Designed & tested in Southeast Alaska for salmon and halibut.
For salmon that inspect in moving water, and halibut that track odor near the hook. Same design philosophy: action and scent working together.
WHY ALASKA TESTING MATTERS
Built for changing tides.
When the tide flips, gear that “looks fine” can go dead. We test in the transition – because those are the bites you either earn or miss.
Cold water changes everything.
Southeast Alaska isn’t forgiving. If something only works when everything is perfect, it won’t last here. Our test water isn’t a controlled tank-it’s the day we’re actually fishing.
Designed around salmon and halibut behavior.
Salmon often inspect and follow before committing. Halibut track odor and opportunity near the bottom. We build for those realities – action + scent working together, not separately.
CHOOSE YOUR FISHERY
Salmon System
Built for cold, tidal water where timing matters. When salmon inspect, your action has to stay clean – and scent has to be part of the plan.
Halibut Systems
When you drop to the bottom in cold, tidal water, keeping scent at the hook matters most. We build rigs that keep odor where halibut find it and stay simple to fish.
Action and scent aren’t add-ons here.
We don’t separate “action lure” from “scent lure.” We build a system that holds its behavior in tide water and keeps scent where fish can find it. That’s the point.
FIELD TESTED PROOF
“I ran your small Scent Strikers side‑by‑side with my usual herring fillets, and they worked just as well or better. Less mess and more hits — it completely changed how I present bait.”
“I spent a week fishing the outside of Vancouver Island for kings, silvers, lings, and halibut. The fishing was fantastic and the lures really worked. The fish were hitting so hard that we used up everything I had pre-tied.”
“I added a white squid skirt to the white Vortaks rotating bullet head and had a great king salmon season during the 2025 Juneau hatchery fishery.”
Want a straightforward starting point? Get the Alaska Salmon & Halibut Lure Guide – setups, when to change, and how we think about action + scent.
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