Tried the Slick Lure again, this time in the “Purpcicle” (purple) color. The tide wasn’t ideal and the bite wasn’t great, but I was able to catch a pretty good quality slam on this lure today. After fishing these exclusively for two full trips, here is what I like about them.
- They are big and pretty heavy, so you can really bomb your casts - a lot like a topwater lure.
- They are really weedless, so you can throw them with confidence right into heavy structure (where the fish often are). We have lost a few, but its pretty rare considering where we have been throwing them. For me, it’s a game changer, because you could never throw a mirrolure in that stuff.
- The fish absolutely smash them, which is super fun and addicting.
- I love the gliding action. If you trout fish a lot, you are always looking for the perfect action and descent rate on a lure. These tick all the boxes. They drop at a rate of about 1 ft/sec or a little more if you use a belly weighted hook - so you need to be patient and fish them slow. But, I promise you - you will know when you get bit.
For me, I will keep these in my tackle box going forward.
), so they also recommend the Eagle Claw Trokar 3/0 which is close to the same hook. They are basically extra extra wide gap worm hooks. We have some for sale on our website