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FLAT FISH LURE
FLAT FISH LURES ARE THE SLOW SPEED STANDARD
By Ken Liebeskind
Yalesville, Connecticut
Flat fish lures, which date back to 1933, are renowned for their low speed action or wiggle. They were originally made of wood but switched to plastic in the 1940s when the lure gained popularity. The banana shaped lure is renowned as a slow speed crankbait that runs shallow. "I use flat fish lures for trolling for rainbow trout and once you've got the right depth, it's 'old reliable,'" one angler said. "Excellent action at slow speeds makes this an indispensable lure."
Use flat fish lures for trolling
for rainbow trout
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Another angler said a flat fish lure can be used to fish for salmon in the Pacific Northwest, walleyes, lake trout, northern pike, muskies and bass. Original flat fish lures are antiques but new versions of the lure are available with faster trolling speeds and modern hooks that eliminate hook tangles.
If you're looking for a modern lure that resembles a fish-like flat fish lure try the KickTail lure from www.scientificfishing.com. The company renowned for its scientifically designed lures offers one based on patented aeronautical flutter technology that breaks the lures tail into five segments that wag left and right so the lure looks like it's propelling itself with its tail. It looks like a real fish swimming in the water, and it's designed to resemble a threadfin shad, the most popular bait fish of all.
The KickTail is the bait that swims more realistically than any other and caught three times as many fish as four other popular lures in a test by pro fishermen in Orlando, FL.
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