A Cut Above the Rest
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September 2015 Mack’s Lure - A Cut Above The Rest By Lance Merz There are many fishing lure The hook itself is produced by companies that come and go, but VMC® who have given Mack’s the ones that stick around must be Lure the right to produce the lure doing something right. Mack’s with their product. It is made of Lure has been in existence since heavy gauged steel that has an 1969 and there’s no doubt that they Mack’s Lure’s Smile Blade® UV integrated swivel to hook system will be around for many years to Glo Burst. that allows the hook and swivel to come. The business itself started The blade itself has the same move freely from each other. The with Vern McPherson, his wife shape, but it’s the color that will results are staggering, which gives Edna, and their son Ray who had knock your socks off. This blade it a corkscrew rotation in the water. started making lures in the garage can be used in clear or darker waters, No longer are the days of using a of their home in Riggins, Idaho. on sunny or cloudy days; it really full night crawler either. Tipped The invention of the Wedding doesn’t matter. The rays of the sun with a 1.1” Smile Blade, this lure Ring® spinner came into existence, (or lack thereof) create a multitude has, and will continue to catch not which has been a “must have” in of colors that create a frenzy of only walleye, but trout, kokanee, any anglers tackle box even today. different colors with the slightest bass, and panfish. movement of the blade. The best A legacy of innovation to be part of it all, is that this blade will sure, Mack’s Lure continues to spin at less than 1/4MPH, so you produce quality products that allow will constantly have that flash and anglers to catch more fish. As I’ve attraction to the lure that you are learned from my mentors in the using. fishing industry, when a product is The Smile Blade® SpinDrift® introduced, it usually takes three to Walleye lure is yet another lure that four years to catch on. This past effectively catches more fish. This year, we have introduced several lure was given to professional and It doesn’t matter what bait you new products into the arsenal of fish guide staff of Mack’s Lure; all of choose to use, it spins effortlessly catching killers. which asked for more! If a guide in the water. The beauty of this First, if you haven’t heard of the is using a lure to catch more fish, lure is that it can be trolled or Smile Blade® UV Glo Burst, you wouldn’t you want the same lure even rigged to cast from a boat or must check it out! This blade has they are using? Now you can. shoreline. Combine this lure with a already been placed in my “Top Double D™ Dodger, Hot Wings®, Five” blades to use, for any type of Flash Lite® attractor and you’ll be fishing. As of right now, this blade catching fish in no time. Again, this only comes in three sizes: .8”, 1.1”, lure comes with a 1.1” Smile Blade and 1.5”. Realistically however, which provides even more flash and it’s all you need. attraction. Mack’s Lure’s Smile Blade® These are just a few of the new Spindrift® Walleye. Continued on Page 2 Page 1 Continued from Page 1 out with in 2015. Some of the Horizontal Jigging, and 2) “I personally have consistently other lures that you can search Trolling Techniques To out fished other techniques that at www.MacksLure.com are the Increase Your Catches went dead while this tight line Wedding Ring® Shad Slammer and with the The Sonic casting technique never missed a Smile Blade® Shrimp Rig. We’ve beat. The increased lure vibration, also introduced new colors in our BaitFish™ (SBF) of a lively darting SBF, is the main Cha Cha® Squidder series as well as By Captain Pete Rosko fish attractant. More line tension new colors of the Sonic BaitFish™. on the lure is supplied by longer There are more products that are casts. This line tension increases coming soon as well! lure action. Once your cast lure hits the water, point your rod tip directly where the lure hit the water, not sideways to it, for best line control. Immediately point your rod at an Captain Pete Rosko. 