Fishing with jigs is a well-established technique. Anglers have long used this type of lure to catch a variety of species, including bass, crappies, salmon, and steelheads. Fish are often drawn to an enticing lure that resembles either a potential meal or an instinctive reaction to attack. Anglers successfully used floats to drift jigs in [...]
Centerpin reels enable a drag-free drift and a genuine presentation of bait or lures in moving water. The reel's free-spinning spool, which allows the line to unwind smoothly, ensures the bait behaves naturally in its environment. Prototype Trend Iron Header X3 Centerpin Reel The center pin reel return rate is 1:1, challenging the angler to [...]
This is the second year my fellow anglers have taken up the challenge. It's a fun challenge, and win or lose, the boat gets two Wigglefin Hellrazor Dodgers and two Amundson outdoors trolling salmon spoons as rewards for participating. The sponsors are Amundson Outdoors, which produces the TMX5 reels, the TMX Mooching rod, the Savvy [...]
2024 was an amazing year for challenging the BnR soft round and their Burr beads against other optional gear setups. The main challenge was to compare the soft beads' catch rate against natural roe. I noticed the roe had a better catch rate in the early morning during twilight. Like the famous race between turtle [...]
One of the noteworthy aspects of the autumn salmon season is focusing on silver chum salmon as they migrate into the river during high tide. We took full advantage of the limited time available due to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' early closure of the 2023 Chum fishery. We do catch a lot, so [...]
For the last 6 years I have exposed this rod to extreme fishing conditions catching our salmon in various size river flows on Vancouver Island. Its performance has never failed. Sensitive enough to feel that wily steelhead delicately picking up the anglers hook to the power house of the Chum salmon well know to be [...]
I try to recall all the elements that I experience in my first year using the Spey rod. I recognized anglers that had developed their individual preference of brands. For a new Spey angler, the information was overwhelming. I had to streamline all the information I gathered and had to make a final decision. I [...]
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