Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3819 Aug 30-Sep 13 | Page 11

Aug 30 - Sept 13, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 19 Want A Limit Of Trout? Team Nightcrawlers With Pro-Cure Scents by Cal Kellogg F or the uninitiated anglers out there, I’m going to share a dirty little secret with you. Not only are worms one of the most effective trout baits available, but they are also among the simplest to employ effectively. Most of the time, lake and reservoir trout can be found feeding and holding near the bottom, so that’s where you should present your worms most often The key here is presenting your bait NEAR the bottom, not ON the bottom. This is why PowerBait and other trout dough concoctions float. When teamed with a sliding sinker rig and a 1 to 3 foot leader these baits float up off the bottom right into the cruising zone of the trout. Taking a cue from your dough soaking brothers, you’ll want to float your worm off the bottom too. This can be accomplished by teaming your worm with a marshmallow or injecting your worm with air using a worm blower or hypodermic needle. If you’re looking for the most natural looking presentation, you’ll want to take the injection route. At times when the water is stained or even when it isn’t, adding scent to the worms greatly aids trout in finding them and results in more strikes. You can certainly apply Pro-Cure Super Gel scents to the outside of the worm with good results, but a trick I like to employ is injecting my worms with Pro-Cure bait oil. Oil is lighter than water and will actually float the worm off the bottom. As it slowly leaks out of the worm a scent trail is formed that leads cruising trout back to the bait. Anise oil is my favorite scent for this technique. It’s a sweet scent and I’ve found that all species of fish including trout respond well to it. Other Pro-Cure oils that work well include Carp Spit, Freshwater Shrimp, Garlic and of course Bloody Tuna. For more information about Pro-Cure’s entire line of scents, cures and more, go to www. Pro-Cure.Com. D 9 For Trout And More, Choose Dick Nite Spoons by Cal Kellogg ick Nite Spoons have been around more than 70 years, helping fishermen, fish- erwomen, and fisherkids enjoy trout and salmon fishing success! Four salmon world records have been set using Dick Nite fishing lures, and at least one State record for Oregon shad has be set as well. Dick Nite fishing lures have been used for trout fishing for over 70 years for one reason… they work! Salmon fishermen have become dependant on Dick Nite lures for their coho and humpy catches in the rivers of the Northwest. Dick Nite spoons are a thin-bladed spoon that has been producing great fishing experiences for fishermen for over 7 decades! Dick Nites are used for trolling, stream fishing, mooching, dock fishing, casting or even ice fishing! Dick Nites are well suited for nearly any fishing situation. Trout, salmon, steelhead, lakers, bass, kokanee, coho, walleye, pike - whatever you are looking for, with over 250 different size/color combinations, Dick Nite probably makes what you need! Dick Nites come in three different sizes ranging from 1.5 inches to 2 7/8 inches. The spoons come in a wide array of colors from plain brass and chrome offerings to bright orange and chartreuse colored lures. My favorite Dick Nites come from the “Hot Head” series, which is an odd name because these lures have bright paint on their rear ends, but I guess “Hot Head” looks better on a lure package then “Hot Butt”. At any rate the “Hot Heads” with pink or chartreuse rear ends have produced very well for me and my overall favorite is the brass/ pink. This is a lure I break out when the sun is high, the water goes glassy and the ‘kokes get really finicky. For trout I like to start out running the larger spoons and then downsize if I have to. When targeting ‘kokes you want to tip with corn, but a lot of guys make the mistake of not tipping for trout. When trout are the target I either like to tip my Dick Nites with a thin ribbon of worm or a smashed red salmon egg. If you don’t smash the egg it will interfere with the spoons action. If you smash the egg the skin won’t stop the lure from working, but it will still put out plenty of scent. SILVERHORDE.COM – (425) 778-2640 AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE RETAILERS: Coyote Bait & Tackle Coyote (408)463-0711 Hi’s Tackle Box San Francisco (650)588-1200 Discount Mart Bay Tackle El Cerrito (510)235-2032 Will Fish Tackle Auburn (530)887-0839 Sacramento Pro Tackle Sacramento (916)925-0529 Bayside Marine Santa Cruz (831)475-2173 Fisherman’s Warehouse Sacramento (916)362-1200 Manteca (209)239-2248 San Jose (408)873-0113 Petaluma Sport & Dive Petaluma (707)763-0930 JD Auto Gone Fishin’ Sand City (831)899-1111 Outdoor Pro Shop Cotati (707)588-8033 Jerry’s Marine & Tackle Atascadero (805)835-5414 Englund Marine Crescent City (707)464-3230 West Marine Select Locations Englund Marine Eureka (707)444-9266