Matt Forrester is owner of JOKER Jigs & Lures & Silver Halo Charters. A dedicated angler & skipper, he started offering charters & guided fishing trips back in 2018 but his love for jigging began in 2013. Over recent years Matt’s become renowned as a Slow Pitch Jigging expert & has featured in several publications. His excellent fishing charters often specialize in SPJ & it’s where JOKER was born! ...
Matt says “All JOKER fishing tackle & gear is fully tested & proven. On Silver Halo I fish at sea for over 1,000 hours a year & I only want the very best of tackle. I only sell what I’m happy to provide to my clients & use myself, it’s critical to me that it all works well right out the packet & with options available for varying waters & conditions. If anything dosen’t work well, I just won’t use it!”
The JOKER range of fishing tackle, slow pitch jigs, jigging rods & lures has come together with this ethos in mind, everything is highly practical, deadly effective & fast becoming a popular & firm favourite amongst recreational and commercial anglers alike.[

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What Our Customers Say:
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I went out in my boat late November last year for a days lure fishing, which started with couple of... read more small pollock and “eff-ing” pouting to standard long traces with Skerries eels but as the tide slackened I reached for the slow jigs. This was the first time I’d been out in decent conditions since I’d bought some of the Joker Slammer jigs and was looking forward to trying them,,, oh my word do they work well! Cornish cod are not as rare as you would think,,, if you get lucky. Three drifts across the reef yielded cod of 11lb 4oz and 10lb 12oz and finally one of about 5lb which I put back. I moved to get away from the cod (not something that happens very often) as I had plenty of fish for the table and second drift on a wreck gave me a good pollock on the drop! All caught on 200g Cotton Candy Slammers in 180 feet of water on a biggish tide, it was the perfect jig for this style of fishing yesterday. I loved how quickly it got down to the deck on a fairly fast drift and the “feel” of it working was superb. Wish I could add pictures to the review, stunning fish! Just got some of the new Black Mack variants, can’t wait to get out to try them too.🛥️🎣🐟 🦄😃
Slammer Slow Pitch JigKeith
May 1, 2024Apex minnow is great lure for pollack. Used on Matthews Silver Halo charter boat and had 11lb pollack.
Apex Minnow LuresJurijus
May 13, 2024Recently purchased an imp jig in cotton candy to add to the ever increasing jig collection. The finish on the... read more jig certainly looks good, and at a good price point. I can't wait for a break in the weather to get out and give it a good test, I'm expecting in this colour to be good for the bass, Pollock and dare I say a cod when they're about. Will certainly be looking to buy more from Matt in the future.
Imp Slow Pitch JigAdrian
May 27, 2024 -
Purchased from Silver Halo Charters. Good quality rod with plenty of power. Had few good pollack with that. Great rod.
Palmarius P+ Slow Pitch Jigging RodsJurijus
May 13, 2024I'm new in slow jigging etc.
I bought a lot of different gear but I wasn't convinced, until... read more I saw the joker jiggs and spoke with Matt.
Matt given me his honest opinion (even sending me the right jigg for my needs) and what can I say? Success!! Beautiful jigg
Thanks for your time Matt 🙂 I'm still waiting for better weather conditions to put more hours into fishing, but what I used so far is great 🙂Slammer Slow Pitch JigJason
April 30, 2024Used these for both Bass & Pollock. Deadly lure, with the size they just swallow them up. It’s a must... read more have in the tackle box
Apex Minnow LuresLiam
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Made with precision and strong wont let you down when your in a snag.
Slammer Slow Pitch Jiggraz987
May 31, 2024The Joker imp is a great jig and is effective with bass and pollock. It is well designed for slow... read more pitch jigging. It is flexible for the different style/techniques of the spj. I find the jig having a high bite rate during long falls.
Imp Slow Pitch JigChino
April 30, 2024 -
Bought a few different slammers after much advice from Matt. Always there to help and replies to any questions. The... read more Slammers are very well made, superb quality.
Thanks Matt.Slammer Slow Pitch JigAndy
May 27, 2024Had success on these last year on the bass , great jigg with a lovely flutter on the drop ,... read more caught 2 bass straight away even although I had it on upside down 🤣 great detail and deadly jig ,👌
Mayhem Slow Pitch JigLee
May 13, 2024Well these jiggs dose exactly wat they say on the tin , slam the fish in , great jiggs get... read more down quickly and has a lovely hang time and fish jest love to take them on the drop , used the black mack on the 4th on matts boat and had a brilliant day with 4 consecutive drifts producing 4 doubles for me , iv ordered more lol 😆
Slammer Slow Pitch JigLee
May 9, 2024 -
Iam new to slow jigging and nothing was too much trouble for Matt to give me information about slow jigging... read more hence to say iam now hooked on slow jigging iam still learning but catching fish and getting the knack and getting better with each trip I go on nice one matt and the videos are very informative also yours thankfully Richard dutka
Slammer Slow Pitch Jigrichieroo2505
April 30, 2024After seeing the you tube videos on slow pitch jigs I thought I would buy some to try. The cotton... read more candy colour was amazing I caught so many bass even the commercial boats couldn't understand what I was using to catch them. Brilliant product would highly recommend for bass fishing and wrecking.
Slammer Slow Pitch JigLawrence
May 23, 2024P-0 matched up with 100g Joker jig and light braid is really good fun on inshore wrecks. Puts a smile... read more on your face. Once you realise it doesn't snap as it folds right over 🤣🤣
Palmarius P+ Slow Pitch Jigging RodsDarren
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Excellent service from Matt! I wanted a slightly lighter spj rod and so went with the p1 pairing it with... read more the 100g and 130g slammers and was not disappointed! Great feel to the rod providing a nice action to the jig.
