackle Check it – interview with Mudeye…
Hardman Outdoors
New stock from MUDEYE LURES has arrived1 We now have stock of Happy Wake Bait Double and Triple Paddlers ??
September off the top
Josh Usher with a solid fish off the top this morning on the Snake.
Canobolas Marine Centre and Jayco Orange
IN STOCK NOW THE NEW RELEASE! Mudeye Lures Australia DOUBLE AND TRIPLE PADDLERS!! THESE WILL NOT LAST!
Nick Hurrell #95
Nick Hurrell with a 95cm from the Copeton Classic caught on a 130mm Mohawk. Thanks for the pic mate.
One big mouth full
It’s hard to smile for the photo when you have your mouth full
Good luck to everyone fishing the AYC comp
Good luck to everyone fishing the AYC comp this weekend at Copeton. Hope you all have a great weekend.
Off the top on the Triple Paddler
John Cahill with the biggest fish from our latest Copeton trip 115cm off the top on the Triple Paddler.
Our latest trip to Copeton was a blast!
A lot of laughs shared with the team from Ebb Tide Tackle. Although the bite was tougher than usually we…
Double paddlers?
It was a big day today putting our double paddlers together! Hooks and packaging tomorrow.
KnickKnack Shack – Uralla
Now in stock!! Get in quick
Tom McCulloch on a high
Tom McCulloch finished his season this morning on a high! What an awesome river fish! Thanks for the pic mate.
Coming to you
Another batch of rattle snakes heading out the door
John Pottie trusty green tree snake
John Pottie with a couple off the top on his trusty green tree snake coloured Rattle Snake. That lure has…
Peter Wise on his local river
Peter Wise with a cracking top water cod out of his local stretch of river on the Rattle Snakes. Great…
Mudeye jointed paddlers are back!
Our jointed paddlers are back! Here’s a sneak peak of a few that we have sent out. Measuring 120mm and…
Mudeye’s new and improved triple paddlers
We have shipped off our first few batches of our new and improved triple paddlers. Ready for some big cod…
It only takes one fish to make a trip worth while!
Ben O’Donnell with a $1.04 of the top on the Snake. His smile says it all!
Peter Wise – Great looking fish mate!
Peter Wise with a healthy river cod off the top on the Rattle Snake.
Azz Berthaly $1.10
Azz Berthaly with a cracker out of the river $1.10. Awesome fish mate!
3 solid fish off the roof!
Braidy and Kyle braved the cold miserable weather at their local dam and it was worth it! 3 solid fish…
A Blast from the past!
Jamie Flett with a cracker Copeton cod caught back in 2003. The original Mr Mudeye.
July Facebook comp winners!
Today being the first of August…. we have sat down and had a look at the pics from the July…
Tom McCulloch with a ripper murray cod
Tom McCulloch with a ripper Murray Cod on the Rattle Snake. Awesome pic mate!
Video – Top Water Take
Check out this top water take from Brock Stewart on his rattle snake. Thanks for the vid mate.
Brock Stewart with this cracking 116cm
Brock Stewart with this cracking 116cm off the top on the Rattle Snake. Great fish mate!
Their on the way Motackle
Our first batch of metal bibbed paddlers heading out to Motackle. There’s plenty more coming soon
Nathan Matheson getting it done!
Nathan Matheson with a cracker off the surface on the rattle snake. Great fish mate!
Trusty Old Snake
Josh with a 109cm off the surface with the trusty old snake
In Store Now at Western Downs Outdoor
Mudeye rattle snakes in store now also. These things having been smashing cod all over the place why not give…
LNK Tackle
Mudeye rattle snakes just arrived
Comp time – Half way through the month.
Righto…. This weekend marks the one year anniversary of Beth and myself taking the reigns of mudeye… so we have…
Should of been his fish!
From AYC Fishing Tournaments Sorry guys, but I am so stoked with the Mudeye Lures that we just received for…
AYC – Thanks Mudeye Lures for your support.?
From AYC Fishing Tournaments How good are these little beauties? We have just received a huge box of Mudeye Rattlesnakes…
The July Mudeye comp is still running guys!
