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J-Plug Trolling harness need replacing you may obtain one from a few minutes to change the lure’s speed and vibration hour after a tide change. Fish areas where birds are dealer. The dacron harness is 80-lb. test doubled. pattern. working on baitfish schools and troll the clean side of The hooks that come with the harness are high • Troll Slowly. Big fish will not expend any more rips. quality, 4X strong and plated to resist corrosion. energy than necessary to catch a meal. Also, most • In fresh water such as in the Great Lakes, the lures will not perform correctly at fast speeds. The time of day isn't nearly as critical as the depth and the J-PLUG® FINISHES / COLORS best advice is to troll slowly — the slower the better. location of the preferred temperature level for the fish One of the big reasons today's J-Plugs® are • Use a solid knot for connecting your plug to your species you're seeking . the thermocline. Lakes effective is because of the wide variety of finishes and line or leader such as the improved clinch (see stratify into three separate layers of water in the # colors available . one to fit every angling situation. illustration on page 2) and always use a premium spring and stay that way until cold weather hits in the TECH REPORT 10 Following is a rundown on a few of the more popular quality monofilament line such as Trilene XT® which fall. The middle layer of water, where there is a large finishes and what each represents and accomplishes has superior knot strength, small diameter in relation concentration of dissolved oxygen, baitfish and there- in the water. to pound test and is abrasion resistant. fore predator fish, is called the thermocline and can A Complete Guide To METALLIC: Highly reflective metallic finishes • Purchase a quality depth sounder such as one generally be found from 10 to 80 feet down. match the flash and colors of baitfish. Silver, Silver of the Bottomline® units which will help in locating fish • The peak feeding and optimum temperature for ® Cut Plug and Silver/Blue Top feature the reflective as well as prime underwater fishing structure which coho and chinook is 54o with an active range from 44o J-PLUG look of baitfish. can't otherwise be seen. to 58o. For lake trout the peak feeding and optimum GLO: J-Plugs® are offered in Glo/Blue Top • Undoubtedly one of the easiest and least com- temperature is 51o with activity from 43o to 53o. Fish Ladderback and Glo/Fluorescent Green Top plicated things you can do to improve your fishing will rarely venture out of these zones once stratifica- TROLLING Ladderback finishes. These are designed specifi- results is to make sure all hook points are sticky tion has taken place, except to catch a meal and then cally for deep water trolling because they contain sharp. The majority of lost fish can probably be traced will quickly return to it. One thing to remember when phosphor pigments that give off light down deep. to dull hooks which prevent proper penetration into fishing temperatures layers such as the thermocline Note that these finishes contain light-sensitive pig- the fish's mouth. A small file, such as the Sharp Hook is that it can change from day to day in terms of depth ments that can be burned and which will turn gray if File™ is the absolute best tool available for sharpen- because of wind and/or wave action. It may be exposed to strong, direct sunlight for more than 15 ing fish hooks. Hold the file parallel to the hook point several feet deeper or shallower one day from the minutes. It's best to keep plugs painted with Glo and, with gently one-way strokes, remove a small next so you'll have to locate it each and every time you finishes either in the water fishing or stored away in amount of metal from at least two sides of the point to go out. your tackle box so overexposure doesn't occur. For obtain both a super-sharp point and a knife-like Those are several of the tips and techniques a quick and easy "glo charge" try Luhr-Jensen's which will help you successfully fish J-Plugs® in your handy Power Flash™ unit which can double as a favorite waters and for your favorite fish species. camera flash attachment. Remember to experiment, troll zig-zag patterns or otherwise constantly change the plug's action, Keep hooks sticky sharp and go prepared with a variety of J-PLUG® TROLLING TIPS finishes and sizes . there's a J-Plug® for every • Trolling a straight line between two points is the fishing situation. least successful path you can take, once fish have been located in an area. By trolling in zig-zag patterns or in "S" curves, you will impart regular changes in depth and speed to a trolled plug, creating the impres- This is one of a series of more than 25 detailed sion of a wounded, in trouble baitfish which fish will SHARP HOOK FILES® technique reports produced by Luhr Jensen & Forty years ago a derby-winning view as an easy meal. Sons. For a complete set, a patch for your jacket salmon or lake trout was almost certainly • Vary your speed. While slow is the password, cutting edge. or cap, a price list and a full-color catalog show- a plug-caught fish. More and more an- this does not mean slow all the time. A lure running • Keep your plugs above fish as they can't easily ing all of Luhr Jensen's quality fishing tackle and glers today are switching to J-Plugs® through the water at a constant speed, at a constant see downward. On sunny days fish will be deeper as accessories, send $5 ($3 credited to your first because, as in the past, plugs are known depth and giving off the same vibration pattern will not their eyes are sensitive to strong, direct sunlight. order of $20 or more) and your name and address to produce more and larger fish on a catch many fish . there’s just nothing there to • When trolling plugs in salt water, you'll find the to: Luhr Jensen, P.O. Box 297, Hood River, OR regular basis. indicate an easy meal is available or that something optimum feeding and fish-catching times during low 97031, Attn: Customer Service. is in trouble. Slowly, yes, but adjust your speed every light periods and from an hour before, during and an Visit us on the web at www.luhrjensen.com #8822-010 Revised 051702 Litho in U.S.A. © Luhr Jensen & Sons, Inc. 6 7 8 Today's J-Plug® is even better-built and more hooked with solid body-to-hook plugs to break free. Note: Always attach a swivel chain-rigged keel With a downrigger you will be able to work all depths effective than its predecessors as it's made of super- Because the J-Plug® is buoyant and separates from sinker with the single swivel end knotted to your and will have the advantage of no weights between strong materials and designed for maximum action the hook assembly, it will float to the surface where it main line and the swivel chain end back to the you and the fish once hooked. Anglers who troll J- and strength. Another big difference is the availability can be retrieved in the case of a line break or bottom plug. As in flatlining, let out 50 to 100 feet of line Plugs® by themselves behind a downrigger often of special J-Plug® finishes designed specifically for snag. behind your moving boat and begin the troll. prefer 10 to 20 feet (some as much as 40 feet) deep water trolling and low light conditions such as The J-Plug® is a trolling lure and can be fished DIVERS: One effective way to get a plug deep between the line release and plug. The longer the special "Glo" patterns which pick up surface light successfully with a variety of techniques. Trolling is without excessive lead weights, or if you don't have a lengths add to the erratic, darting action of the plug. and give it off down deep. There is a special J-Plug® a most effective fishing method, particularly on big downrigger, is with a diving sinker such as the Deep Dodgers can be used as attractors in conjunction finish available today which will fit any fishing situa- waters, as you can cover the greatest amount of with a #3 J-Plug® behind a downrigger with good tion, whether you're after salmon, lake trout, stripers, water in the shortest time allowing you to locate results. Size 0 or Size 1 Jensen Dodgers™ are brown trout or other large game fish. concentrations of fish quickly and easily. Following recommended. Be sure to allow at least six feet of line are recommended J-Plug® trolling techniques. between the dodger and downrigger line release so BASIC MINNOW IMAGE FLATLINE: With the surface or flatline tech- as not to inhibit the dodger's action. Allow 20 to 30 J-Plugs® are fast-action, darting plugs ideally nique, the plug is tied directly to 12- to 20-lb. test main inches of leader between your plug and dodger suited for trolling. They are effective because they line. No additional weights are used or, at most, a (shorter leaders impart faster plug action and longer project a basic minnow image in the water which all small 1/8- to 1/2-oz.
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