Tackle Terms & Abbreviations

New to our tackle? Here's what our product names mean. If you still have a question, contact us. We're happy to help you build your spread.

Product abbreviations

MH – Meat Head. The head that holds your bait strip, whole herring or Rip Teezer™ and gives it its roll.
CMR – Complete Meat Rig™. A Meat Head, a 48" mono teaser leader and 2 or 3 flies, tied and ready to fish.
2or3Fly. Choose a rig with 2 flies (pairs with a 10" flasher) or 3 flies (pairs with a 12" flasher).
SBS – Salmon Buster™ Spoon. Our trolling spoon line, in 4" and 4.65" sizes.
DIY Kit. A Meat Rig™ without the flies, so you can add your own.
Combo. A flasher and a Complete Meat Rig™ in matching colors, sold together for less.

UV – Ultra Violet. A finish that reflects ultraviolet light. UV light reaches deeper than most visible colors, so UV lures stay visible as daylight fades with depth.
SUV – Super Ultra Violet. Our strongest UV finish.
Glow. Charges in light, then glows on its own in deep or dark water. Charge with sunlight or a UV black light before each drop.
XG – X-Glow / Extended Glow. Our longest-lasting glow.
Double Glow. Glow on both sides: one side crushed glow, the other side smooth (slick) glow.
Double Slick. Glow on both sides, both smooth (slick) glow vinyl.
Transparent Laser. Transparent laser vinyl.
GP – Green Pearlescence. A green pearlescent finish, as in Pearl GP.
HRP – Hot Red Peppers. A signature color pattern used across our flashers, Meat Heads, Meat Rigs™, spoons and flies.
LED. Spoons with a small battery light built in, for flash in deep or dark water. Our LED spoons include 2 free replacement lights.

BTI – Big Ten Inch. King's own trolling flasher. Made in USA.
10" Paired. Sold as Starboard (right-turning) and Port (left-turning) so a pair run apart without tangling.
12" Single. A larger flasher with a bigger, slower roll.

Magnum (Mag) head. For cut or sliced bait, meat strips and Rip Teezers™. Fits Orange Label herring.
Super Magnum (Super Mag) head. For all bait, including whole herring. Best with Red or Green Label herring.
Herring label sizes. Orange Label: 4"–5". Red Label: 5"–6". Green Label: 6"–7".
Rip Teezers™. Our patented soft plastic herring strips. They go in a Meat Head in place of real bait.
Teaser leader. The 48" mono leader between the Meat Head and the flies on a Meat Rig™.

Double-snelled trebles. Two treble hooks tied in line on the leader. Our standard is Size 1 VMC bronze, round bend, 1x strong.
Hook Exchange. An add-on to swap the standard trebles on a Meat Rig™ for another hook style.
Siwash hook. A long, open single hook used on our LED spoons.
Quick Change(s) / Multi-Troll. Our fly system. Bullet heads snap on and off so you can change colors without re-tying, and each fly can be flipped for a skinny or wide skirt.
Bullet Head / Squid Head. The small head on the front of a Quick Change(s) fly.

Downrigger release. Clips your line to the downrigger cable and lets go when a fish strikes.
Dipsy Diver. A directional diver that takes your lure down and out to the side.
Snubber. A stretchy shock absorber that cushions strikes and protects light leaders.
Diver Diggers™. A 10 oz add-on weight that takes your diver deeper.