FishSniffer Magazine Issue 4007 | Page 9

VOL . 40 • ISS . 7 April 9 , 2021
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WADER SKINS
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the Wader Skins Leggings are worth every cent to me . Plus they are made in the USA ! Wader Skins Leggings work great for me while I am flout tube fishing . I have personally tried & tested them . Wader Skins Leggings get an A + from this float tube angler .” Wader Skins Pants & Leggings are available in standard Men ’ s sizes ( Small , Medium , Medium-Large , Large & Extra Large ) or custommade , and sell for $ 299.95 for the Pants and $ 99.95 for Leggings . They are perfect worn with wading socks or your favorite wading boots or fins . You can find more information about Wader Skins and order at www . waderskins . com . Be safe & comfortable in any water in Wader Skins !
– Ron Beltramo Founder of Wader Skins
EJ Melzer in Wader Skins Pants . Photo Courtesy of Ron Beltramo with Wader Skins
Ron Beltramo & Luong Tam in Wader Skin Leggings . Photo Courtesy of Ron Beltramo with Wader Skins
SPINNERS
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and reel in . Move down several steps ( remember the attraction radius ) and hit a new spot . If there is a trout holding it will do one of two things , either crash down on the spinner in the first few seconds or nobody is home . Move on . When your stream / river trout fishing is done under fairly clear and warm ( high 50s to low 60s water temps ), a great rule of thumb is to keep it subtle for blade finish and body / tail colors . Early morning or towards evening under low light you can get away with a bit more flash , even run a silver blade until the sun peeks over the hill . Ninety percent of the time think brass blade . Brass gives off 60 % of light , enough to attract trout without spooking them over their “ attraction threshold ”. For body / tail colors of Rooster Tails , think dark and subtle . Dull yellow , browns and black in any combo will do . Try the BR ( Brown ); BRTR ( Brown Trout ); GH ( Grasshopper ); MF ( Mayfly ) and BLCD ( Black Coachdog ). I catch trout all season on Rooster Tails with these combos in a dozen configurations under bright sky / clear water , the only constant are the colors of blades and body / tails . When the water has some color ( 3 to 6 feet of visibility ) or runs on the cold side ( 48 to 36 degrees ) go with silver plated blades and brighter colored bodies . Try GYL ( Glitter Yellow ); FWH ( Flash White ); R ( Red ); CLCD ( Clown Coachdog ) and WHR ( White / Red ). Rooster Tail blades feature real silver plating that reflects 90 % of the light , it really pops , making it easier for trout to see and exciting them in colder water . There is always one ultra-secret that separates us from the other hordes of anglers out there , here ’ s one I thought I would never give up but … here it is . When fishing the Rooster Tail , where legal , spray the hackle with Rooster Tail Scent Spray . I have not found one flavor to out fish another , but Garlic or Trout / Kokanee work amazing . Also , when legal , tip one of the hooks with a single white Berkeley Gulp maggot . Hook it by the very tip , they last for several casts but usually a trout will grip the spinner immediately . Go to the Yakima Bait home page and look up
Rooster Tail sizes and colors . You will find a dozen or more combinations that will work just dandy for your home stream / river trout . There is that love of flowing water that most of us just have to have . Hiking the riverbanks ,
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Silver Horde Plugs floating in a pontoon , raft or drift boat never gets old . Tossing spinners for trout is just one more way we do what we do . The strike on a Rooster Tail just seems to top every other technique for sheer excitement .

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