HOW to CATCH - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mahigeer · 03-12-2015, 10:16 AM

Did the beer can opener lure, looked like this?

makobob · 03-12-2015, 11:24 AM

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.

PapaDave · 03-12-2015, 11:30 AM

I've been using a wire called Knot2Kinky, pretty strong and very thin, comes in 18Lb on up. Have caught numerous Leos and Threshers on it.

Just took a look and they've added 6lb and 12lb to the inventory.

Mahigeer · 03-12-2015, 08:03 PM

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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.

CR Yaker · 03-13-2015, 08:41 AM

Down here in Pacific CR, I catch Macs/Sierra and Barracuda all the time, never a lost lure. Use 80lb fluoro connected with very small swivel to braid. Wire can work in a heated feeding moment but fluoro works best.

buddha · 03-13-2015, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by CR Yaker

Down here in Pacific CR, I catch Macs/Sierra and Barracuda all the time, never a lost lure. Use 80lb fluoro connected with very small swivel to braid. Wire can work in a heated feeding moment but fluoro works best.

How long a piece of fluoro do you use?

CR Yaker · 03-13-2015, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by buddha

How long a piece of fluoro do you use?

At least stretched from arm to arm to start out with (It will grow shorter with lure changes), sometimes longer if I'm targeting bigger prey. I always tie directly to the lure. For trolling lures I use a perfect loop knot, for better action.
Note: Often I'm targeting Dorado, heavy fluoro gives the best of all worlds.

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03-12-2015, 11:30 AM	#3
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,475	I've been using a wire called Knot2Kinky, pretty strong and very thin, comes in 18Lb on up. Have caught numerous Leos and Threshers on it. Just took a look and they've added 6lb and 12lb to the inventory. __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

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03-12-2015, 10:16 AM	#1
Mahigeer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,910	Did the beer can opener lure, looked like this?

03-13-2015, 08:41 AM	#5
CR Yaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Jaco, Costa Rica Posts: 119	Down here in Pacific CR, I catch Macs/Sierra and Barracuda all the time, never a lost lure. Use 80lb fluoro connected with very small swivel to braid. Wire can work in a heated feeding moment but fluoro works best.