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18 E FRESHWATER Aug 2 - 16, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 17 Live The North River Dream! very once in a while, a red-hot deal shows up and this is one of those times. You’ve been dreaming of owning a big bad heavy aluminum boat, but the price tags on new boats are simply beyond your grasp. What if you could get your hands on a 21 foot fully equipped 2003 North River Seahawk with only 200 hours on the engine for many thousands of dollars off the MSRP price? selection features 1/6 and ¼ ounce Speedy Shiners, large Ex-Cels, Silver Horde King- fisher Lite Spoons (KFL) in the 2 5/8 and 3 inch sizes, ½ ounce Luhr Jensen Kroc- odiles and half ounce Mack’s Lure Hum Dingers. For trolling my go to spoons are Speedy Shiners, KFLs and the large Hum Dingers. While I do troll Krocodiles from time to time, I mainly use these spoons when casting from the bank for both lake and stream trout. When it comes to the Slimfish and KFLs I swap out the factory included J hooks for trebles. I just don’t like the looks of the hooks that come on the Slimfish. The KFL is actually intended for silver salmon trolling in the ocean, so it’s hook is a bit large for reservoir trolling. The KFL’s hooks are rigged on a welded ring, so to swap out the hook you’ve got to cut the ring and replace it with a standard split ring. I’ve been playing with standard black nickel trebles as well as red trebles just to see if the red hook offers an advantage. Some days I’m convinced that red hook spoons out fish dark hook spoons, but other days it doesn’t seem to make a lick of difference… Spoon color is always an issue. I generally start out with pearl, baitfish or watermelon color offerings, but I have an in-depth selection of bright colors as well. Well this is your opportunity. Fish Sniffer Staffer Bruce Wicks has decided to sell his North River. The boat is dialed in for California fishing with all the bells and whistles. Bruce is asking $29,950 for the boat, trailer and all the gear! To learn more, give Bruce a call at (530) 906-2224. To see photos and video of the boat, visit www.northriverboat.wordpress.com HOW TO By Cal Kellogg Some days matching the hatch works, other days the brightest most unnaturally looking offering draw all the strikes. During a recent visit to Folsom when trout and kings were feeding heavily on chrome bright pond smelt I couldn’t get a touch on a baitfish colored Speedy Shiner. Instead the fish wanted copper and frog pattern spoons that looked nothing like the forage….Fishing Will Make You Crazy! The Gear If the trout and salmon you are targeting are holding over 30 feet deep you’ll need to employ downriggers to get down. If the fish are shallower then 30 feet you’ll be able to target them using hybrid leadcore rigs without having to fuss with downrigger weights or release clips, simply spool out your line, wait for the strike, fight the fish and repeat! Here’s how one of my hybrid leadcore outfits looks. For a rod, I employ 7’5” Vance’s Tackle spiral wrapped E Glass trolling rod. My rig makes use of braid, fluorocarbon and of course leadcore. All of these materials are low stretch and that’s why I choose an E Glass rod over a graphite rod. Vance’s rods are highly parabolic and the action is slow. This cushions the strike and headshakes of the fish. The rod is matched with an Abu Garcia 5500 Line Counter reel. The reel is spooled with 250 yards of 20-pound braid, which is about the diameter of 4-pound mono. To the end of the braid I splice on 3 colors of Subscription Special (Read On The Go On Your Phone, Pad Or Computer) 17 Station Sporting Clay Course! 100 Rounds Sporting Clays Only $35 1000 Rounds Sporting Clays Only $320 Company or Corporate shoots available at reasonable prices! Pheasant Season Open On Sept. 21st, So Book Early For Best Dates And Rates! 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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 _____________________ Use this form for yourself or as a gift for Special Someone Gift From______________________ secure connection. With this rig I put on a lure or bait and run out all the leadcore. Then I spool the braid backing off and keep track of how much line I’m putting out using the line counter. Depending on how much backing I have out and the speed of the troll, I can reach down to depths of 25 feet or perhaps a bit more. When using this rig not only can I adjust my depth quickly by simply letting out or retrieving line, I can also work the rod at critical times and give the rig some extra life and action. This comes into play when working shoreline structure while fast trolling. I like to back the drag on the reel off and put on the clicker. When a fish strikes and that clicker screams it really gets my heart pumping! Pheasant, Chukar and Sporting Clays At Its Finest • 3 PHEASANTS FOR ...$92 • 8 CHUKARS FOR.......$154 3 Pheasants & • 12 PHEASANTS FOR $336 100 Sporting Clays • 3 PHEASANTS + 4 CHUKARS $125 FOR $164 3816 Your Choice of Print Edition or Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Subscription 1 Year..... $40 3 Years... $100 with Rod with Reel 3 Years with Rod & Reel.... $175 leadcore. To the end of the leadcore I splice on 20 feet of 15 or 17-pound fluorocarbon tipped with a swivel. To the swivel, I attach a 3 to 4 foot 8 or 10-pound fluorocarbon leader. I played with several different knots for linking the braid and fluorocarbon to the leadcore, but the method I’m about to describe was not only the simplest, but also formed an extremely smooth connection that travels through the eyes of the rod without a hitch. To make the connection, worm the woven sheath of the leadcore back and expose the lead wire inside. When you’ve got about 3 inches of the lead exposed, clip it off and then straighten out the now hollow sheath. Tie an overhand (granny) knot in the hollow sheath near the end of the lead wire, but don’t draw the knot down tight. Next slide the braid or fluo- rocarbon you want to connect the leadcore to into the hollow sheath and work it all the way up to overhand knot. Holding the braid or fluoro- carbon in place inside the hollow sheath work the overhand knot down nearly to the end of the sheath. When the overhand knot is positioned about a quarter inch from the end of the sheath draw the knot down tight. 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