Identify This Lure

[ABW]

Does anyone know what this lure is called?

[primetime]

Looks like a luhr Jensen Hot shot but they had several sizes and had different names. They are still made under Pradco since Luhr Jensen and it may be Lindy now but they are popular for Salmon for trolling but Bass guys use them I think, I get it comfused with that kwik fish lure that people troll all the time.

 

Google images should have the Jensen vintage hot shot pics...They are easy to find if not made anymore but sure Pradco has them on their site.

[Ratherbfishing]

I "inherited" two in a grab bag I purchased last fall.  Was wondering, myself, what they are.  Hot Shot, huh?.  Good trolling baits...  I like to troll so I'm good.

[Fishes in trees]

That kind of looks like a Luhr Jensen profile.   I don't know if they mad a Hotshot with a jointed tail section or not.  Trolling lures aren't my specialty.   That lure has a what looks like a metal lip.  Did they make a Hotshot with a metal lip?  Again, I'm not sure.

 

Also, I may be mistaken, but "hotshottting" a bait isn't exactly trolling.  The way I understand it, you boat is anchored, bait is cast downstream and you let the force of the current against the bill take the bait to the bottom.  Then you hold the bait in place for a few moments, hopefully next to a rock, boulder, or some other underwater obstacle that a fish might be sheltering behind.  Then after a while, you release some line,  let the current push the bait back a little farther and repeat the process of letting the current bump the bait against the bottom.  At least, that is how I understand "hotshotting".   I don't live anywhere near where it is commonly practiced.

[primetime]

I get the kwick fish and hot shot confused, I only used them when really young, but it appears to be a Jensen lure, I guess it is a crankbait so it can be fished anyway but trolling is most common for that flat fish I am thinking maybe...The salmon wide wobbling bright plug I remember using as a kid that was great and worked for bass as well. Who knows, that is a big hot shot though if it is one, not a lot of companies back then.

[primetime]

That kind of looks like a Luhr Jensen profile.   I don't know if they mad a Hotshot with a jointed tail section or not.  Trolling lures aren't my specialty.   That lure has a what looks like a metal lip.  Did they make a Hotshot with a metal lip?  Again, I'm not sure.

 

Also, I may be mistaken, but "hotshottting" a bait isn't exactly trolling.  The way I understand it, you boat is anchored, bait is cast downstream and you let the force of the current against the bill take the bait to the bottom.  Then you hold the bait in place for a few moments, hopefully next to a rock, boulder, or some other underwater obstacle that a fish might be sheltering behind.  Then after a while, you release some line,  let the current push the bait back a little farther and repeat the process of letting the current bump the bait against the bottom.  At least, that is how I understand "hotshotting".   I don't live anywhere near where it is commonly practiced.

If I want to get some Hot shot action, I may just troll it, and cover some water, but your definition sounds and I think is the correct way, I knew it was not a typical cast and reel, but I am curious now, I think they look like craws.

[ABW]

Thanks for the help guys