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10 TROUT ANGLERS CHALLENGE Jan 31 - Feb 14, 2020 VOL.38 • ISS. 25 Cold Water Trout…Flatfish Will Produce! T CATCH MORE TROUT WITH... ROOSTER TAIL AND ROOSTER TAIL SCENT ® ® ROOSTER TAIL SPINNER ® Bleeding Frog Worden’s Rooster Tail is one of the most productive spinners ever for trout and other game fish. Trolled in lakes, or cast and retrieve in streams, Rooster Tails come in just the right color and size for any water condition. Spring Frog NEW ROOSTER TAIL SCENT SPRAY ® he first working prototype of the Flatfish crankbait was completed by Charles Helin, a Detroit autoworker, on September 12, 1933. Flatfish caught fish then and they still catch fish now, yet few anglers use them these days for anything beyond river salmon. Here’s a news flash, as effective as those massive T-55s are at eliciting strikes from river run kings, smaller versions of the same lure are super effective for trout, when a slow moving errat- ically wobbling bait is needed. And for San Pablo’s cold water winter rainbows a slow moving lure with ample vibration may be just what you need! Why are Flatfish such effective trout catchers? Clearly speed and action are the keys to the lure’s effectiveness. The lure provides lots of wiggle, putting off a ton of vibration and flash, yet do to it’s design it creates this disturbance at very low speeds. This means that the Flatfish offers a bunch of action and vibration, while staying in the strike zone for an extended period of time. A glance at the Yakima Bait catalogue reveals that Flatfish come in 2 million colors by Cal Kellogg and 1 millions different sizes… Okay I’m exaggerating, but there are a bunch of choices to sort through. For trout stick to baits in the F-2 to F-7 size range. I use F-4s and F-7s almost exclusively. Historically the all-time hands down favorite color of Flatfish for trout is Yellow Dot Frog. If you are a trout angler and you don’t have a Frog pattern Flatfish, it concerns me! When the conditions are dark I like to run Flatfish in Frog and black w/chartreuse dots. When the conditions are bright, I like to go with flashy baitfish colors, with the California Watermelon finish being a real favorite of mine. I don’t run Flatfish with blades or attrac- tors, but I’ll often wrap or tip them to make them even more attractive. For tipping I use either a small anchovy fillet or a tiny piece of worm. For wrapping I employ nylon thread and a small anchovy or shad fillet. I apply it to the plug just as I would for river salmon, everything is just done on a smaller scale-www.yakimabait.com Gone Fishin’ Marine Is An Official Sponsor Of The 2020 NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge Tour! HACKLE SAFE SPRAY-ON UV FISH ATTRACTANT PRODUCES MORE FISH • ADDS 100% REAL SCENT-BASED TASTE TO LURES & BAIT • HANDY TWO (2) OZ. 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The leadership of Gone Fishin’ Marine recognizes the importance of grass roots endeavors like the NTAC Tour and as a result Gone Fishin’ will have a strong presence at upcoming tour events. About Gone Fishin’ Marine When a lot of folks think about Gone Fishin’ Marine in Dixon, CA, they think about Duckworth, KingFisher and Tracker Boats. Sure, the Gone Fishin’ Team features all these boat lines, but there is so much more to choose from. In terms of boats and motors, Gone Fishin’ is proud to provide Evinrude, Yamaha, Mercury and Honda motors and boats from the following lines: Tahoe, Sun Tracker, SeaRay, Lund, Nitro, Harris and Ranger. And of course, in addition to all the brand new boats and motors we listed, Gone Fishin’ also houses an ever changing and extensive pre-owned inventory. Moving on, Gone Fishin’ recently made a significant expansion when they opened Ride On Power Sports right next to their boat dealership. Ride On provides a full line of Can-Am ATVs and Sea-Doo Jet Skis! 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