NorCal Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing Zone => General Fishing Tips => Topic started by: POLARCAT on March 21, 2009, 06:10:58 PM
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I'm like a crow when it comes to shiny things. I'm highly impressionable.
So I'm checking with you guys before I buy.
Has anyone ever used (with any success) a Shimano Lucanus jig?
The Del Mar Fred Hall Show is coming up and I was thinking of getting one (or so).
Shirk
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SSHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Secret Lure for many fish.
Just make sure you work it slow and don't set the hook, just keep reeling until the fish is on.
Oh Yeah best color is Orange.
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A bit pricey, but they do work well. Just don't get too close to the bottom to get it hung up.
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I haven't yet but they look pretty hot. I watched the Shimano video on the website and it looks cool underwater. Yes I wouldn't want to lose it at the price. It seems I read somewhere that the skirts get torn up pretty easy and that you will go through them fast when on to some big agressive ling cod. If you buy one I sure would be interested in knowing your experience. Craig
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Shirkus
take the blue jig and the story ends....
take the red jig and I show you how deep the fishing-hole goes
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I have not used them but I have found a cheaper alternative that has worked very well on both Vermillion and Cabs. No lings for me yet. Both the midnight and the dorado colors have been the best producers for me.
Braid Seafox
http://www.charkbait.com/cs/cst1.htm
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Shirkus
take the blue jig and the story ends....
take the red jig and I show you how deep the fishing-hole goes
T,
I choose red
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I've been thinking about these for a while, but at the price that is as far as I have made it. Check out basspro.com/saltwater for their version called the Braid Sea Fox and Thumper Squid. A third of the cost at 4.99-8.99 and look just as effective, I'm going to pick a couple of them up soon and will report back
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i got a half dozen in my stocking this xmas, looking foward to trying them out this season, will let you know then. cameron
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I've been thinking about these for a while, but at the price that is as far as I have made it. Check out basspro.com/saltwater for their version called the Braid Sea Fox and Thumper Squid. A third of the cost at 4.99-8.99 and look just as effective, I'm going to pick a couple of them up soon and will report back
Look 2 posts aboce yours. ;)
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What size/weight are you guys using? Alot of the Japanese lures are really unique, and supposed to be very effective.
Matt
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Even the knockoffs are WAY too expensive to be using for rockfish, imo.... they aren't that picky.
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I am too cheap to use these, but I have to admit that once in a group of 4 yaks, fishing was slow for all but one. He was using the Lucanus lure. Outfished us say 4-1 with nicer fish.
then again the next trip one of us was using these really stupid looking fake squid...and he kicked our butts.
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Even the knockoffs are WAY too expensive to be using for rockfish, imo.... they aren't that picky.
I have my first batch of homemade lures entering their final stages, I followed your fantastic instructional a few months ago using the butter knives and am pleased with the results. It has been a learning experience and I enjoy the hands on work. I'm sure the fish appreciate them too and will not care how much they cost. I will post pictures soon Eric, thanks again. Mike
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IN the final, final stages of my loose-a$%s homemade jig...start with a pryamid weight...will post pics when i'm a bit closer to "done"
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I think that was Andy/Fishmaster1 who did the jig tutorial. But I'm anxious to see any homemade jigs regardless...
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I think that was Andy/Fishmaster1 who did the jig tutorial. But I'm anxious to see any homemade jigs regardless...
are you talking about the knife jig tutorial? or was there one on homemade looseanus jigs?
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I think that was Andy/Fishmaster1 who did the jig tutorial. But I'm anxious to see any homemade jigs regardless...
Oh, ok hard to keep track. It looks like you are fremont according to your stats under your name. If so, I manage the REI in Fremont so stop in and say hello sometime. Mike Sapp
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Shirkus
take the blue jig and the story ends....
take the red jig and I show you how deep the fishing-hole goes
T,
I choose red
there is no spoon
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i like em. but they're just one of the lures that you cry when you lose :smt010
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i like em. but they're just one of the lures that you cry when you lose :smt010
I agree they do look really cool. But you need to be in the rocks to get big lings. So I tend to use cheaper rigs. I am dying to try some nasty rock piles with my home made knife jigs. The total cost is about $ .25 each. So who cares if I loose some.
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It looks like you are fremont according to your stats under your name. If so, I manage the REI in Fremont so stop in and say hello sometime. Mike Sapp
Nice gig! And will do, Mike... I need a new tent, in fact, so I should be seeing you soon.
