Mepps Giant Killer - the name makes no secret of this lure's purpose: big, loud and visual, and designed solely to lure out the very biggest of our native predators.
The spinner blade in the shape of a willow leaf (Willow Blade) creates powerful pressure when hooked and reflects the light like the scales of an injured fish. Due to its shape it is also suitable for areas with a little more current. The super sharp treble hook equipped with feathers and bucktail provides an additional visual attraction. The feathers dance in the current and when cranked in, while the bucktail pulsates vividly. An incredibly effective combination, which unites the worlds of fly fishing with spin fishing perfectly. Especially pike, musky and wels catfish are triggered by the action of the Giant Killer. But also big king salmon and various saltwater predators can rarely resist this big-game lure.
Details:
- Weight: 35 g
- Super sharp, saltwater resistant 5/0 treble hook
- Large Willow Blade creates plenty of pressure
- Bucktail and feathers for extra attraction
- Target fish: pike, catfish, musky, chinook salmon and co.
Every angler is likely to stumble across this name rather sooner than later. No wonder, because the traditional lures do not only have a long history of success behind them, they are still incredibly effective and fill countless tackle boxes today. As early as 1938, French engineer Andre Meulnard invented the first spinner, which utilized a small metal blade rotating around its own axis. The lure was deadly effective, but he could not yet foresee how much this small lure would revolutionize the fishing industry. It wasn't until after World War II that American Todd Sheldon got his hands on the lure in 1951. A soldier brought the spinner from Europe back to Wisconsin in his home country, where it quickly became a huge success. Today, the small metal lures hang in fishing stores around the world in all shapes, sizes and colors, true to the original principle.
