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salmon lures

Post by darkefishing » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:22 pm

I was wondering if anyone has any general advice on using lures for salmon and also one particular question if I struggle to cast a lure if its abit lighter sould I have a leader then a running sinker suitable for the conditions

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Re: salmon lures

Post by Wolly Bugger » Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:45 pm

darkefishing wrote:I was wondering if anyone has any general advice on using lures for salmon and also one particular question if I struggle to cast a lure if its abit lighter sould I have a leader then a running sinker suitable for the conditions
Lure weight depends a bit on the fishing rod that you are using.

The rod I use the most is a Pro angler 11' and 40 gram lures suit this rod very nicely. You could add extra weight however a running sinker will effectively kill any distance, so a fixed weight would be more ideal.

Some lures are not aerodynamic for casting and only will be effective for short distances.

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Re: salmon lures

Post by CarlG » Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:37 am

As Phil Has said, it depends on your rod, reel and one setup. Post exactly what you're using, then we can help you from there.

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Re: salmon lures

Post by DougieK » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:11 pm

Salmon lure checklist...

Is it Shiny?

Is it heavy?
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Re: salmon lures

Post by SparkyUK » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:14 pm

+1 checklist

is there weed on it

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Re: salmon lures

Post by CarlG » Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:25 pm

DougieK wrote:Salmon lure checklist...

Is it Shiny?

Is it heavy?
Most important of all, does it fly well..?

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Re: salmon lures

Post by treedoctor » Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:50 pm

first get lure to the fish then worry about what fish think about it.

if you cant get it near them it is irrelevant if it look like caviar on toast, they wont see it.

for salmon IMHO follow the three F;s,

Make it fly, make it flash, makes it fun,


If you desire to get more refined I would suggest going as small as you can get away with. In my experience if they are on small bait a big lure may get overlooked. When they are on big bait they will hit anything.

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