Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3713 June 9-22 2018 | Page 10

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June 8 - 22, 2018
VOL.37 • ISS. 13
Apex Lures: Erratic Action That Triggers Strikes!
A
pex Lures are manufactured by
the Hot Spot Company. Hot Spot
is a top manufacturer of ocean salmon
fishing gear and the original generation
of Apex Lures were designed for ocean
kings. These large Apex Lures ranging up
to 6 ¼ inches remain a favorite of ocean
salmon trollers from California to Alaska
and throughout the Great Lakes.
With large Apex Lures slaying ocean
salmon, it’s not surprising that a member
of the Hot Spot brain trust came up with
the idea of offering smaller Apex Lures
designed for trout and landlocked salmon.
The end result of this thinking is the Apex
Trout Killer Series and the Apex Kokanee
Super
Hi Vis!
Special Series.
Master kokan-
ee angler Phil
Johnson
helped the
folks at
Hot Spot
devel-
op the
Kokanee
Special.
The lure
employs two
red chemically
sharpened Ga-
makatsu octopus hooks
Fishing & Lures Ltd.
Highly UV
Reflective Lures!
APEX LURES
for BIG Trout & Kokanee
Apex #094 Gracie Trout Killer
1” and 1 1/2” sizes
that are snelled from ¼ to ½ inch apart.
When these super sharp hooks
are combined with the unique
Apex rigging that allows
the Apex blade/body to
slide up its leader lever-
age is taken away from
the kokanee. When a
kokanee is hooked on a
traditional spoon, it can
shake its head against the
weight of the lure and get
the hook loose.
This doesn’t happen with the
Kokanee Special. The harder the
kokanee shakes its head, the further the
lure body slides up the leader. Kokanee
Specials come in 1 and 1½ inch sizes and
are offered in several different standard
and UV color schemes.
The Apex Trout Killer also comes in
1 and 1½ inch sizes and is offered in a
bunch of different color patterns. The
hooking arrangement is different on the
Trout Killer. Instead of double hooks the
trout version has a single J-hook attached
via a swivel and the hook eye also sports a
small willow leaf “kicker” blade.
What about lure color? For most light
conditions or depths Kokanee Specials in
Hot Pink, Flame Orange or Kokanee Red
produce well. These finishes have high
fluorescence on their backs for bright light
conditions, while the bellies are glow in
the dark for low light conditions or deep
water fishing.
For trout and kings, I like to stick with
standard baitfish colors to start with and
then I’ll go brighter if the fish don’t re-
spond. If I had to run only one color Apex
I’m tempted to say it would be watermel-
on, because that finish is so deadly on
trout, kings and ‘kokes, but a few years
ago I stumbled on a pattern that is even
more effective…It’s the clear/UV finish
from the Kokanee Special lineup.
It’s a clear piece of plastic! I have no
idea why the fish respond to it so well, but
they do. Trout, kings, kokanee, spotted
bass…everything loves my clear Apex!
For more about Apex Lures, check them
out on the web at www.hotspotlures.com.
The EGO S2 Slider Net: A Great
Choice For Bass, Trout & More!
Apex #308 Hot Pink Glow Kokanee Special
Aida Encarnation caught this
beautiful rainbow on Lake
Ontario on a 3 inch Apex!
Apex Lures
catch all species
of trout
and salmon
1” and 1 1/2” sizes
www.hotspotlures.com
1-888-744-2739
Available
in 7 sizes
and over 50
finishes 3713
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