VOL. 36 • ISS. 16 July 21- August 4, 2017
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Silver Horde’ s KatchKooler
T he KatchKooler is one of the most popular items for Northwest Steelhead and Salmon anglers. Thousands are now in the hands of anglers.
The small boat angler who doesn’ t have room for a large ice chest in his boat, the large boat owner who doesn’ t want to share his food cooler with a dead fish or the bank angler who wants to bring his catch home in prime condition have found the Katch- Kooler the solution to keeping their catch in fresh, prime condition.
The KatchKooler is made from high density close cell foam. It’ s made with waterproof fabric. BUT, it leaks and is designed to leak. All fish bags do! There is nothing that will destroy the flavor or texture of your fish faster than allowing it to lay in warm water.
So, to use your Katch- Kooler correctly, do the following things: The KatchKooler has two compartments. One side for ice, the other side for your fish. Upon catching your fish, place them in a plastic bag and put them in the compartment opposite the compartment where you have your ice. Lay your bag so that the
ice is on top, as cold travels down.
If you are using ice cubes, you must drain the water from the bag occasionally so that your ice will last longer and water doesn’ t collect around the fish.
The best ice packs for your KatchKooler are either the blue Ice packs, chemical frozen ice packs or even better, save your money and freeze your own ice in heavy sided plastic bottles. Since we throw away hundreds of plastic bottles a year, you should have no problem collecting more than you will ever need. The best bottles to use are flat and broad. Fill them about ¾ full and add a teaspoon of salt to the water before freezing. It will take a little longer to freeze, but will be at least 3 degrees colder than normal ice. By using bottles, blue ice, etc., you will not only protect your catch from bacterial degradation, but also preserve the quality of the flavor of your catch.
For more information about Silver Horde / Gold Star’ s entire line of fine products, go to www. silverhorde. com
Fish For Big Lings And Monster Rockfish Aboard The Happy Hooker With Cal Kellogg On Friday, August 11!
The Happy Hooker is one of the most prominent charter boats in Northern California and Fish Sniffer Editor Cal Kellogg is one of the state’ s most accomplished lingcod junkies. Combine the two and the stage is set for epic action and lasting memories.
Berkeley’ s Happy Hooker has a long and storied history. For many years, the boat was skippered by the legendary Jim Smith. Jim retired this year and the boat is now being run by his son and legendary skipper in his own rite, Captain Chris Smith and Chris’ s son, Captain Jonathan Smith.
Chris knows the coastal waters beyond the Golden Gate intimately and when it comes to finding big lingcod and hefty rockfish, he’ s one of the best. In the past, Chris’ s clients have landed lingcod up to and beyond the 40 pound mark while fishing Pt. Reyes and the Farallon Islands.
Since this trip is an official Cal Kellogg School of Fishing event. There will be plenty of prizes to go around from Cal’ s long list of sponsors, including, Penn, Fenwick and Abu Garcia.
The cost of this special adventure is $ 140 per angler. To reserve your spot call Captain Chris at( 510) 322-0493. Don’ t hesitate this trip is going to fill up quickly!
Captain Chris smith & Captain Jonathan smith
LIVE BAIT POTLUCK, Halibut, Stripers, Rockcod, LIngcod & Salmon Call Now( 510) 322-0493 www. happyhookersportfishing. net
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