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making tight turns, and do not be
surprised if a coho comes up and
grabs the lure while it is in the prop
wash while you are deploying it.
Flashers give the lure action and
attract coho to the gear. Some
good choices are Bechhold and
Son’s super glow or predator
flashers, and the best part is you
can customize your flashers right
on their website. You can go
from 8-inch to 11-inch and then
get custom tape colors, with
chartreuse and greens being
extremely popular for coho. The
unique design of the Bechhold
and Son’s flasher allows it to be
trolled at a higher speed which is
needed to catch coho.
Another great attractor is the Sling
Blade dodger by Mack’s Lure, as
it can be trolled at high speeds as
well. When it comes to lures the
small spoons like the Skinny Gee or
the Coho Killer are top producers,
but another great option is to fish
a Gold Star hoochie with a Luhr
Jensen unrigged Flash Fly insert.
The insert is a contrasting color
such as blue, green, or chartreuse
and is UV which adds to the glow
of the lure and causes coho to bite.
New to the market this year is
the Simon Spin Dawg which is a
small spinning plug, much like the
Yakima Bait SpinFish and Brad’s
Mini-Cut Plug, and all three are
good choices. The Simon Spin
Dawg is different from the other
two lures because it is solid, which
means it will not break or come
apart at high trolling speeds, and it
has a scent cavity on the underside
that also fits a mini glow stick
which is supplied with the lure. This
adds extra attraction to the lure,
and they are easy to rig.
Regardless of which lures you
plan on, using scent can be crucial
when it comes to getting coho
to bite. It is common to see coho
following your lure as you pull it up
and then dart away. This is where
the scent can help. Douse the
lures in Pro-Cure squid, anchovy,
or herring, as this is the main food
source coho will be feeding on this
time of year. When using a hoochie
skirt, fill the head of the soft bait
with the scent. As water is pushed
through the lure, it creates a scent
trail.
For hard lures such as the Spin
Dawg, Mini Cut Plugs, and
SpinFish, fill them with Pro-Cure’s
Super Sauce, and for the ones with
the hollow cavity, instead of using
canned tuna as most anglers do,
fill them with diced and chopped
herring. This is where a dozen
herring can last a day or two or
more.
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