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10 TROUT ANGLERS CHALLENGE Feb 1-15, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 4 A Trio Of Must Have Spoons For Tournament Competitors T by Cal Kellogg TROUT TACKLE! rolling for rainbow trout often means trolling with thin profile minnow imitating spoons. Of course, there are a bunch of different spoons on the market that will take trout, yet there are three spoons that are well known big trout producers when trolled fast and aggressively. I’m talking about Speedy Shiners, large Hum Dingers and Kingfisher Lites. Get some of these spoons and go BIG! Gold Star/Yamashita Squid Kingfisher Lite Spoons for Big Pyramid Trout! Dodgers Silver Horde Plugs The Speedy Shiner “The “Speedy Shiner” style of trolling lure appears to date back to the 1960’s,” says Peter Ridd of Thomas Lures, makers of the Speedy Shiner. “The lure probably originated in Maine. Back in those days a lot of companies were turning out spinning gear. It was customary then to offer a line of lures to go with your gear. The Speedy Shiner style lure was knocked off by a lot of different companies and there have been a lot of slightly different configu- rations of the spoon we market today.” These days Speedy Shiners are offered in a couple different sizes and a wide array of colors. Overall, I’d say that color is less important when trolling quickly in the 2.5 to 4 mph range then when moving slowly at traditional trout speeds of 2.0 mph or less. For more information about Speedy Shiners visit them online at www.thomaslures.com. SILVERHORDE.COM – (425) 778-2640 AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE RETAILERS: Bayside Marine Santa Cruz (831)475-2173 Coyote Bait & Tackle Coyote (408)463-0711 Hi’s Tackle Box San Francisco (650)588-1200 Discount Mart Bay Tackle El Cerrito (510)235-2032 Will Fish Tackle Auburn (530)887-0839 Sacramento Pro Tackle Sacramento (916)925-0529 Fisherman’s Warehouse Sacramento (916)362-1200 Manteca (209)239-2248 San Jose (408)873-0113 Petaluma Sport & Dive Petaluma (707)763-0930 JD Auto Gone Fishin’ Sand City (831)899-1111 Outdoor Pro Shop Cotati (707)588-8033 Jerry’s Marine & Tackle Atascadero (805)835-5414 Englund Marine Crescent City (707)464-3230 West Marine Select Locations Englund Marine Eureka (707)444-9266 20% OFF ALL-DAY BOAT RENTALS AT Magnum Half Ounce Hum Dingers “The best trout lure in my entire line up is the Hum Dinger and if you want big trout the half ounce model is very hard to beat,” Gary Miralles told me more than a dozen years ago. “To really hook fish on small Hum Dingers you want them moving from 2.5 to 3 and with the half ouncer you can run it all the way up to 5 mph. I developed the Hum Dinger to trigger reaction strikes and to do that it has to be moving quickly. These days, the team at Mack’s Lure, working hand in hand with Gary Miralles have recognized just how deadly magnum size Hum Dingers are and they’ve responded by offering an expanded line up of 11 different finishes that encompass both baitfish colors for “matching the hatch” and wild bright colors for situations when you want your lure to really stand out. For more information about Speedy Shiners visit them online at www.mackslure.com. SAN PABLO RESERVOIR (510) 223-1661 SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE (925) 426-0197 RANCHO SECO LAKE LAKE DEL VALLE (925) 449-5201 (209) 748-2318 LAKE PARDEE (209) 772-1472 Offer valid on all boat rentals Monday - Friday Kingfisher Lite Spoons Kingfisher Lite or KFL spoons do an excep- tional 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. 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 on the cake. For more information, check out the Silver Horde/Gold Star website at www.silverhorde. com. Coho Killer Spoons For more information about Boating, Camping & Recreation Visit WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINREC.COM All other boat rental terms and conditions still apply.Offer subject to boat rental availability. Offer expires on 12/31/2019 and is not valid with any other coupon/discount.