VOL . 37 • ISS . 13
Must Have Pro-Cure Products !
Pro-Cure offers up some
of the finest fish attracting scents available
bar none . We ’ ve all got a stash of Pro- Cure Super Gel , but there is more to the Pro-Cure line up than just scents . Two products that I ’ m really excited about are the new Pro-Cure Fish Nip and their Bad Azz Hand & Lure Soap .
Fish Nip
Fish Nip is basically chopped dark meat tuna with some proprietary oils and attractants added , all stored inside a vacuum sealed 7 ounce package .
Fish Nip is super versatile . You can use it to pack inside of lures with an internal scent chamber like Brad ’ s Super Baits or you can use it for a bait wrap for Flatfish style salmon lures . If the scent of Fish Nip doesn ’ t meet your situational needs you can add any number of different scents to it . You can even mix it with other meats such as minced shrimp or crawfish meat to trigger strikes from the most finicky salmon .
Beyond that you can wrap Fish Nip in a mesh spawn sack and use it as stand-alone bait for salmon , steelhead , catfish and more .
by Cal Kellogg
Bad Azz Hand & Lure Soap
Adding scent to lures and of course your hands has never been a problem with Pro-Cure . The scents go on easy and last for a very long time … Too long if you ask some of the wives and girlfriends out there !
Well Pro-Cure feels your pain and as a result they ’ ve come up with Bad Azz Hand & Lure Soap . That ’ s right a 4 ounce bottle of soap complete with a pump applicator that takes fish scent off your lures AND hands .
Since none of us really know what is in Pro-Cure beyond real bait , who better to design a product to remove Pro-Cure when you want it gone ?
To check Pro-Cure extensive line of products , but time tested and brand new , visit them online at www . pro-cure . com .
Fast trolling with big spoons is the
latest craze to sweep the Golden State ’ s trout trolling scene . And why not ? Big ,
fast moving spoons draw strikes from big trout !
There are quite a few different spoons that you can use for fast trolling . I really like to run Silver Horde KingFisher Lite Spoons when targeting big trout .
There is a good chance that you are not familiar with the Kingfisher Lite . That because it ’ s actually a spoon intended for use on silver salmon .
The KingFisher Lite , or KFL comes in 3 different sizes . The No . 3 measures 5 / 8 ” x 2 5 / 8 ”, the No . 3.5 is 7 / 8 ” wide and 3 ” long , while the No . 4 is 7 / 8 ” x 3 3 / 8 ”. I don ’ t have any No . 3 spoons , but I have a bunch of 3.5s and 4s .
KFLs do an exceptional job of imitating a wounded baitfish . The folks at Silver Horde have been turning out topnotch fishing gear for over 50 years , so they know how to design an effective spoon .
The special shape built into the KFL gives it a really seductive swimming motion . If it ’ s a disoriented wounded look you are going for slow your troll down . If you want to give the impression of a panicked fleeing baitfish , speed things up .
The spoons are made of brass and are very light in weight , hence the name . The light weight of the spoons , makes them very responsive , so they work well when teamed with either medium or large size dodgers .
KFLs come equipped with a good size J Hook . I remove these and replace them with either black nickel or better yet , bright red trout size trebles .
For me shape and action are the two most important cues when it comes to generating strikes , but color plays a factor too . I give the KFL two thumbs up in terms of silhouette and action . The fact that the KFL lineup includes a long list of both utilitarian and creative finishes is only icing
June 8 - 22 , 2018
Large Trout Spoons for Fast Trolling
11 by Cal Kellogg on the cake .
Here are my favorite colors in descending order . Silver Horde doesn ’ t name the finishes of these spoons only identifying the finishes by number : No . 731 , this is a UV watermelon finish . No . 650 UV Chrome . No . 651 UV Chrome w / purple stripe and No . 652 UV Chrome w / green stripe . No . 675 UV Double Glow cop car and No . 677 UV bloody cop car .
Every once in a while , I ’ ll tie on a super bright model like No . 616 wonder bread or No . 624 a Double Glow green , white , pink and orange monstrosity that nothing should hit , but everything from bass to salmon grab it anyway .
Silver Horde / Gold Star has an awesome website that details all of their fine products including KFL spoons . You can check them out at www . silverhorde . com .
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