The Vortaks is a lure or bullet head (different names for the same thing). It is a piece of streamlined material that you hang a skirt on. The setup mimics a swimming squid, bait fish, or another tasty food source for catching fish.But, Vortaks takes the basic salmon bullet head to the next level. It adds opposing quarter-turn fins from the center core for new fish-attracting lure action. A spinning skirt means more attention-getting bait movement. The design also includes a flared skirt shank that increases skirt retention during an aggressive salmon bite or a season's worth of trolling.Vortaks is tough and inert ABS plastic that is environmentally friendly, giving off no toxins. Your Vortaks will last the season unless you lose it to a monster king.Vortaks is a light 2 grams (7/100th of an ounce). The Vortaks' dimensions are 7/16" thick by 1" wide by 1 9/16" long.And finally, it comes in five colors, black, pink, white, yellow, and a light green we call Sea Green,
HOW DO YOU USE VORTAKS?
The steps involved in fishing a Vortaks are securing a skirt to its tail shank and stringing a leader through its center hole. Pretty simple.Where the fun begins, however, is the many options available for dressing up your Vortaks. Material type, bait profile, color, and rotation speed are things to consider.For example, an effortless low profile, faster spinning Vortaks setup is to open the nose hole on a Goldstar #35 Needlefish and slip it onto the Vortaks skirt shank. You may need a little lubricant (spit) to slide the needlefish over the skirt flair. Add an eye spot with nail polish for a wicked salmon bait setup.Adding a mylar skirt is more involved but well worth the effort. Purple Taco Fly Supply has a great selection of banded mylar in many color and texture options for skirt material.The yellow Vortaks in the illustration has Purple Taco Fly Supply four-inch banded mylar in Chartreuse Metallic CI, Trans UV Extreme CI, and Yellow Mirage CI. The top of the photo is taken in natural light. The bottom is taken in black light. Research says salmon see into the ultraviolet light spectrum; UV materials are an excellent skirt choice.Options for securing mylar to the skirt shank are tapes and thread. We used a two-sided tape to attach our banded mylar skirt to the yellow Vortaks.Once the skirt is attached, tie in your terminal hook(s), add a few Scent Striker Originals and a spacer bead or two, and string it on your leader. Now, you are ready to go fishing.
WHY USE VORTAKS?
The foundation of Vortaks lure development is our Bait Bite Hypothesis and Bait Set-up Triangle.The Bait Bite Hypothesis is fish use all their senses when hunting food. The more senses the angler's bait setup activates, the more bites received. The Bait Set-up Triangle is sight, sound, and smell.A Vortaks rotating bullet head, its skirt, and Scent Striker Originals complete the Bait Set-up Triangle in one easy-to-fish system.Sight cues are Vortaks' ability to spin its skirt to add more bait movement. And the rotating head mimics the wounded bait fish spiral. Irresistible to salmon.Sound cues are a function of hydrodynamic flow principles as water molecules move past the Vortaks quarter-turn fins. Moving water molecules mean sound, and salmon respond. Read the Can Fish Hear blog to learn more about how fish detect sound.Smell cues are Scent Striker Originals slid on your leader and loaded with DBS Striker Formula. The Originals are easily concealed under the skirt to add to your baits setup's realism. Remember, use scent to catch fish!
ALASKA TESTED AND PROVED
Vortaks has been under development since 2021. Vortaks prototypes were tested in SE Alaska waters during the summer and fall of 2022. Vortaks caught salmon and rockfish too. We know it works.To add Vortaks to your salmon-catching arsenal, order yours today!Happy Fishing!Don HabegerFounder
The Vortaks is a lure or bullet head (different names for the same thing). It is a piece of streamlined material that you hang a skirt on. The setup mimics a swimming squid, bait fish, or another tasty food source for catching fish.But, Vortaks takes the basic salmon bullet head to the next level. It adds opposing quarter-turn fins from the center core for new fish-attracting lure action. A spinning skirt means more attention-getting bait movement. The design also includes a flared skirt shank that increases skirt retention during an aggressive salmon bite or a season's worth of trolling.Vortaks is tough and inert ABS plastic that is environmentally friendly, giving off no toxins. Your Vortaks will last the season unless you lose it to a monster king.Vortaks is a light 2 grams (7/100th of an ounce). The Vortaks' dimensions are 7/16" thick by 1" wide by 1 9/16" long.And finally, it comes in five colors, black, pink, white, yellow, and a light green we call Sea Green,
The foundation of Vortaks lure development is our Bait Bite Hypothesis and Bait Set-up Triangle.The Bait Bite Hypothesis is fish use all their senses when hunting food. The more senses the angler's bait setup activates, the more bites received. The Bait Set-up Triangle is sight, sound, and smell.A Vortaks rotating bullet head, its skirt, and Scent Striker Originals complete the Bait Set-up Triangle in one easy-to-fish system.Sight cues are Vortaks' ability to spin its skirt to add more bait movement. And the rotating head mimics the wounded bait fish spiral. Irresistible to salmon.Sound cues are a function of hydrodynamic flow principles as water molecules move past the Vortaks quarter-turn fins. Moving water molecules mean sound, and salmon respond. Read the Can Fish Hear blog to learn more about how fish detect sound.Smell cues are Scent Striker Originals slid on your leader and loaded with DBS Striker Formula. The Originals are easily concealed under the skirt to add to your baits setup's realism. Remember, use scent to catch fish!
To add Vortaks to your salmon-catching arsenal, order yours today!Happy Fishing!Don HabegerFounder