The famous “Westin Roll” – a unique rolling movement and swimming action – is a trademark of Westin. This rolling action is found on several Westin lures and has an almost magical effect on big pikes and other predators that seems to ignore other lures. Days and years of carving, adjusting and testing was used when the Westin family created their first lures with this superior rolling action.
The Platypus Project was a tough assignment for the Scandinavian lure maker Allan Christiansen. We wanted to keep it all secret and we didn’t even have a name for the lure – only a list of impossible demands, including a lot of X-factor and the best rolling movement ever seen on a lure! When we saw the look of the final prototype the name was obvious due to the resemblance of the beak on a real platypus.
After 32 different prototypes and countless hours of testing and adjusting lure designer Allan Christensen created the first original Platypus lures in 160 and 190mm. The 120 mm and 90mm versions are the small versatile lures in the Platypus family. As the larger family members this lure features one of the best rolling and belly-flashing swimming actions ever seen on a lure. Another great feature is the Westin Optic Eyes made from coloured optical fiber to create a unique – almost illuminating ¬– light reflecting effect. One of the other unique features is dual eyelet which has 2 unique rolling actions and 2 depths for your style of fishing.
We believe platypus will became Australia’s leading big Barra lure in no time due to slow rising, low floating model with perfect buoyancy. At a pause in the retrieve, it hangs and slowly rises in the water – very appealing to large, tricky predators.
“It took me 32 different prototypes and countless hours of testing and adjusting to achieve what I was looking for. The result is a unique lure with an incredible action and swimming pattern – even when fished at extreme slow speed for tricky pike during the coldest part of spring. When fished at high speed the action of the lure is just as incredible. I have no doubt that this will become a classic big fish lure in the future. Tight Lines”!
Allan Christiansen – Westin Platypus designer
