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The Silver Fox is one of San Francisco’ s premier sport
fishing and charter boats, conveniently docked at Pier 47 slip # 2 on Fisherman’ s Wharf in San Francisco.
The Silver Fox is one of only three boats in the world that has a license to provide shark tours to the public at the renowned Farallones Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Captained by Chris Duba, an expert fisherman and international airline pilot, the Silver Fox has been passed down for generations and offers a host of activities ranging from sport fishing, San Francisco Bay tours, great white shark tours, birthday, anniversary, and corporate parties on the water, as well as burials at sea.
Measuring in at 50 feet long
May 12-26, 2017
The Silver Fox For Fishing And More!
with an interior cabin, the Silver Fox is steel hulled, recently refurbished, and one of the most stable and comfortable boats in the fleet. The boat supplies the fishing gear and they have an outstanding customer service oriented crew that are more than willing to teach a newbie how to cast a fishing pole while entertaining you with stories and the history of San Francisco while on a Bay tour and if requested they can serve drinks at your corporate event or private party!
For more information give them a call at( 800) 349-5775.
Smack Ocean Kings With Deadly Weapons From Silver Horde & Gold Star! by Cal Kellogg
The 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 closer look at what they have to offer …
Flashers
Silver Horde and Gold Star flashers are made from top quality“ Spring Tempered” brass material. This specialized material gives the flasher the ability to pulse as it rotates in the water without compromising shape.
The metal flashers can be tuned by adding to or removing the bend at the tail end of the lure. Many anglers have found they can increase their catch by enhancing the rotation of the lure in this way in order to achieve the perfect action at a specific trolling speed. The F4 Piscator and Double D flashers come equipped with solid stainless welded rings and genuine Sampo stainless bass bearing swivels.
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 information about the tackle mentioned in this piece, check out the Silver Horde / Gold Star website at www. silverhorde. com.
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