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#202256 - 06/27/03 12:40 PM Hot Spot APEX
D3Smartie Offline


Registered: 02/11/03
Posts: 1381
Loc: Bainbridge Island WA
Does anybody use these things? and with how much success?
i was just given a few(green and pearl) by an old neighbor who has given up fishing and was wondering if they worked, and how you fished them.
Thanks
David
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#202257 - 06/27/03 01:03 PM Re: Hot Spot APEX
DUROBOAT15 Offline
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Registered: 09/08/02
Posts: 812
Loc: des moines
I have a friend that uses them and has real good success with the colors you have. I have caught a couple fish on a green one but I dont use them very often ( only if I run out of bait)
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#202258 - 06/27/03 01:20 PM Re: Hot Spot APEX
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Registered: 02/11/03
Posts: 1381
Loc: Bainbridge Island WA
I almost always fish herring for salmon but got one King on a spoon when I ran out of bait the other day and thought that i might give all these lures I was given a try.

i also got a bunch of pt. defiance spoons in a gold color... does anybody use these?
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#202259 - 06/27/03 02:26 PM Re: Hot Spot APEX
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Registered: 01/22/02
Posts: 271
Loc: Covington
Same question as you D3. I just started using apex's last year but no success on them yet. I have Clear / silver, Green & a Chat. Hope to find one that will work for me this year.

Erndog
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#202260 - 06/27/03 08:52 PM Re: Hot Spot APEX
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Registered: 02/09/00
Posts: 243
Loc: Pasco, WA
Green and silver, Blue and silver. We have fished these trolled a lot, and the consensus is they usually outfish herring on clear days once the sun is high in the sky. On overcast/cloudy days they rarely touch fish. So there you go....
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#202261 - 06/27/03 10:57 PM Re: Hot Spot APEX
chaser Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 408
Loc: marysville,wa
Have used the small in Pearl white for silvers and have done OK. Have'nt really fished much with the other colors. Usually stack it to run at midlevel depths 30' behind boat w/o any kind of attractor.

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#202262 - 06/27/03 12:03 AM Re: Hot Spot APEX
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Registered: 01/21/02
Posts: 842
Loc: Satsop
I picked up a green one that I painted with that 12 hour luminous Glowmate paint and it looks real cool and caught a couple shakers, but I find I don't lke the action at the speed that I troll for blackmouth. I like the coyote or coho killer a lot better. Will probably try it on 0 dark 30 kings this fall.
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#202263 - 06/27/03 12:28 AM Re: Hot Spot APEX
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Registered: 02/11/03
Posts: 1381
Loc: Bainbridge Island WA
spawnout- how fast were you trying them at? I put one in the water just to look at it, trolling at about 2 knots and it was looking pretty good, wobling around.

do you use flashers with your spoons?
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#202264 - 06/27/03 10:55 AM Re: Hot Spot APEX
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Registered: 02/11/03
Posts: 1381
Loc: Bainbridge Island WA
Another question...
I hear a lot fo talk about coho killers and coyote spoons... how much does color matter with these? i see that a lot like the cop car or the green backed ones but how much do you think color really matters?
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#202265 - 06/27/03 11:42 AM Re: Hot Spot APEX
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Registered: 10/13/00
Posts: 9013
Loc: everett
Color matters , but it can change day to day. Copcar and army truck and glow white and green are good.
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#202266 - 06/28/03 06:37 AM Re: Hot Spot APEX
Downriggin Offline
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Registered: 02/28/02
Posts: 1189
Loc: Marine Area 13
I don't use the Apex too often, but they take some playing around with to get the right action. Plus, when I am BM fishing, I am trolling too fast for them to work properly. Here's my take on the Apex...

For Blackmouth:

If there is a ton of bait and fish in the area, the Apex will work well. The design lends itself to very powerful vibrations in the water helping Mr Blackmouth home in on the "cripple." However, the design also has it problems.. One, it must be trolled slower than normal and two, if you are going to use a flasher, the leader length needs to be almost perfect. This is anywhere from 55-72" depending on the hook size and leader diameter. The good news is that they can be modified to track a little better at a faster speed. The best colors (IMO) 204, 210, 79, 304, 83, 375 and 454.

For Kings:

Run a large 6.25 all by itself and troll slow. These are a good bet for the Sinclair Bubble.
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