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Poulsen Cascade Tackle , the home of the Half-Fast brand of Hand-Crafted Tackle , introduces the Techni-Strand / Free-Slide system for trolling for kokanee and trout without a downrigger . It includes a ‘ bumper leader ’ made of micro fine stainless steel with mini bead chain swivel and duo-lock style snaps and a ‘ Free- Slide ’ snap-end sliding spreader . The system reduces line twist and tangles

The most productive trolling lures for trout and landlocked salmon offer vibration , erratic , unpredictable or “ skip beat ” action and a baitfish like silhouette … The Apex Trolling Lure meets all these criteria and as a result it is a go to trolling bait for the many trout and salmon anglers . Apex Lures are manufactured by the Hot Spot Company . Hot Spot is a top manufacturer of ocean salmon fishing gear and the original generation of Apex Lures were designed for ocean kings . These large Apex Lures ranging up to 6 ¼ inches remain a favorite of ocean salmon trollers from California to Alaska and throughout the Great Lakes . With large Apex Lures slaying ocean salmon , it ’ s not surprising that a member of the Hot Spot brain trust came up with the idea of offering

and makes changing set-ups a super simple process . The snap on the

Free-Slide makes changing weights as easy as it gets . See the whole system

smaller Apex Lures designed for trout and landlocked salmon . The end result of this thinking is the Apex Trout Killer Series and the Apex Kokanee Special Series . The Apex Trout Killer comes in 1 and 1½ inch sizes and is offered in a bunch of different color patterns .

Instead of double hooks like the kokanee version sports , the trout version has a single J-hook attached via a swivel and the hook eye also sports a small willow leaf “ kicker ” blade . For trout and kings stick with standard baitfish colors to start with

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and then go brighter if the fish don ’ t respond . When kokanee are on the menu give the pink , orange , and watermelon colors a try . For more about Apex Lures , check them out on the web at www . hotspotlures . com .

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