I am dying to try some nasty rock piles with my home made knife jigs.
I tried some last year and got some good fish with them but the challenge is getting deep enough for lings. Got some really fat blues, though, casting against rock ledges and letting them drop down.
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What's the word for "unnecessary and overly-complicated invention that fills a previously underexploited niche market"?
In this case, it's called the looseanus jig hahaha.
I mean, come on, you can catch rockfish with a friggin piece of paper. They are not picky.
There's a reason why nobody has invented a better hammer in the last 100 years; because it works fine as-is. If it ain't broke....don't waste 20 bucks on a fancier, shinier version.
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Ken used one in big sur, he got a lot of bites, but a lot of fish came unbuttoned. we looked at it and decided the stock hooks were way too small.
for whatever reason, that particular big sur spot is not snaggy in the slightest. not like, say, bean hollow.. :smt011 I remember when greg pulled up two diamond jigs off the bottom.. with a diamond jig, :smt005
J
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What's the word for "unnecessary and overly-complicated invention that fills a previously underexploited niche market"?
cha ching, moolaaa, sweet sound of cash, embarrassing profit etc :smt003
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My in-laws came in from Japan the other day and brought me this thing.
(http://www.megabass.co.jp/pict/1_43_1201850324_KABURAX_head.jpg)
Looks like a Lucanus competitor from Megabass. The hooks are ultra tiny so need replacement. Don't know WTF it's supposed to be and sure it's not magic but will have fun banging it on the ocean floor for a bit. On the more conventional side I did get a few Daiwa Saltiga jigs as well. Anyone have experience w/ them?
(http://www.anglerscenter.com/Merchandise/Lures/Daiwa/StickHero.jpg)
Z
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I'm sure those daiwa jigs would kick ass. overkill for rockfish, but if you dont lose it, then it's not, :smt001.
at the end of last season I had a williams abyss potbellied jig that I got for cheap due to a messed up assist hook.
I never figured that thing would work at all, but it worked great! one end is so skinny if you pick the jig up by that end it bends.
check those williams benthos and abyss jigs out. looks like they have a new one too, the vortex..
I also have some cheapo ebay knockoffs of megabaits and knife jigs too and those look like they will work fine.
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I was checking them out at Outdoor Pro shop in Oakland today, boy those hooks they have are sticky sharp!They are like size 8 or 10, heavy wire, on spectra braid swinging loose in the wind, and both of the jabbed my hand twice!. I was tugging on the skirts and they seem pretty bulletproof, but they also seem designed to get stuck in the rocks. You couldn't build a better shape lure to get stuck than the Loseyouranus.
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I used them on several outings last year, and yes they do catch fish, but I don't think they are worth the rediculously high price. The hooks are too small which resulted in many bites without hook-ups. I did lots of bottom bouncing with them and only lost a couple to the rocks. My choice of iron for lings and big reds are the Turman Tackle Lead Fish in orange color for only $2.25 to $3.99 for jigs ranging in weight from 80 to 300 grams. they come with treble hooks, but I change them out with single siwash hooks for the really nasty rock piles.
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Imma try this lure. Its on sale at Dick’s for $11.97 now.
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Am I having flashbacks?!! :smt044
In the last 9 years, many companies have produced knock-off versions of the Lucanus. I’ve done pretty well with the Williamson or Braid brand that I normally buy from overstockbait.com for like $4 on sale.
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They work good,expensive and snags easily the heavier ones
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Imma try this lure. Its on sale at Dick’s for $11.97 now.
Ebay is your friend
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-SIX-150g-5-3-OUNCE-SEA-DRAGON-JIG-LUCANUS-FLUKE-THUMPER-CAIVO-150-Gram-14/222917471062?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44039%26meid%3Da5577d8e350e408fbace96951a7debaa%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D222907930771%26itm%3D222917471062&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-4-250g-8-8-OUNCE-SEA-DRAGON-JIG-LUCANUS-THUMPER-CAIVO-250-Gram-SNAPPER/222907930771?hash=item33e6591893:g:uOUAAOSwJ3RaupCn
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I left one out near the whistle buoy at Shelter Cove three or four years ago. It worked great until I snagged the bottom with it. There are "knock-offs" around for much less but I haven't tried them.