10 July 6 - 20 , 2018 VOL . 37 • ISS . 15
The Tasmanian Devil Lure came to life in the late ‘ 70 ’ s when the Wigston Family of Australia decided to market the lure that they first began developing in the early ‘ 60 ’ s .
Tasmanian Devil lures are hard to categorize . They aren ’ t really a plug and they certainly aren ’ t a spoon either .
What is certain is that the lures have a seductively erratic action that mimics the
6 Different Sizes
Hammer Trout & More with a Tasmanian Devil !
movements of a panicked baitfish well . The lures aren ’ t painted . Instead the color is locked between the layers of clear plastic that make up the lure body . This way the colors never get dull or chipped .
The lures work great when trolled and they are even deadlier when casted and retrieved . Tasmanian Devils are very aerodynamic so they cast easily . On the retrieve , imparting a few twitches of the
80 Color Combinations rod tip causes the lure to dip , dive and act generally wounded . This is the kind of abrupt movement that triggers strikes from predatory gamefish particularly fish like trout and landlocked salmon that prey of baitfish such as shad and pond smelt .
Here ’ s What Anglers Have To Say …
“ I recently bought this lure went to go after Rainbows . There were 5 or 6 people fly fishing and a few fishing with eggs on the bottom . Everyone I talked to said nothing was biting . I threw in Taz first cast a 2 lb . Rainbow . Within 45 min I had 5 Trout and was headed home . Everyone looked in shock and People even came up and asked to buy any extra lures I had on me .” – Tom S .
“ I fish 5 days a week . I was using a variety of rigs and lures . Then I halfheartedly tried the devils . I was beyond amazed at the result . I troll at 1.3 mph . The lures did the rest . I boated 19 rainbows t the first day . The catch rate has been beyond all my expectations . I ’ ve boated browns , rainbows and salmon . This lure works , and has definitely become the first lure I tie on in the morning ,” - Jay F .
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When it comes to the Apex
there are believers and there are scoffers . Do Apex Lures always work
for ocean salmon ? No , nothing does , but I ’ ve seen more than a few scoffers converted on days when kings wouldn ’ t touch natural bait , but would absolutely freight train an Apex !
The vibrating and spinning action of the Apex is what makes it effective .
Golden State salmon generally feed on bait in the form of anchovies or herring .
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It is the active darting movements of the bait that ultimately attracts the salmon . The dodging and weaving of the baitfish creates strong vibrations and predators like salmon quickly detect these .
Yet these “ standard ” vibrations may or may not trigger a strike . Research indicates that it ’ s the erratic vibrations created by wounded or sick baitfish that really trigger the predatory response in salmon and other predators .
The Apex effectively duplicates the movements of a wounded baitfish . It ’ s contoured scoop front surface causes a rapid side-to-side shaking action as it is trolled .
The Apex will also dart violently from side to side and will spin once in a while . These actions are triggers and are not duplicat- ed by any oth- er artificial lure .
Apex Lures are made by the folks at Hotspot . To check out their entire line of flashers , Apex Lures and salmon gear visit their website at www . hotspotlures . com .
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