Double D Dodger?

[Vance Staplin]

The Mack's Double D Dodger does come in two sizes (4.4) & 7.6 and 4 different colors. These sizes make them a great fit for species from Trout and Kokanee (size 4.4) to Machinaw and Salmon (size 7.6). They sold so fast they sold through their first batch in record speed. The next batch will be in around late May to early June. Distributors and dealers already have them on order and they will get to the pegs for the consumer to purchase by mid June.

To answer some of the questions above the holes in the front of the dodger makes them adjustable for either side of the boat and they do swim outward from the boat.

Another advantage of the offset holes in the front also gives them a unique action from other dodgers which fish haven't seen and that in turn makes them very effective. I fished them during the a filming of Angler West television show last year and they fished very well.

Someone mentioned the pricing above. I feel that they are very competitively priced and certainly will be a great addition to anyone's arsenal of tackle.


Vance

 

[Kokonuts]

To answer some of the questions above the holes in the front of the dodger makes them adjustable for either side of the boat and they do swim outward from the boat.

Another advantage of the offset holes in the front also gives them a unique action from other dodgers which fish haven't seen and that in turn makes them very effective. I fished them during the a filming of Angler West television show last year and they fished very well.

Someone mentioned the pricing above. I feel that they are very competitively priced and certainly will be a great addition to anyone's arsenal of tackle.


Vance

Vance, Are you saying the extra holes go in FRONT and the lure goes in the single center hole in the REAR??

After looking at them at the Portland Sportsmans Show I thought the extra holes would be at the rear. So with that in mind I drilled a couple of small holes in the REAR at the outside of some old dodgers and attached a hoochie there. It does give the dodger a different move as the lure is pulling to the side instead of the center.

I must have the concept of Macks D Dodger Backwards 101idea101

Also the ones I saw at the show were priced higher than what has been said here. It might have been the price for the larger size. The person at the booth did not have much info about them.

Thanks for your report, 101goodpost101 Kokonuts

 

[SilverBullets]

Kokonuts...Before realizing the end with the duo-lock snap has" leader" stamped into it I was curios about which end was which also. I called Mack's and they confirmed the end with the holes attaches to the mainline.

 

[Vance Staplin]

Vance, Are you saying the extra holes go in FRONT and the lure goes in the single center hole in the REAR??

After looking at them at the Portland Sportsmans Show I thought the extra holes would be at the rear. So with that in mind I drilled a couple of small holes in the REAR at the outside of some old dodgers and attached a hoochie there. It does give the dodger a different move as the lure is pulling to the side instead of the center.

I must have the concept of Macks D Dodger Backwards 101idea101

Also the ones I saw at the show were priced higher than what has been said here. It might have been the price for the larger size. The person at the booth did not have much info about them.

Thanks for your report, 101goodpost101 Kokonuts

The holes are on the front of the Dodgers so they can direct the blade. Holes in the rear wouldn't effect the action of the dodger much at all.

You must have been pricing the larger dodgers because the 4.4 should be in $6.99 to $7.50 range which is cheap by today's standards. Cost of materials are going up by day along with the oil prices.

Vance

 

[SuperD]

Vance, have you tried the 3' or 5' UV fishcather cable? It looks pretty but was curious about the vertical stacking of the fish since it isn't orthodox to the standard trolls.

 

[Vance Staplin]

Vance, have you tried the 3' or 5' UV fishcather cable? It looks pretty but was curious about the vertical stacking of the fish since it isn't orthodox to the standard trolls.

Hi Dave,

No, I have seen them in stores but haven't tried them. I'm not sure what the advantage would be stacking them vertical instead of horizontal. Any idea's?

Vance

 

[SuperD]

The only thing I could think of was that with a linear or horizontal presentation sun angle will be the same for all flashers with respect to where the fish is in the water column. The vertical might present a lot of different light angles. Maybe the flasher fish a foot from the top is the one effectively attracting the fish 4' below and the flasher fish 2' from the top of the cable is attracting a deeper fish?

 

[Vance Staplin]

We are kind of hijacking this thread. I'm sure they are a great products, I just haven't fished them.

Things to remember about Cannonball Flashers:

They have to be able to troll at speeds as slow as 1.0 MPH and up.
They have to develop maximum flash when needed.
They cannot have excessive drag or they will cause your ball/cable to blow back.

I like the biggest blades available but they have to have minimal drag. I have made and tested several trolls with smaller blades and I have never been able to out fish the larger bladed trolls with them yet.


Vance

 

[Kokonuts]

Vance, Dave
I made up some vertical Flashers last year after seeing them advertised somewhere. I've improved them for this year and use them a lot, but its hard for me to tell just how much they help at Lake Merwin because its been red hot since last month.
Maybe some of the others that I've sent them to will report on them.

The 3' Fishcatcher with the small size fish work great with a lot of flash & not much blowback. For the ones that I've made up I use a 4" or 6" willowblade in gold and dip them to get different colors, mostly chartreuse and pink. I use 4 blades to keep the blowback down. I also use a 3'- 4' ball troll with the same willow blades along with the verticle set up.
The blowback is ok now but it will change when I have to go below 25'. I use a 10lb. Pancake weight.

Kokonuts

 

[SilverBullets]

Vance or anyone that's used the double d dodger... What side faces up as your trolling? It seems to me the lip on the leader end (with the dou-lock) would face up but being the tape is on that side goes against most other dodger manufacturer's tape applications. Usually the tape side faces down as your trolling. I think I'll tape the other side (the side with the instrutions and logo) just incase. thumbsup

 

[Vance Staplin]

Hi SilverBullets,

You can put tape on the backside if you would like but it is not necessary. They run with the tape up.

Mack's Lure Co. is getting success reports daily from anglers excited about their catch ratio's of these new dodgers.



Vance

 

[DLM]

Here is my 2cents on dodgers and tape, one side or both.

Just before sun up I will be using dodgers that have glow on both side, along with a glow lure/bug.

During daylight hours it changes a bit. At shallower depths say down to about 30-40 feet fish below the dodger will see the dark sillhouette of the dodger against the brighter surface water and would not be able to pickup any color on the bottom of the dodger. Fish above the dodger will see reflection of the surface on the dop of the dodger. So to these depths you only need tape/color on the top of the dodger.

When I go deeper I will use dodgers that have the appropriate color for the depth on both sides, or glow on both sides. At depth there is very little or no surface light and no longer a silhouette, so you need some artificial light to attract the fish. (in addition to the vibration of course)

It's all about making your presentation stand out against the background. I have used the above method for a couple seasons now and it worked well, but I really did not understand the reasons behind it until I read "The Master Angler", a book I highly recommend.

Sorry Vance, I just admitted to putting glow tape on your dodgers, not all of them of course, just some old beat up ones. The nickle, gold and copper need no help at all!