The setup with the eyes helps massively too as once you've had a rod that the eyes run straight and tangle for a past time this makes life much easier especially if you have a short window to stay vertical!!
This was a last minute purchase as was holding off as I didn't think I could improve my spj setup and my only regret was not pulling the trigger sooner! Great rod 😁Palmarius P+ Slow Pitch Jigging RodsAshley
May 27, 2024After years of hearing how effective SPJ was and watching many a you tube video but not actually steering away... read more from the norm. I contacted Matt and asked if I could jump on board Silver Halo for a trip and some tuition. I took the opportunity to use the onboard kit and Wow I was not disappointed. Matt put us on the fish and with a couple of drifts under his watchful eye and a few pointers taken on board, I was soon amongst some quality hard fighting double figure Pollock. The Joker Slammer was the jig of choice in varying colours throughout the day. A cracking day on board Silver Halo. I have since purchased a quantity of gear from Matt, to get my SPJ fishing off the mark. Thanks again Matt for converting me from the norm.
Slammer Slow Pitch JigAaron
May 31, 2024ive used the fluro pollack colour to great success anyone who does not carry a pack of these lures in... read more the fishing box is a madman
Apex Minnow Luressteve
May 31, 2024Fished with joker jigs for about 7 months now ..from Matts charter boat Silver Halo,can’t rate these jigs highly enough.Yesterdays... read more trip on another charter from Brighton and using the Imp jigs (blu/head lime) absolutely smashed a dozen bass (all returned mostly sizeable) ..the catch rate compared to the other 7 anglers on the trip was conclusive ..Joker IMP smashed it out of the park.
The design and testing on the jigs speak for themselves!Thanks.Imp Slow Pitch JigColin
October 25, 2024 -
Personally I flick between the mayhem and the chunki flasher myself, I have had outstanding results on both. Slimline and... read more great movement is key and these products own that !
Mayhem Slow Pitch JigSam
May 29, 2024Excellent lures, swim beautifully 🙂
Don't let the price fool you, you get 4 quality lures and... read more 2 different colours for a little money, where big brands you get 1 colour and average quality.
Matt aftersales service is impeccable.Apex Minnow LuresJason
April 30, 2024Fished these jigs over a local small wreck , my mate was on the the standard delta eel 6 inch... read more , fortunately for me I had 7 fish on 7 drifts my mate nil point not a fish lol they work trust me !
Mayhem Slow Pitch JigPaul
May 13, 2024 -
Bought a pack of Apex minnows from Matt and on a very poor days wrecking in my area …second to... read more last drop nailed the largest pollock of the day..what a lure, fantastic results.
To top it off great value with 4 lures per pack to !Apex Minnow LuresColin
April 30, 2024I had previously brought a slammer jig in acid orange from a local tackle shop to try, love the way... read more these jigs perform. Get down nice and quick but also have great movement . Decided I needed more and so have now bought several more directly from Matt in different sizes and colours, can't wait to get out and give them a go and see if the black mac and blue pink work as well as the orange one has on previous trips out.
Slammer Slow Pitch JigAdrian
May 27, 2024I was using the the blue and pink, it was amazing for big wrasse, pollack and bass. Would highly recommend... read more for bass reef and wrecking.
Imp Slow Pitch JigLawrence
May 23, 2024 -
I was kildy sent the Apex Minnows from Matthew, They certainly Catch Bass and Swim Beautifuly... Top lures my Friend... 💦🐳🐟🐟
Apex Minnow LuresMark
April 30, 2024First time using the mayhem jig and my friend was using traditional lures first drop for me on a inshore... read more reef 6lb bass I had 4 bass in the 4 to 6 range my friend had nothing next drift I had 2 more bass similar size and a bonus pollock my mate nothing the next drift I give him a mayhem jig bang stright on he had 2 and I had 3 bass it was like it till the tide dropped off all I can say is they out fish all the traditional lures best about iv proven this on many times in the past well done Matt for putting these on the market ups the fishing 100%
Mayhem Slow Pitch JigBrian
May 31, 2024 -
I've purchased many lures and jigs from Joker. Probably over 30 to date. Their quality and effectiveness is superb. Matt... read more is always on hand too, with top tips and nothing is ever too much trouble for him. Highly recommend.
Slammer Slow Pitch JigDarren
May 31, 2024Having been commercial bass fishermen for over 20 years we thought that we had got all the bases covered, livebaiting... read more , shadding, all forms of eels,jellies etc, that was until we tried these little mayhem jigs, we were having a tough day on the inshore reefs, the fish were there but not taking any of our traditional lures, we suspected that they had gorged themselves on sprats and were not really feeding. We decided to dig out the spinning rods and tie on a couple of mayhems and see if we could tempt the fish to feed, we both dropped down and after the jigs got down to a depth of 65 feet in 70 feet of water they both stopped, both lures had been taken on the drop, to cut a long story short we caught over 40 bass in just over an hour, nothing big but it turned a poor commercial day into a successful one, we duly placed an order for more and a few days later we received them, these lures are now our “go to” lure when the fishing is difficult.
Mayhem Slow Pitch JigIan
May 29, 2024I bought these used them down west Wales fantastic lures and caught plenty thankyou Matthew
Slammer Slow Pitch JigMark
May 27, 2024Great jigs. Get down there quickly and have a really nice fluttering action. Bass and cod really like... read more these…..pollock don’t mind them either!!
Imp Slow Pitch JigDavid
May 3, 2024