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What Is King Kandy?

King Kandy is a fishing lure designed for salmon fishing by Dave Sanford of Sequim, WA after years of testing and research.  The spinning action resembles the frantic motion of wounded baitfish.  This product catches fish when trolled with or without a flasher.  King Kandy comes in 4 styles and 14 colors.  

What Kind of Hooks Does King Kandy Have?

The hooks are all VMC.  The whole herring has a 6/0 9170 NI Siwash internal hook and a 3/0 9299TR trailing hook.  The cut plug has the same except the internal hook is 5/0.  The candlefish has just one hook, also the VMC 9299TR.  If ever in need of replacement hooks an Owner 4/0 Mosquito hook would also work in the candlefish.

How To Expel Air From King Kandy Lures

The package directions say that the lure works best when all air is expelled from the cavity.  This usually happens naturally as water fills in the space once the lure is submerged, but if not and air gets trapped inside the plug it has poor action. If you need to expel the air from your King Kandy give them slack line for a couple seconds and go nose down with the downrigger ball or jerk the line and the air goes out. They fill with water and the action is good.  That is most noticeable on the Whole Herring model.

King Kandy Whole Herring

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How to use the King Kandy whole herring
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King Kandy Whole Herring front
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King Kandy Whole Herring back
King Kandy whole herring comes rigged with internal hook, trailing hook, 40 pound test leader, and swivel.  The internal cavity also contains a sponge to hold your favorite scent.  Whole herring lures are 5 7/8 inches long. Troll between 2.8 and 3.2 mph. Optimal trolling speed is 3mph.

King Kandy Cut Plug Herring

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How to use King Kandy cut plugs
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Cut Plug front
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Cut Plug back
King Kandy cut plugs come rigged with internal hook, trailing hook, 40 pound test leader, and swivel.  The internal cavity also contains a sponge to hold your favorite scent.  Cut plug herring lures are 4 1/3 inches long. Cut plugs work fine when trolled at any speed.

King Kandy Candlefish

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How to use King Kandy candlefish
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Candlefish front
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Candlefish back
King Kandy candlefish come rigged with internal hook, 25 pound test leader, and swivel.  The internal cavity contains yarn to hold your favorite scent.  Candlefish lures are 4 1/4 inches long. Troll between 2.8 and 3.2 mph. Optimal trolling speed is 3mph.

King Kandy Mini Whole Herring

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How to use King Kandy mini whole herring
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Mini Whole Herring front
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Mini Whole Herring back
King Kandy mini whole herring are 4 inches long. They come rigged with 30/0 suffix line, internal 3/0 VMC 9170 Perma Steel siwash hook and trailing 1/0 VMC 9299 Perma Steel octopus hook.

King Kandy Colors

King Kandy lures come in 14 colors, though some colors are not available in every style.  Many of the lures have light-catching holographic foils including all of the chrome colors as well as watermelon and sardine. Chartreuse, hot pink, and hot pepper have UV.
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Black Chrome has holographic foil
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Blue Chrome has holographic foil
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Green Chrome has holographic foil
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Blue Pearl is a proven fish-catching color
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Chartreuse has UV fluorescence
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Cop Car is the most popular color
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Green Glow glows in the dark
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Half gold, half silver, and mirror bright
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Hot Pepper has UV
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Hot Pink has UV fluorescence
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No tackle box is complete without white lures
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Sardine has holographic foil
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Watermelon has holographic foil
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Wonderbread has several fish-attracting colors
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