Fishing

As I slowly turned my boat the inside rod exploded into life, with the deep throbs and drag-screaming runs that tells an angler one thing: Chinook salmon on the line. A few minutes later I boated a beautiful 18-pound hatchery king that would soon migrate to my freezer. It is no coincidence that the bite came on the turn as, over the years, I've bagged many salmon "on the drop.” Unlike the boats now fishing all around me, I was not running downriggers. Check out our terminal tackle, fishing line, and our selection of fishing rods. I cut my teeth on lower Columbia River salmon fisheries where strong currents, snags, and variable depths largely precluded the use of downriggers. The standard method in this reach of the river is a sliding cannonball rig placed 18-24 inches forward of your flasher, on a bumper of heavy monofilament. This do... Read more

The Brewster Salmon Derby is one of Washington’s hottest summer fishing contests, and it takes place August 4th, 5th and 6th. This is the 12th Brewster Salmon Derby and it becomes more popular each year. You can win $2,000 for catching the biggest fish and reign “King of the Pool” for the year. There are other age-group specific prizes as well, so there’s fun for the whole family. Adult winner gets $1,500 Youth ages 9-14 can win $550 8-and-unders can win $100 This derby is a lot of fun and lots of money is up for grabs. Plus, even if you don’t weigh-in a fish, you still have a good chance to win on raffle prizes—this year there’s over $20,000 in raffle prizes up for grabs. You can register online until July 31st, 2017 by clicking here. The fishing can be tough; the pool always has a good morning bite, but the toughest pa... Read more

At last year’s ICast show in Orlando, Florida, Savage Gear launched the Suicide Duck, a floating, soft-body bird with “Whopper Plopper,” which is Savage’s name for a couple small props on the back of the bait that create a wake that fish can’t resist. This bait created a serious buzz and was awarded ICast's highest honor as Best Hard Lure. This year, Savage Gear is launching a slough of hot baits that should contend, once again, for the hard-bait throne. One of the most interesting of these new baits is the 3D Bat. To create the bat, Savage used a 3D scan of a real bat to create an erratic topwater lure that swims with a fleeing action. We are most excited about the 4-inch size. Slightly different from Savage’s creative bird baits is the new Savage Goby. This is a tube bait that should be a great sculpin imitation. It’s cal... Read more

The Prank Fishing Lure from Booyah Baits Order Booyah crank bait lures from us online today. When Zell Rowland designed Booyah Baits new Prank, he must have confused the inside of the box crew. His design philosophy of blending “best of both world’s” features into one bait is catching on, but mashing a crankbait with a top-water bait must have seemed highly impractical to most people. You can be sure that confusion, combined with Zell’s infinite top-water bass fishing wisdom, led to the Prank’s creation. The Prank is a top-water popper with a twist. It has a shallow- running, square-bill cranking lip below the face of the bait. This allows for multiple things to happen; you can pop this bait like a standard popper, two-to four times in the premium area; and, once out of the prime water you can reel it back as a shallow-running c... Read more

The lake is finally beginning to clear up, and the fish are responding to the clear water. Last time I was out, there was 10-12ft of visibility.  I have heard a range of surface temperatures from 75-80 degrees! This is great for swimming, but a little rough for bass and walleye fishing. It is crucial this time of year to get on the water early or late in order to avoid the sun the best you can.   Check out our selection of fishing rods, lures and more right here. I am finding most of my Bass in 5-15 feet of water. Early in the morning (5-ish), they seem to be in 5-8 feet of water cruising flats and weed lines looking for baitfish and crawdads. As the sun gets higher, the bass retreat to a little deeper water, and don't eat as much. You can still catch plenty of Bass mid-day, they just tend to be smaller. Senkos and Shim-E-Sticks are ... Read more

After flying in from our homes in Montana and Idaho, we arrived in Orlando, Florida just in time to sneak into ICAST’s new product showcase, where we stole some looks at the fishing industry’s most anticipated new products. After inspecting the loot, we decided to share with you the products that looked most promising, the ones that really caught our eyes. Here is our list from the New Gear Showcase on Day 1 of ICAST 2017. 13 Fishing’s Fate Black Rod Look at the picture, not the name. It’s not black at all--it’s all chartreuse from tip-to-butt and stands out on Facebook and Instagram.  Whether you like the color or not, this rod felt great in our hands and it’s coming in at the right price, just under $100. Shimano Curado K This newest edition of the Shimano Curado , decked out in a matte black, is the coolest looking Curad... Read more

