Favourite Mackie Lures
Submitted by Bodie on Thu, 2013-02-28 11:26
Just curious to know what people find to be their most productive lures or colours when targeting mackies?
Been in to a couple different tackle stores lately looking for a few more for the collection and to take up to Exmouth in a few weeks time, and have found every person you speak to at the tackel stores has a different opinion.
Got me thinking as to weather there is actually a more productive colour in General or if colours really matter at all?
People have always said red heads work the best.. but personally, ive caught stuff all on them! I've found gold to the more productive colour and the lures to be 5m divers.
Whats everyone elses opinon? guess location, water clarity and so on probably all play a part too.
Bodie
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catchalittle
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purple
purple
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Bodie
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Funny thing is, the last
Funny thing is, the last tackel store i visited the bloke said purple... and swears by it. I've never tried purple.
The_Wanderer
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Another vote for purple also
Another vote for purple also had luck on black gold, king brown and metalic purple silver.
tot
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ditto
the purple people eater , swim the biggest one you can find!
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petervb
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i was told purple by the
i was told purple by the tackleshop- so bought a few purple ones & have never had a single hit- go figure
I like silver / blue / pilchard coloured deep or shallow divers & have had good results for macky etc Metro & Exmouth
Bluedog
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Yep, my silver blue pilchard
Yep, my silver blue pilchard one has a few scars on it!
pale ale
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Deeper divers in the middle
Deeper divers in the middle of the day. Apparently mackie eyes are a bit sensitive to bright sunlight and they will hang deeper in the middle of the day.
Colour doesn't really matter if they are biting
Cruise Control
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For years the purple chrome
For years the purple chrome halco was my favourtie mackie lure and accounted for several over 50lb including a very good Wahoo, it never failed. Then, for whatever reason over the past two years it went off and hasn't caught a thing despite being brought out every opportunity.
This has been replaced by the Rapala X-Rap deep diver in the blue or green and a great thumping Yozuri Hydro Magnum in Orange, both account for mackies and tuna when others dont produce. Not sure if its the colour or the action but agree with Pale Ale, on bright days you need to get down deep.
sea-kem
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The X-rap deep diver blue is
The X-rap deep diver blue is my new weapon up north accounted for a lot of good fish the last trip. And the Yozuri hydro magnum got me my first ever Marlin in 40m.
Love the West!
Auslobster
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Last 4 macks...
...first 3 at Jurien, last one behind Garden Island, in order:
Chrome pink Halco Crazy Deep, redhead Rapala CD 18, redhead Classic F18, redhead Rapala Xrap 30...and missed a strike on a Rapala CD 18 silver mackerel pattern, which is also (for me) a good lure/colour for tuna and the odd YTK...
Mattyb84
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Purple and black halcos for
Purple and black halcos for me or early morning had a lot of luck with black jetheads when are u goin up to exxy ill be there from the 15 march to the 5 th april
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Bodie
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am up there 28th March to
am up there 28th March to 10th April
fishcrazy
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rapalas
Rapala in 20 and 30 mag deep diver and clackin mag in greeens and blues
Leemo
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purple demon (purple with
purple demon (purple with black stripes) 190 LP. XRAP mag 20s and 30s, in glass ghost and Green gold Mack.
bludgin' since 94'
Mattyb84
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Ill keep an eye out for u
Ill keep an eye out for u mate ill be in a carribean
Couger with the trusty old patrol
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Bodie
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no worries mate we will most
no worries mate we will most likely spend most of our time north (Murians, gulf etc) Am in a 26ft Fury console.
RMac
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Hey Bodie, we had a mixed
Hey Bodie, we had a mixed spread when fishing up there in Jan last year and found that anything with gold dominated. I decided at the last minute to buy a 160 2m gold laser, that thing accounted for half a dozen tuna and mackies. We head up to exxy next week for gamex, might try some trolling after comp hours, will try put a report up to let you know how we go.
Subaquatic
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Pearl with Orange Stripes in
Pearl with Orange Stripes in a Rapala CD18. Always been a fav of mine.
breamslayer
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Check out the New YoZuri
Check out the New YoZuri Mack Lures, Expensive but honestl the most realistic Mackeral lure on the market! They have been catching alot lately
tinny-tactics
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halco deep diver in the
halco deep diver in the mullet pattern has out fished any other lure I own, also had good success on the pink chrome and black and gold colour
kamo king
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Cant go past Xrap 20
Cant go past Xrap 20 yellowfin and dorado colours my most proven
Lures on macks and tuna
WSHN4FSHN
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Not sure about trolling but
Not sure about trolling but for off the cliffs up north the one lure that I never bring home is the King Brown Halco Max. I was using a variety of other colours with no success and then changed to the KB and 1st cast I could barely start my retrieve and it was headed at 30 knots the other direction. Needless to say I'm taking 5 of them with me on my trip up north in a weeks time. I use Mack baits as well which have their day and they all seem to work at one point or another. I'm with you on the red head though, I have never had success with them either or purple for that matter.
Burley it and they will come.
spanishmackeral
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not buying another halco
not buying another halco XDD again (although i have a few in the box) they swim like shit after a while even if the havent been hit, ive only been able to tune one to swim properly again, but it took me 30 minutes!! the eyes that the split rings connect to are rubbish and ruin even a hyperwire ring.
X rap 20/30s run sweet straight out of the box and are easier to tune. bluewater classic f18s are another good one.
Bought a Sebile 190mm deep diver (cannot remember exact name) from BW morley a while back and was assured it would get me fish. Would not swim at anything over 3 knots. I was not hapy considering the price tag that comes with sebile gear.
For colours i like Purple, Red head, shiny silver and i usually throw a weird one out there like orange, green or gold incase they want something different.
dkonig82
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Yeah I bought one of those
Yeah I bought one of those ultra deep diving sebiles also. Thus far hasn't had a sniff even when other lures are getting smashed.
Also notice that I need near sunset drag on a tyrnos 20 to troll him at 7kn haha. Dives to 60ft+ I think though.
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MattMiller
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I don't think
colours are as important as where you troll them. We usually run Laser pro 190DD (XD are crap) and Xrap Mag 20.
Last year off Ningaloo we only caught Macks within 1km of the back of the reef. Any further out (30m+) was Wahoo, YFT and Sails
dan80
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nilsmaster, 15cm deep diver,
nilsmaster, 15cm deep diver, yellow belly colour number 66 I think, and any make in red head
glastronomic
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It is more the swimming
It is more the swimming action and the trace/connector that atracts or distracts the fish from having a go.
But,... that is only my oppinion.
spend time to make the lure swim straight and use the most unobtrusive leader/swivel.
uncle
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all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Taylor fishing
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Anything purple in shotgun
Anything purple in shotgun position seems to do well. Might be something to do with contrast against the wash above it. Otherwise i'm with howa and reckon king brown is always a winner.
THERESONLYONEBIGRED
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i find the halco laser pro
i find the halco laser pro xxd160-190 chrome pink,pilchard and the pink
bitten
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i fished professionaly for
i fished professionaly for them for a couple of years in carnarvon 99% of the time we used only halco laser pro190 2+ in black/gold, chrome pink, and red head we were prety successful, wen they were fussy we used gardies rigged on a 4 gang with a white skirt and a bean sinker running to the hooks trolled at 2 - 4 knots