Tax Rebate: Gear Up 4 Salmon-Lures
Original Post:
http://www.blogsmonroe.com/fishing/2008/05/07/tax-rebate-gear-up-4-salmon-lures/
Well I gave it a shot, I looked for new local shops that could help a guy out online for buying some lures for salmon fishing. It was a lot harder than what I anticipated it being. Partly I think because I am not a dedicated salmon fisherman in the first place, but thanks to Google and a few key words, I was able to come up with some good items for loading the boat up.
So getting started with a $300 dollar rebate and concentrating on the lure aspect for fishing salmon what would a beginner or even a regular need for the boat? I can already tell that $300 isn’t going to go far, but it will give you a good start for a sampling of all you will need.
Keeping in mind, for this instance just fishing out of a boat, you will need some lures. Spoons, bait rigs, flies and cranks are your choices. For the lack of a specific category, I am going to throw the J-Plugs in with the crankbaits. The bad part is that you could spend easily $300 on each of these categories. The good news is that the flies are a very effective bait for trolling and they are the least expensive. Usually they come in around $4.00, even better, you can make them easily yourself . Sounds like a topic for another blog down the road. The Lake Michigan Angler site has a decent selection and would be a good place to start looking online. One hint, something green is always a good choice.
Spoons, where do you start with the spoons? There are so many companies, so many choices and so many crazy names to remember. Its hard to go wrong with something that glows, specially something with an ultra glow finish. Fishlander, Michigan Stinger, Silver Streaks, Northport Nailers, Moonshine and Dreamweaver all make good spoons. The Nailers probably have been around the longest, and the Moonshines have a great selection of glow patterns.
Bait rigs are relatively easy to fix up. There are several types of rigs available. Some will hold whole herring or smelt, while others will hold just strips of meat. Lots of companies make this product, and you might remember that Church Tackle (from the interview) does as well. Nice thing about the Shock Wave is what you see, is all you need. No fooling around with toothpicks or other methods of securing the meat.
Cranks are used early in the year, or later when fall approaches and the salmon and trout are staging for their spawning runs upriver in shallower water. Are there exceptions to this rule, absolutely, but these times will produce the most success with cranks. Storm, Bombers, Rapala’s, J-Plugs and probably a few more that I am not familiar with are the most common. Run some deep models, or shallow models on wire, leadcore or your downriggers.
Next up: Divers and Attractors
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