WHAT IS VORTAKS? 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,...
Scent Striker founder, Don Haberger, demonstrates how to rig Brad’s Cut Plug the Scent Striker way, adding that scent trail where you need it most at your hook. The Brad’s Cut Plug rig, the Scent Striker way, is an excellent salmon trolling rig. MATERIALS...
For starters, the Scent Striker hoochie skirt rig is an excellent salmon-catching presentation that every fishing enthusiast should have in their arsenal. But, it’s even better when adding in Scent Striker Originals to lay down a fish-biting scent trail. So, to tie...
You found your salmon fishing hole by scoping out new territory last season. But the season is over, and you’ve stowed your gear. So, should you return to your newly discovered salmon hotspot next season? To answer this question, research on salmon migration...
When Finding Saltwater Coho is Challenging How to find salmon, specifically saltwater coho, can be challenging. Sometimes your traditional fishing haunts have slim pickings, and the bites are few. Unfortunately, Northern Southeast Alaska seemed to have such a season...
How to catch salmon is a question on many anglers minds. Take it a step further to how to catch salmon anglers. Using a variety of salmon fishing techniques, we catch salmon fishermen and keep them captivated. Hence, this issue is the subject of this month’s blog. If...
Finding your best salmon trolling lure means time on the water, observation, and taking a few notes. So, on a Thursday through Saturday in late July we took the opportunity to determine the fish-catching performance of artificial versus natural baits. Included in the...
Spring Kings Scent Striker Setup Attract spring kings using Scent Striker to improve your catch rates. First, check off the three points of the Bait Set-up Triangle to ready your trolling gear. Second, remember that more than one lure setup is necessary when you...
The Sound of Salmon Lures Can fish hear? Finding tiny critters to munch in a vast ocean is not likely an easy task. But that’s where using all of a salmon’s prey-location senses comes in. So, in this month’s blog, we dig into the salmon’s sense of...
What do fish see? Salmon lure seeing is the art of grabbing the attention of a trophy king or silver through its sense of sight. A fish’s sense of sight is integral to its bait biting processes. That is why it is so important to think about what do fish see....
