Nomad Madscad 115 — Nuclear Coral Trout
A 115mm, 42g sinking stickbait in NCT Nuclear Coral Trout, built for inshore casting with a through-wire body and factory BKK single hook.
Editorial
The Madscad 115 is a compact sinking stickbait with a useful amount of weight behind it. At 115mm and 42g, it sits in the part of the lure box reserved for inshore casting, reef edges, and pelagics that are feeding on a smaller profile.
This is the NCT — Nuclear Coral Trout — colourway. The colour name comes from Hot Tackle's current variant listing; the official Nomad page retrieved for the 115mm model did not expose NCT, so the distinction stays recorded rather than quietly rounded off.
Nomad lists a through-wired construction and a stop-start retrieve that produces an erratic swim. Hot Tackle lists BKK 3/0 inline singles fitted from the factory. It is a field tool with a clear job, not a lure that needs a mythology department.
Why It Matters
The Madscad 115 earns its place through proportion. Forty-two grams gives the 115mm body enough casting weight for structure and moving water without pushing it into the larger offshore stickbait class. The sinking format lets the angler work above a reef edge, count it down, or vary the retrieve when a straight surface presentation is not producing. The factory single-hook rig also keeps the profile practical around structure and reduces the need to reconfigure the lure before fishing. Those are documented design and configuration points; no field-test result is claimed here.
Best For
- Coral trout and reef-edge casting in the Nuclear Coral Trout colourway
- Longtail tuna, mackerel tuna, Spanish mackerel, and kingfish
- Compact GT work where a 115mm sinking profile is appropriate
- Anglers who want a factory-rigged BKK 3/0 single-hook setup
- Stop-start, twitch, and count-down retrieves around inshore structure
Technical Snapshot
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Length | 115mm |
| Weight | 42g |
| Type | Sinking stickbait |
| Colour | NCT — Nuclear Coral Trout |
| Construction | Super-strong through-wired construction, per retailer listing |
| Factory terminal rig | BKK 3/0 inline single hooks, per retailer listing |
| Retrieve guidance | Slow or fast retrieve; long or short rod-tip twitches; stop-start retrieve |
| Official price reference | USD $17.99 at retrieval time |
| Australian price reference | AUD $23.99 at Hot Tackle at retrieval time, marked down from AUD $29.99 |
Collector / Field Notes
The Nuclear Coral Trout colourway is retailer-verified rather than exposed on the official Nomad page retrieved for this model, so this article attributes the colour accordingly. The Madscad family also includes 95mm, 150mm, and larger formats; this page is deliberately about the 115mm model. No independent field test is claimed.
FAQ
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Frequently Asked
- What is the Nomad Madscad 115?
- A 115mm, 42g sinking stickbait from Nomad Design. The retailer listing describes it as an inshore casting lure with through-wired construction and factory-fitted BKK 3/0 inline single hooks.
- Is Nuclear Trout the official colour name?
- The verified retailer listing calls the colour NCT — Nuclear Coral Trout. Nuclear Trout is a shorthand description, not the catalogue wording found in the listing.
- What hooks does the Madscad 115 come with?
- The Hot Tackle listing states that it is fitted with BKK 3/0 inline single hooks.
- How should the Madscad 115 be retrieved?
- Nomad describes slow or fast retrieves with long or short rod-tip twitches. A stop-start retrieve is described as producing an erratic swim.
- What is the Madscad 115 best suited to?
- Its compact 115mm, 42g sinking format suits inshore and reef-edge casting for coral trout, mackerel, tuna, kingfish, tailor, Australian salmon, and smaller GT applications.
