Fish attractants are an important aspect of salmon and halibut fishing. The Bait Set-up Triangle rigging means adding fish attractants to salmon and halibut gear. It all makes more sense when understanding basic fish physiology. This month’s blog will look at...
No Bites An occasional fish arch at forty feet prompted one line with a herring and two green Scent Strikers loaded with fish attractant at that depth. Another line was at ninety feet looking for a king salmon. It was trolling a herring with a single black Scent...
The action was slow, no hook-ups yet. Looking across Lynn Canal, the thought of a school of Silvers lurking somewhere close seemed likely. After all, millions of salmon must come through this major Inside Passage artery to connect to their native stream in northern...
The Scent Striker Fob produces a long-lasting, attention-getting, scent trail, where you need it most, at your lure. In this time-lapse video, we demonstrate the Fob’s ability to take-up an ample amount of a readily available halibut scent attractant and release a...
COLOR, FLASH, AND SCENT In my area, a saying for catching salmon is, “color, flash, and scent.” The concept here is that a productive bait set-up activates more than one of a fish’s sensory systems. The pieces of a typical saltwater salmon rigging that accomplish this...
Alaska Salmon Attractants It was a lovely day on the water. I came home happy and tired. Fishing was good. As I walk through the front door, an aroma hit me full in the face. I immediately know my wife made one of my favorites, strawberry-rhubarb pie — what a smell. I...
