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Apr 26 - May 10, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 10 HotSpot Flashers & Apex Lures: Top Tools For Saltwater Kings! 23 EGO KRYPTEK TOOL SERIES TAKE THE BATTLE TO THE WATER! #1 LANDING NET SYSTEM ON THE WATER! FEATURING KRYPTEK CAMO TECHNOLOGY SPRING OF 2018. H ot Spot Flashers perform very well when it comes to hooking ocean run king salmon off the Cali- fornia coast and beyond. Hot Spot offers a long list of flasher colors and finishes. The basic colors are red, green, blue, white, chartreuse and purple with red and green being the most popular. Finishes include reflective silver mylar, transparent pearl and glow. Water and fishing conditions help to determine the optimal color flasher. Here are some general guidelines. Clear water calls for red, green, char- treuse or silver/chrome blades. If the water is blue, blue, green and silver/ chrome blades tend to work well. Dark green or brown water is best tackled with chartreuse, white, purple, red or gold/silver blades. When it comes to the Apex Lures there are believers and there are scoffers. Do Apex Lures always work for ocean salmon? No nothing does, but I’ve seen more than a few scoffers converted on days when kings wouldn’t touch natural bait, but would absolutely freight train an Apex! Golden State salmon generally feed on bait in the form of anchovies or herring. It is the active darting movements of the bait that ultimately attracts the salmon. The dodging and weaving of the baitfish creates strong vibrations and predators like salmon quickly detect these. Yet these “standard” vibrations may or may not trigger a strike. Research indicates that it’s the erratic vibrations created by wounded or sick baitfish that really trigger the predatory response in salmon and other predators. The Apex effectively duplicates the movements of a wounded baitfish. It’s contoured scoop front surface causes a rapid side-to-side shaking action as it is trolled. To check out HotSpot’s entire line of flashers, Apex Lures and salmon gear visit their website at www.hotspotlures. com SAVVY ANGLERS VISIT WWW.EGOFISHING.COM Subscription Special FREE Daiwa Line Counter Reel or Vances Downrigger Rod with 3 Year Subscription purchase! Your Choice of Print Edition or Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Subscription (Read On The Go On Your Phone, Pad Or Computer) 1 Year…26 issues…..$40 3 Years…78 issues….$100 PLUS your choice of Vance’s Downrigger Rod or Daiwa LCB Line counter Reel FREE with a 3 yr subscription! Can’t Decide on the Reel or the Rod? Special Bonus: Get a 3 year Subscription with BOTH the Vance’s Rod and Daiwa Reel for only $175 Subscribe online at www.fishsniffer.com or Call (833)-347-4661 Or Mail Print Subscriptions to: The Fish Sniffer • P.O. Box 776 • Colfax, CA 95713-0776 Name: ________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:___________________________________________________ Amount Enclosed: ___________________ Pmt by Check/MO VISA MC AMEX Card No. _____________________ Expires __________ Discover Phone No._________________________ Signature _____________________ 1 Year..... $40 3 Years... $100 with Rod with Reel 3 Years with Rod & Reel.... $175 Use this form for yourself or as a gift for Special Someone Gift From______________________ 3806