Lots of new products are launching from Rapala and Storm this year, and we wanted to make sure to give you a rundown of the "best of the best" new products. Storm's 360 GT Swimbaits in 2017 So, obviously not brand new because the Storm 360 GT swimbaits were one of the hottest baits of 2016- BUT- now, not only can you get the pre-rigged packs for 2017, but Storm has launched the components individually. Want to see the Storm 360 GT swimbait in action? That means now you can get those sweet translucent jig heads with the rattle in them separate, and mix and match them with the molded to fit bodies.  This way you can use any size body with any size jig head, and with any color combo. You can order the Storm 360 GT lure here, or opt to order the bodies and the jigs separately.  Rapala's Balsa Extreme Brat or the BX Brat Crankbait Fishing L... Read more

We have been getting more people asking about where they should start in the swim bait category when targeting bass, or many other species for that matter. We have our ideas, of course, and carry some of the products, but a friend of ours, Rob Bolke, is a fanatic. We asked him if he could give us a little deeper insight into swim bait culture; where people should start if they want to get into it, and to help us breakdown what is becoming a massive category in fishing baits. A guide to swim baits paraphrased: Swimbaits are becoming one of the most intriguing categories and an entire sub-culture has developed around the swimbait technique. It's been mostly out west in California but has been spreading across the country over the last few years. However, the big, deep, trout filled lakes of Northern California is the birth place (or as Rob... Read more

After a long winter, I was eager to get out on the water and pursue smallmouth and largemouth bass. Recently I got my hands on the new Trapper Tackle bass hooks, which are produced by Landum Outdoors. These hooks won the Best New Product award at ICAST 2016 and have made quite the splash in the bass-fishing scene. Want to get your hands on the new Trapper Tackle bass hooks? Check them out here. In the early season, I am a big fan of fishing Senkos, or other finesse worms, weedless on offset wide-gap hooks. Fishing weedless plastics in the shallows is sure to produce quality fish but also involves chewing through a lot of plastics on bass, weeds, and timber. In fact, I generally expect to donate one Senko per caught bass, not to mention a few along the way to milfoil or timber. Looking for the subtle, natural action of a Senko? We have Y... Read more

I recently had the opportunity to test out Savage Gear's 3D Burbot on a small lake I know holds a few Tiger Musky. It didn't take long for me to fall in love with this soft lure. It took one cast to be exact. After my buddy had pounded the shoreline with a black spinnerbait, I thought it was time to toss the burbot. As if he didn't ridicule me enough on the drive to the lake for buying this insane lure, he had to get in one last jab as I prepped to throw the burbot. If you want to try this lure, you can buy the Savage Burbot from us right here. "That lure is ridiculous. I will be surprised if you catch anything with it." I throw this chunk of chartreuse meat against the shoreline, give the reel a couple cranks, and what do you know FISH ON! "It's a small Tiger! It's a small Tiger!" I wanted that fish to be a Tiger Musky so bad. The f... Read more

When I was first introduced to Savage Gear, we were fishing a local lake here in North Idaho. To say the least, I was more than impressed. Unlike my normal fishing schedule of waking up at 4:00 and being on the water at 4:15, this day we got out at 3:00- p.m. Not what I would consider "early bird getting the worm." Order these three swim baits right here. Savage Ridicule Becomes Disbelief- Becomes a Double Bass Bonanza While casting my normal presentations of swimbaits, spinners, and twitch baits, my partner pulls out this insanely offensive colored swim bait... As I start ridiculing him about the colors of this "beacon for the space shuttle," he casts toward the main lake, and after about 3 seconds, snap! I thought it was his line that broke, but no, it was the tip of his rod- after that I stopped laughing. Is this bait right for you? ... Read more

It's been a long dreadful winter -with an anticipation to go out and fish out of my kayak. I'm trying to make some modifications to make my time on the water more efficient. Lately, I have been working to get my fish finder installed, so that I can fish areas that have a higher percentage of catching fish. The fish finder I use is the Piranha max DI for kayaks or small boats. I don't think there is anything better. Looking for the right fish finder? Check out our selection here. I began rigging everything up the night before my March 15th adventure. One set up that I am very confident in -is my 7'1" Medium Heavy Mojo Bass rod by St. Croix, paired with the Lew's Speed Spool. At the end of my line on this reel, I have a 1/2 oz. football head jig. My other set ups are; a 7' Medium Abu Garcia Veritas, with a black max reel, and a St. Croix ... Read more