Salmon
University Great Lakes Product Review
Silver
Horde or Ace Hi Canadian Plug
Which
one will the salmon want today?
By:
Russell Gahagan
Over
the last fifteen years plug fishing on the great lakes has gone through
cycles. In the past plugs would be a hot lure for a two or three year
span and then fisherman seem to move on to something else however kings
never stopped eating plugs. In the last 5 years so much good information
has been shared by current Salmon University Great Lakes staff members
and many other top fishermen that plug fishing is as popular as ever.
Last season in Michigan, Silver Horde Ace Hi plugs were the most sought
after lure on the market.
The
Silver Horde Company makes two different styles of plugs the Ace Hi Canadian
plug and the Silver Horde plug. One major difference is the design of
the body. The Silver Horde plug is a wider profile that allows a bead
chain to slide through the nose of the plug. The Ace Hi Canadian plug
is a slender version that has a barrel swivel with fixed hooks. The body
design difference allows the Ace Hi Canadian plug to be trolled at a much
faster pace than the Silver Horde version. While both styles are produced
in mostly the same finishes there are different situations that will dictate
which style plug you should choose.
 Plugs
are used with success for all trout and salmon species in the great lakes.
While targeting rainbow trout and Coho salmon most trollers present there
lures at a faster speed than other trout and salmon species. In this case
we recommend the Ace Hi Canadian plug over the Silver Horde. The sleek
design of the Ace Hi Canadian will accept the higher speeds and produce
great. Leadcore and slide divers are two of the most popular ways to present
the plugs to cohos and rainbows. On the other hand Brown Trout and Lake
Trout prefer speeds on the other side of the spectrum. Fishermen generally
troll anywhere from 1.5 mph to 2.0 mph for these two species. The Silver
Horde plug is definitely the right choice for these speed ranges. Depending
on the depth you are fishing in all kinds of devices are used to get the
plug in front of the fish. Silver Horde plugs can be fished on slide divers,
downriggers, lead core, copper and flat line boards. King Salmon are unique
because they can prefer all speed ranges. Both plugs work great for kings
and depending on the water temp, the mood of the kings and the other lures
in your presentation, both styles of plugs have their days.
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