Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition 3807 Mar 15-29 2019 | Page 28

26 T March 15 - 29, 2019 he folks at Silver Horde and Gold Star have been turning out deadly salmon gear for decades. This season when you venture out for ocean kings you can tilt the odds in your favor by rigging up with flasher, dodgers and lures from Silver Horde and Gold Star. Let’s take a VOL.38 • ISS. 7 Get Ready For Early Season Kings! closer look at what they have to offer… Dodgers The Gold Star No. 0 dodger measures 2.5 by 8 inches, the perfect size for ocean run kings. Gold Star dodgers boast high quality brass construction and top notch hardware. Colors and finishes are diverse with metallic, painted, UV, glow and hammered blades available. Kingfisher Lite Spoons Kingfisher Lite or KFL spoons 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. 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. Gold Star Hoochies Big hoochies in the 4 to 8 inch class have been the fodder of salmon anglers for many years and they can be deadly effective, but so can smaller hoochies in the 2 to 3 inch size class. For this work my hands down favorite hoochies are the Gold Star Mini Sardine with a length of 2 1⁄4 inches and the 2 inch Ace Hi Fly Junior, which is basically a hoochie with extra flash and a plastic head. Bait fish colors like blue or purple over pearl are my first choice when I break out my hoochie assortment, but at times bright pinks and oranges will get hit when nothing else will. For more infor- by Cal Kellogg mation about the tackle mentioned in this piece, check out the Silver Horde/Gold Star website at www.silverhorde.com.