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Color contrast that attracts fish. pages 36-37 www.mepps.com Mepps® offers an exciting line-up of NEW products and colors for 2006. You'll find them in this catalog and on our web site. Mepps® GLO Series - page 3 Our Color Technology studies have proven glow-in-the-dark colors can be very productive under a wide variety of fishing situations. Our NEW GLO Series includes the classic Mepps® Aglia®, Mepps® LongCast, Bantam Syclops™ and the Syclops™ Lite. This 2006 catalog represents 68 years of Mepps® spinners. The original spinners of 1938 looked very similar to the lures you see in this catalog. The original design works great so we’re not about to “fix” it. What we have done is make modifications aimed at certain species, and, in recent years, color adjustments. We have simulated and studied the effects of water acting as a light filter, and it’s affect on the appearance of lures in a fish’s environment. These studies have proven color is one of the most important factors in attracting or repelling fish, or initiating a strike. It’s hard for anyone to realize this when they are looking at a selection of lures hanging in a shop, but we know, underwater, the bright colors and patterns appear totally different. A perfect example is the combination of red and white. In clear blue or greenish water, red and white becomes black and white. In stained brownish water, it washes out until it is almost totally white. It appears as a flash of light in a smoky atmosphere. Throughout this catalog, we will do our best to help you make the best possible color choices for your fishing conditions. Mepps fish catching history compares favorably with any other lure. No other spinner is better designed. Mepps lures have always set the industry standard for quality. There are a lot of poor quality spinners available today, and it does not serve you, the fisherman, well. Because we continue to manufacture most of our own parts, we can control our quality. Following are several key elements to assembling a quality spinner. Check out our competition the next time you're at your favorite tackle store. You'll find: Thin spinner blades manufactured to meet a price, or to lighten their weight to help offset their poor-spinning design. Main body components that can slide up and down the wire shaft. These can “lock” the blade in position so it won’t spin. Lead bodies that are easily chipped or damaged when bouncing over rocks or rip-rap throwing the lure off balance. Mepps lathe-turned brass bodies are much more precise. We take extra measures to design maximum visibility into all our lures, assuring hard strikes from fish. We add tubing and colored beads for strike attractors. These attractors have been thoroughly tested under simulated fishing conditions to optimize their effectiveness. Our objective is to help you catch more fish by sharing our research and experience with you. Sincerely, Mike Sheldon 2 2006 Mepps Fishing Guide #3 Mepps® Marabou - page 18 Mepps® Marabous, now in two practical sizes, #3 and #5, will catch a wide variety of gamefish. A wide Colorado blade brings these spinners closer to the surface during the retrieve. This is ideal for fishing over weeds or those times when the lure should just break the surface as its blade spins... (continued on page 18) Table of Contents Aglia® (GLO - page 3)................................... 4-5 Aglia® Long.................................................. 6-7 Aglia® Streamers............................................19 Black Fury®................................................... 14 Color Contrast That Attracts Fish (article).... 36-37 Comet® Mino................................................ 15 Flying C™........................................................17 GLO Series NEW.............................................3 LongCast (GLO - page 3)....