Jump on over to our Facebook Page Don’t forget to post your fish caught on Mudeye in the comments section…
Surface cod on the Rattle Snake
Josh with another healthy surface cod on the Rattle Snake. Josh Usher Fishing
Hilly with another cool water cracker on the snake!
This particular snake has claimed the Goodang boys some good fish and still going strong. Cheers for the pic fellas!…
Another surface slob
Michael Clark with another surface slob out of the heavenly waters of Copeton Dam.
Casting big baits
Here’s a great setup for casting big baits like our Rattlesnake and Mudeye Snake. Craig Norton and his team at…
Facebook Competition
Righto…. This weekend marks the one year anniversary of Beth and myself taking the reigns of Mudeye… so we have…
River Rat
Josh Usher with another Rattle Snake River Rat #mudeyelures #wilsonfishing #venomrods #riverfishing #topwaterfishing #nativefreshwaterfish #exploringnewgrounds
“Cousin It”
Matching the hatch at the local lake…. Thingys big cousin…. “Cousin It”
The Biggest of the Biggest – Stephen Booth
A great article from Fishing Monthly on BIG COD Lures Written by Stephen Booth from Wilson’s Fishing and insight from…
Video – slurping goodoo off the top
Josh Usher with another Rattle Snake slurping goodoo off the top
Copeton surface beast
This Copeton surface beast would have to be one of the best conditioned fish that we have seen….. it also…
Great surface cod on the Rattle Snake
Josh Usher with another great surface cod on the Rattle Snake.
Cameron Barry picks up a 1.16 on Mudeye Snake
Nathan and the lads only left this morning for Copeton. Already Cameron Barry picks up a 1.16 on Mudeye Snake,…
A few ways to hook more cod
Another great article from Goodang
Marto nailed them
Here’s a couple of Mudeye Rattle Snake victims that Marto got to stick on a recent trip. Cheers for the…
Stephen Eales last trip
The Mudeye Rattle Snake has been getting a few cool weather cod. Here’s a couple of quick snaps from Stephen…
Sam Gilchrist enters the Murray Cod metre club
Sam Gilchrist entered the Murray Cod metre club on the weekend, not once, but twice! This snake smacking goodoo made…
June – Conner Scully
Some times braving the cold is worth every goosebump! Connor Scully joined the meter club this morning with this 104cm…
Zach Woods 117cm of the top
Zach Woods had one of those mornings that dreams were made of 117cm of the top and a 107cm on…
Snakes Alive we have the Vib,
Cold is in, the Big Cod will be going nuts shortly, Race in Grab Your MUDEYE SNAKE while they last….
Mudeye Mohawks
100mm Mohawks in some new colours
Recent trip to Copeton
Mudeye Rattlesnakes (and snakes) have made Copeton their home, so many fish falling for the enticing wiggle and clacking timber……
Shea’s East Coast Angling – 131cm monster
Jack Hatgis – 131cm on a Mudeye Snake Copeton finally produced for me and a mate, 4 hits all up…
Paul Thrift
Paul Thrift snuck out for a quick solo mission with his new rattle snake. It didn’t take him long to…
May – Brendon Kennedy 106cm
Our Mudeye Rattle Snake has been getting the runs on the board. Brendon Kennedy spent a few days on the…
Snakes have arrived
Mudeye Rattle Snakes have arrived at Aberdeen Outdoors
Matt Baker with a solid 97cm
Matt Baker with a solid 97cm off the top this morning on the Mudeye Snake. Thanks for the pic mate…
Video – Venom is the must have rod
We often get asked what rods should people use to cast our lures. Venom Rods are a great choice. This…
Copeton May
Josh Usher with a couple of snake victims from Copeton this morning
Video – Adam Reay surface
Adam Reay with a bit of surface action this morning on the rattle snake. Thanks for the vid mate.
