[Mahigeer]

Originally Posted by makobob

You got the right can opener but never found any macs over there. Funny what will work when you have nothing else to use. The first fish you catch with one builds your confidence.

Well, the story behind this lure is as follows:
My good friend Ken Jones who has written two Pier Fishing in California books, had a story in his second book. Pier Fishing in California 2^nd addition.


It seems that sometimes back in 1960’s there were so many barracuda being caught that the tackle shops ran out of lures.
An angler used what is known as “church key” opener to make a lure. Similar to the one in the picture.
He was catching barracuda with it.

I liked the story so much that I had to try it. I have caught mackerel and lizard fish with it. However, I don’t use it much, so no barracuda yet.

This coming May, I may try it in Cancun to see what happens.