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Jan 17 - Feb 1, 2019 SALTWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 3 Get Serious about Trout & Landlocked Salmon with Gear from Silver Horde! L ew and Gladys Morrison started Silver Horde Fishing Supplies, Inc. in the fall of 1948. The name “Sliver Horde” is the namesake of the book The Silver Horde written by Rex Beach. Lew was inspired by Rex Beach’s account of the vast amounts of silvery salmon, known as a “silver horde”. The book tells of the birth of salmon fishing industry in Alaska where silver hordes of fish were caught in fish traps and nets. Today, Silver Horde continues to be a top manufactuer of salmon and trout fishing lures and accessories. Whether I’m trolling for kings outside the Golden Gate, trying to fool Alaskan silvers or just trying to secure a “Sierra Trout Dinner” lures and accessories from the folks at Silver Horde/Gold Star are never far from reach. Here are just a few of their products that I use extensively: Micro Squid Micro Squid are perfect for trout, land- locked kings and ‘kokes. The squid are 1.75 inches long. They come in a long list of standard, ultra violet and glow colors. Slip them on a double hook leader, toss a dodger into the mix and you’re ready to fish! by Cal Kellogg Ace Hi Fly “Junior” An Ace Hi Fly is like a hoochie wearing a tuxedo, basically a greatly dressed up version of the old reliable plastic squid. Ace Hi Flies come with a hard bead head that boasts lifelike eyes. The skirt utilizes a hoochie, but adds to it with synthetic flash. Ace Hi Fly Juniors come either rigged or unrigged. The flies are 2 inches long. I generally go with the unrigged version and run them off double hook leaders. Kingfisher Lite When I need a small spoon for ocean salmon or a big spoon for trout I generally reach for my selection of Kingfisher Lite Spoons. The spoon comes in three sizes that range from 2-5/8 inches long to 3-3/8 inches. I usually go with the smallest version. A wide range of color choices in standard, glow and Ultra Violet finishes are available. When it comes to color I usually keep things simple and try to match the baitfish the trout or salmon are feeding on. For more visit the Silver Horde website at www.silverhorde.com. FISH SNIFFER COUNTRY 27 Continued from page 24 lingcod are the headliner for sure. Again, there are lots of effective ways to target lingcod. Trap rigs, jigging irons, and swimbaits to a few. In case you have not figured it out, I like to throw plastics. When Captain Jeff told me had a new swimbait rod he wanted me to try, you can bet I was eager to put it through its paces. Captain Jeff is a fanatic about his tackle which explains why he fishes C4 Custom Rods built by Chris Saiz. I tied on a 3oz swimbait head with a 7” AA Bad Bubba Shad and began fishing. I made long casts and once the bait reached the bottom I carefully made sure to tick the bottom. It did not take long for me to understand why Captain Jeff fishes C4 Rods. They Tossing small swimbaits offers anglers the are light weight, sensitive, opportunity to load up on rockfish while using traditional black bass style gear. Paul shows off a and well-constructed with feisty blue rockfish that he tempted with a small lots of attention to detail. On swimbait in shallow water. my second cast, I was greeted Photo courtesy of MARK FONG, Fish Sniffer Staff. by the voracious strike of a lingcod. I let the rod load up most on plastics. and reeled hard into the fish. 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