11o’clock position then constantly alternate an upward rod twitch with In last month’s issue, I prefaced one full turn of your reel handle as my article with the following you retrieve the SBF. The rod action two paragraphs. I am repeating further increases the erratic action them because they are critical for of the lure. Always cast down wind increasing your catch rate… for best line control, better lure action and more strikes. Minimize 1) “Casting a Sonic BaitFish, on a any bow in your line as it ruins line tight line, is a deadly technique for control and attributes to missed Mack’s Lure’s Smile Blade® triggering strikes in shallow water Shrimp Rig. strikes and poor hook-ups. Side and for suspended fish in deeper wind, vs. down wind, causes line water. It is a highly effective search bow and ruins one’s presentation.” bait! A tight line causes the SBF to dart & flutter more lively in a zigzag Now, back to this September pattern, causing it to fall more issue… slowly. Slowing the fall enables the lure to remain suspended longer Horizontal jigging is any metal jig in the strike zone. A tight line also technique that is not being vertically detects strikes more easily and jigged. They include stationary improves hook-sets.” Note…It’s casting, drift-casting and trolling. the backward flutter of the lure that Casting covers water from top to triggers most strikes. That is the bottom. The same applies to drifting main reason for alternating each as long as the bottom is not snaggy. turn of your reel handle with a short Trolling almost exclusively targets lift of your rod when retrieving. suspended fish. Remember not to Mack’s Lure’s Smile Blade® Shad All predator fish are programmed Slammer™. attach your line/snap to the top of the to strike a falling metal jig as it back on the SBF as this attachment Stay tuned for those products in resembles an injured prey…an easy is only for vertical jigging. All line/ future editions of the Mack Attack meal. So mimic that in your retrieve snap attachments will be to the nose magazine. Do you have a story you to get that backward flutter. with a single hook on the tail. wish to share? If so, please send the story to [email protected] for STATIONARY CASTING… consideration to place into the Mack Whether from shore, or when Attack. If your story is chosen, we anchored, the principle remains the will send you a Mack’s Lure hat for same. Casting to near surface fish is free! Please ensure that the article easy with a SBF if the tips in 1 & 2 are is related to a Mack’s Lure product followed. Casting to suspended fish and of course, pictures are always Captain Pete with a Gag Grouper is more difficult, vs. vertical jigging, welcome! caught in Florida with a Sonic because the lure passes through the Continued on Page 3 Page 2 Continued from Page 2 strike zone more quickly. Casting, so superior to monofilament line. line trolling, for the first three hours then bottom-bouncing the SBF back The braid has no stretch with far after sun-up, can be scary effective to you can be very effective for more sensitivity than mono; which with a 1/3 oz glow chartreuse SBF, bottom-positioned fish… provided allows you to better feel bottom’s especially for coho (silver) salmon. snagging is not a problem. structure, avoiding snags before Once it gets too light, attach the they happen. Braid also is superior SBF to a diver to get deeper. to mono in achieving greater casting distance because of its thinner Finally, practice with your SBF in diameter. Note…Generally, line clear water to become familiar with twist is minimal with braided line its actions relative to your particular vs. monofilament line. In the event technique. As with anything in life, that you experience line twist with knowledge leads to greater success. Attaching a swivel prvents line either line, attach a swivel about a And, as always, thank you for taking tiwists. foot above the snap that connects the time to become better anglers DRIFT-CASTING…In the leader to the mainline. The through the Mack Attack articles…. freshwater lakes or reservoirs, the only time I attach a snap swivel to Pete (Capt. Pete Rosko) drift is determined by wind speed the SBF is when it’s being trolled and depth of water. In rivers, water otherwise hook-to-line fouling may current, depth and wind speed are be experienced. When fishing in considering factors. In saltwater, waters with toothy fish, use a black tide movement, depth and wind swivel instead of a shiny nickel- are constant factors. Most fishing coated one that attracts bite offs. Mack’s Lure in freshwater is either near-surface In Florida waters, I use black. In or against bottom. Remember Alaskan, and Pacific NW, waters Sonic BaitFish™ the tight line technique for near either finish is fine since cut offs surface casting and use wind, or are not a problem with salmon and water current, to your advantage for other species.