Africa Lures | Reverse Electra

The Africa Lures Reverse Electra from Odyssey Apparel takes the Electra design and mirrors its profile, creating a lure that presents a fundamentally different silhouette and action to the predators that have already seen the standard Electra. For the serious South African freshwater angler, having both the Electra and the Reverse Electra gives variation that can make the difference on pressured water.

Africa Lures Reverse Electra: design and action

The Reverse Electra is not simply a different colourway of the same lure. The reversed profile changes how the lure moves through the water, creating a different pressure wave, a different silhouette from below, and a different movement pattern that can trigger strikes when the standard Electra configuration has been refused. It is a tactical variation for the angler who reads the water and adjusts accordingly.

Browse the full Africa Lures collection in our original lures collection for the Zulu, Electra, and other locally designed lures.

Why lure variation matters

Any angler who fishes the same water regularly knows that fish learn. Predators that have encountered a particular lure presentation repeatedly will eventually become conditioned to it and refuse it, particularly on smaller, heavily fished dams where the fish population sees a limited range of lure presentations from session to session. The Reverse Electra is the Africa Lures answer to that conditioning challenge.

By mirroring the Electra’s design, the Reverse Electra offers a presentation that is similar enough to trigger the same predatory instincts but different enough in its specific movement and silhouette to feel unfamiliar to conditioned fish. For the serious South African freshwater angler who fishes their home water regularly, the Reverse Electra is the follow-up to the Electra when the standard version stops producing.

Species and applications

The design is designed for bass, tigerfish, and other freshwater predators across South Africa’s dam and river systems. It is effective across a range of retrieves and conditions, and its locally-designed action is calibrated for South African freshwater environments rather than international water conditions.

It works equally well as a primary lure for the angler who prefers the reversed profile’s action, or as a backup option to the standard Electra for use when conditions call for something different.

Custom and bulk lure orders

The design is available individually or as part of the broader Africa Lures range. For bulk orders or custom tackle designs for clubs and tournaments, visit our Custom Designs page or collect from our facility at Plot 28, Kameeldrift, Brits, North West, 0250.

Every Africa Lures product is produced at our Brits facility to consistent quality standards.

Keep both versions in the same compartment of your tackle box so the switch between them takes seconds, not a rummage through the whole box while the bite window closes.

Why Odyssey Apparel

Odyssey Apparel is a South African design-first apparel brand manufactured at our facility in Brits, North West. Every product in the range is produced to order using permanent dye sublimation, ensuring full-colour accuracy and quality on every garment. No overstock, no generic designs, no compromise on the original artwork that defines the brand.

With over 1,000 individual designs across fishing apparel, South African pride and supporter gear, team kits, and lifestyle apparel, the range is built to represent what South Africans actually care about. Browse the full catalogue at oashop.co.za for nationwide delivery, or collect from Plot 28, Kameeldrift, Brits, North West, 0250.

Odyssey Apparel ships nationwide via DSV to every major city and town in South Africa. Orders are processed from our Brits facility where every garment is printed fresh to order, with quality checked before dispatch. For clubs, schools, and corporate groups requiring bulk quantities, contact us through the Custom Designs page for volume pricing and turnaround times.