Kirk Taylor and his son Billy
Kirk Taylor and his son Billy are the winners of the new Mudeye Rattle Snake lure for being the first…
AYC’s Bruce Anderson nails one
Mudeye Rattlesnakes doing the job for us last weekend at Copeton. What a great fishery this is. The big girl…
April Copeton
It’s getting cooler and the big girls are on the move! Josh Usher with a 110cm off the top this…
‘Mudeye Big Ones
A batch of ‘Mudeye Big Ones’ to fill some orders. This is a great big cod lure, we have now…
Mudeye Tournament Shirt
We have been talking to the team at Fish Wreck and have had some tournament shirts drawn up. We are…
March Copeton
A quick trip up to Copeton Dam for a weekend fish with Josh Usher. We boated 7 fish over the…
New Mudeye Rattle Snake – available now
Here’s a quick pic of the new Mudeye Rattle Snake which we will be sending out to our retailers this…
Linda Buxton’s PB 118cm
Lina Buxton’s PB 118cm caught at Copeton Dam on a Mudeye ‘Thingy’ fishing the 2017 Pirtek Challenge
Cracker Cod
Dean Norbiato with a cracker Cod on the Mudeye Thingy
Brenton Leech
It’s photos like these that make my day! Brenton Leech had a great surface session on the Mudeye Snake, two…
Happy Wake Bait – Ndew colours
5 colours that we are currently running in the Happy Wake Bait.
Tinkering with the Happy wake bait
Been tinkering with the Happy Wake Bait. I’ve stretched it out to 130mm plus the pinned alloy bib, making it…
Latest staff member – Ryan Edwards
So it’s been just over six months since Beth and myself took over Mudeye. The support and growth of the…
Michael Clark
It didn’t take long for Michael Clark to find this big girl this morning! On his 4th cast he hooked…
Commitment
97cm Lucas got off the top in the river tonight on the Mudeye Snake. He had to swim for this…
January Surface
Josh and Steve raised a few on the surface this morning.
Happy New Year
99cm Josh Usher snagged on the snake this morning. Not a bad way to bring in the new year. …
115cm on the thingy!
Josh Usher had a good cod opening this weekend! 115cm on the Thingy! The slow action of this lure brings…
John from Ebb Tide Tackle
John from Ebb Tide Tackle with a healthy 78cm Eildon cod caught on the 130mm Mohawk. This fish absolutely smashed…
Midday Monster
It’s not every day that you pull a 118cm Murray Cod off the surface in the middle of the day!…
Josh Usher is on fire!
Another good morning for him this morning on the Mudeye Snake. Well done mate!
When in doubt…. pull your thingy out!
Josh Usher got all the action on Copeton Dam this morning, I woke up to a phone call about how…
Don’t worry be Happy
Josh Usher hooked this healthy goodo on the black and gold happy. Arguably one of the best timber cod lures…
Greenbacks at Eildon
The snake is doing some damage on the greenbacks at Eildon. This big girl was caught in the middle of…
Newest online stockist – Ebb Tide Tackle
Hey guys, check out our newest online stockist of the Mudeye Snake. Ebb Tide Tackle are carving their way into…
Mudeye Mohawk – new colour range
Here’s a few new colours that we have added to the Mudeye Mohawk range.
Mohawk – new cod pattern
New cod pattern 130mm Mudeye Mohawks just been fitted out. Love this colour!
Perfect little river wake bait
Here’s a little sneak peak at something I have been working on…. perfect little river wake bait… ‘The rattle snake’….
Worlds best wife
Worlds best wife helping me make Mudeye Thingys. Getting through some orders.
The knocking of the ‘v’ cut timber
There’s something about the knocking of the ‘v’ cut timber in the Mudeye Snake that brings the big girls out….
Met up with my mate Rolz today
Met up with my mate Rolz today and got a few pics from his latest trip to Copeton, Mudeye Snake…
Snakes are ready
A few orders of snakes here ready for eyelets.
Proud father
I received an email yesterday from a proud father telling me about his son entering the meter club with this…
Get Happy
A few weeks back now Rob Howe and I went for an evening fish. The surface bite was virtually none…
Fresh Water Fishing Magazine
Check out the latest edition of Fresh Water Fishing Magazine. Dean Norbiato has written another great article featuring the Mudeye…
Purple Thingy
Ryan Edwards with another cracker caught on the Purple Thingy.
The Thingy
Ryan Edwards with a healthy cod caught on the Mudeye Thingy
Dean Norbiato’s monster
Dean Norbiato with a monster greenback that was fooled by the Mudeye Snake.