01-18-2006, 10:57 PM
It's been said many times that nothing temps mackeral like a live Menhaden(pogey). Shurely there's got to be a lure that matches the productivity of a live bait. I know with my experiance with Wahoo, lures are the top dog. There's nothing like a Yo Zuri Bonito or Braid Flash Dancer digging for the depths behind the boat at 8 to 10 knotts. But for King Mackeral, would the same apply? I'm getting ready for the up comming season, and I wonder if their are any captains out there who don't use so much live bait, and stick with the less time-consuming lures. I'm cutting loose all the old leader I used for Wahoo and rigging up with a much thinner and lighter 7 strand steel leader. Kings seem more "shy," so i'm trying to set my rigs up as "invisible" as I can. Any suggestions on that? I'm always down to learn new tricks.
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