Fish Sniffer Issue 3915 | Page 9

VOL.39 • ISS. 14 June 26, 2020 7 Willfish Tackle: Small Shop Big Selection Of Lures, Gear & More! W illfish Tackle isn’t a big box store. In fact, the store isn’t very large at all, but it has everything you need for catching fish from the coast to the Sierra. I’ve been shopping at Willfish for a long time because they stock a full line of gear and components. Line, hooks, rods, reels, lures and an array of natural baits. Owner Craig Newton even stocks some hard to find items such as wooden Lyman Lures, the 2 inch Lyman and Arctic Fox trolling flies as well as products from Luhr Jensen, Mack’s Lure, Yakima Bait and GVF Lures. Craig loves to fish and he’s always ready with advice whether you’re looking for a limit of stripers in the Delta, a double digit cutthroat at Pyramid or just want to enjoy an afternoon soaking PowerBait at a local lake for some pansize rainbows. If you need to top off your trout and salmon fishing supplies, drop by Willfish A nglers everywhere often combine lure and bait, or scent, in an effort to make lures twice as effective. Consider, for example, how walleye anglers often tip their plug or spinner with a worm, savvy bass anglers’ spray a fish attractant on lures – even soft plastics, and those chasing steelhead add an egg cluster to a single egg imitation drifted near river bottoms. A new concept in combining lure-and-bait to produce more and bigger fish is a new trolling lure called SpinFish®. SpinFish, made by Yakima Bait, is a pull-apart, fallible plug featuring a patented “Easy-Fill” bait chamber that disperses scent as it’s pulled through the water column. And while it’s non-buoyant design makes it more of a trolling plug, it can be still-fished in river current, even back-trolled down rivers behind a diver or weight by rigging a buoyant bobber or float a few feet up the leader to prevent the plug from hanging up where bottom currents might go slack. SpinFish produces a vibrating, spinning, wounded-baitfish action when pulled through the water. Because it’s designed to spin, it can be rigged to spin clockwise or counter-clockwise, just re-thread your leader through the by Cal Kellog and marvel at the wide selection of gear that Craig has packed into his shop! Willfish is located at 11944 Masters Court, Auburn, Ca. For more information call (530) 887-0839. B uck’s Outboard of Sacramento has a long history of meeting the needs of California anglers, whether you are looking for a new motor or a completely new boat. Buck’s is a proud provider of Arima Boats. Arima Boats Arima’s line of fishing boats, from 15 to 22 feet in length, feature hardchine, modified V-Hulls designed for the everchanging conditions of California waters. These boats have developed a reputation for getting anglers out of a jam when sudden Pacific squalls roar in. High decks and upturned bows deflect spray, keeping passengers dry. Arima’s ride is soft and stable, even in rough water. For a sleek nimble fishing machine with saltwater credentials many anglers SpinFish: The Revolutionary Salmon Lure For Both River & Ocean Fishing! opposite hole in the lure lip. It can be rigged 36-to-60 inches behind Fish Flash®, Free-Sliding Spreader, diver, Spin-N-Glo® Bottom Walker, or conventional sinker; 18-to-42 inches behind dodgers or rotating flashers. To reduce/eliminate line or leader twist it should be rigged in Want Ocean Salmon? You Need an Arima! by Cal Kellog are turning to the Arima Sea Chaser. If you want to get really serious about your saltwater action in pursuit of Farallon Island lings, offshore albacore and salmon on deep reef where the going can get sloppy, the Arima hardtop series is just what the doctor ordered! The Arima Yellowtail The All New Arima Yellowtail features new style Hardtop, 100% composite fiberglass dual hull construction, fiberglass stringer system, molded in fish box and cooler, 5-gallon Bait Boxes, 48-gallon fuel tank, Stainless steel bow and grab rails, your choice of Yamaha outboard, galvanized trailer and much more! Buck’s is located at 2750 47th Ave. Sacramento, Ca. You can give them a call at (916) 428-3917 or visit them online at www.bucksoutboard.com. by Buzz Ramsey conjunction with a swivel. It’s easy to add bait and/or scent to this lure, just pull apart and fill with any fresh or live bait, which might include: tuna, herring, sardines, candlefish, alewife or other critters game-fish prey on; prepared bait like Pro Cure, PowerBait, or Gulp! work too. To keep your SpinFish fresh smelling, it’s important to clean this lure thoroughly after use. And, because the leader is threaded through both halves, there is just no way (bar a line break) you can lose or misplace the lure halves. The all-new SpinFish comes in two sizes, a 3.0 three-inch and 4.0 four-inch version, rigged and ready to fish. What I noticed when trolling this lure in combination with a Fish Flash at the Columbia River mouth for fall salmon is that I had a better hook-to-land ratio if I let salmon pull the rod down a couple times before setting the hook. If I yanked back to set the hook too soon, I would miss hooking a least half of the salmon that attacked this lure. In addition, I discovered that the lure had more lifelike/aggressive action if I didn’t over stuff the bait chamber. Bait cut from anchovy is what I used. For more visit YakimaBait.Com NOW BOOKING Sacramento River SALMON Call Now for Best Dates! Professional Guide Dan Ponciano 24’ North River sled G Loomis Rods Shimano Reels Call Dan for a Great Salmon Trip (360)607-8511 Also Specializing in Columbia River Sturgeon Trips www.columbiariverfishing.com Fish the Sacramento River with Mike Bogue’s Guide Service (530)246-8457 • www.mikebogue.com Book Early for Best Dates • Salmon • Steelhead • Trout 3603 3815