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Current Product:

macks kit

Mack's Lure Trolling Kit

 

Are you a trout aficionado? Perhaps you’re kokanee crazy?
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Today's Item:

macks kit

Mack's Lure Trolling Kit

 

Are you a trout aficionado? Perhaps you’re kokanee crazy?
If the answer to one of both of these questions is yes, this is the...


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Berkley Braid

Berkley Braided Line

Braided lines have revolutionized the way we fish and ongoing research and development by the scientists at Berkley have kept...



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Schooling Rig

Berkley Schooling Rig

Some folks call them A-Rigs others call them schooling rigs, whatever name you go with these multiple hook, multiple bait rigs have...



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Sinister Wacky Worms

Snister Wacky Worms

Sinister Wacky Worms are the most universal bait on the planet, meaning you can use this bait in many different fishing styles,...



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Selected Tester: stripersniffer, Akasha Twi-Path, thereefgeek

Random Preview of Upcoming Items Available to Test

river salmon kit

River Salmon Tackle Kit

•2 Gibbs Tee Spoon Spinners
• 2 Luhr Jensen Hot Rod Spoons
• 2 Luhr Jensen Krocodile Spoons
rip bait

Rip Bait Kit

• 2 Lucky Craft Stick Baits
• 2 Yo-Zuri Stick Baits
sting fish

Pro-Troll StingFish Lures

• 3 Pro-Troll StingFish Electronic Lures with Echip Emitters

Articles, News, and Reports



Chico State Wins FLW College Fishing Western Conference Event On Delta

Chico State Wins FLW College Fishing...

Written By: FishSniffer Staff,
June 17, 2013

The Chico State team of Andrew Loberg of Rocklin, Calif., and Nick Carrico of Oroville, Calif., won the FLW College Fishing...

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Salmon Derby Winner Drives From Washington To Lake Oroville For His Victory

Salmon Derby Winner Drives From...

Written By: Dan Bacher,
June 15, 2013

Seventy-five anglers braved the heat on Saturday, June 8 to compete in the 2nd Annual Lake Oroville Family Fun Salmon Derby...

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Statewide Campaign Launched to Defeat Governor Brown’s $54.1 Billion Water Tunnels Project

Statewide Campaign Launched to Defeat...

Written By: Dan Bacher,
June 13, 2013

The California water wars heated up on Wednesday with the announcement of the formation of a new statewide coalition against the...

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New Hogan Stripers 6-10-2013

New Hogan Stripers 6-10-2013

Written By: Gold Country Sport Fishing,
June 12, 2013
Species: Landlocked Stripers, Bass,
Location: New Hogan Reservoir,

I had two clients Butch Betcahart and his grandson Garrett Stowers on June the 10th as they wanted to catch stripers,...

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New Hogan Stripers

New Hogan Stripers

Written By: Gold Country Sport Fishing,
June 12, 2013
Species: Landlocked Stripers,
Location: New Hogan Reservoir,

Ron Wilson went with me to Hogan to catch striped bass and we had some great action, although he only landed five , he...

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Don Pedro kokanee, King Salmon and Rainbow trout

Don Pedro kokanee, King Salmon and...

Written By: Gold Country Sport Fishing,
June 12, 2013
Species: Kokanee, Landlocked Salmon, Trout,
Location: Don Pedro Reservoir,

 Dan Bacher from the fish sniffer called and wanted to do a map feature on Don Pedro and asked if it was okay if he...

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A Day on the Delta with our Veterans


A Day on the Delta with our Veterans...

Written By: Forum Member: Seon,
May 19, 2013

It was a very successful day where there were 35 Vets from the Veterans Home Younville arrived in a customize bus.

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Lakey Berryessa Kokes and Bows


Lakey Berryessa Kokes and Bows

Written By: Forum Member: jlivengood,
May 7, 2013

Not long ago I had the opportunity to meet a fellow Fish Sniffer through the forums. Chilo (bo34) needed a spare tire...

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Striper Fishing Rio Vista


Striper Fishing Rio Vista

Written By: Forum Member: White Cap,
March 13, 2013

Seon and I went out to terrorize the stripers yesterday (3-12), on the water at Sandy Beach around 0730 and trolled the...

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Dave Pfeiffer Honored with Bill Ray Award

Dave Pfeiffer Honored with Bill Ray...

In 1988 Bill Ray and Bill Shedd founded United Anglers of Southern California. They didn’t really have a mission statement but Bill...

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New ‘Marine Reserve’ Network Doesn’t Protect The Ocean

New ‘Marine Reserve’ Network Doesn’t...

A new network of controversial "marine protected areas" went into effect on the North Coast from Point Arena to the Oregon border on...

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Groups blast Brown regime for squandering opportunity to restore Delta

Groups blast Brown regime for...

Three prominent environmental coalitions - Friends of the River, the Environmental Water Caucus and Restore the Delta  - slammed the...

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Chico State Wins FLW College Fishing Western Conference Event On Delta


Chico State Wins FLW College Fishing...

Written By: FishSniffer Staff,
June 17, 2013

The Chico State team of Andrew Loberg of Rocklin, Calif., and Nick Carrico of Oroville, Calif., won the FLW College...

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Going Solo: Risk Vs. Reward


Going Solo: Risk Vs. Reward

Written By: Cal Kellogg,
June 17, 2013

Going solo: Going hunting or to a lesser extent fishing alone in the outdoors with no immediate back up if something...

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40  Plus Wild Rainbows In A Single Day?


40 Plus Wild Rainbows In A Single Day?...

Written By: Cal Kellogg,
June 17, 2013

From the appearance of the surface, the beautiful emerald green river looked calm and nearly placid, but that was an...

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Sniffer Services Directory

Rip Their Lips Off Guide Service

Rip Their Lips Off Guide Service...

Enjoy the thrill of going, Light for the Big Bite! We have mastered the techniques that must be utilized for catching extremely large...

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Winkle Family Automotive & Marine

Winkle Family Automotive & Marine...

Winkel Family Automotive, formerly Saturn of Reno, is located in Reno, Nevada which also serves the Truckee, Sparks, Carson City, and...

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Eagle Lake RV Park

Eagle Lake RV Park

Full Hook-up RV sites, Cabins, Trailers and Tent sites right on beautiful Eagle Lake in Spalding, CA, the second largest natural lake...

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KITTLES Outdoor & Sport Co.

KITTLES Outdoor & Sport Co.

Kittle's Outdoor was established in 1999 by Scott and Patrick Kittle. It continues to be a family owned operation located in...

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TightLines Guide Service

TightLines Guide Service

Rick Kennedy Of Tight Lines Guide Service For Kokanee, Trout, Macks, Landlocked Kings And River Salmon!

Rick Kennedy has hunted and...

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Mario Arguilles Guide Service

Mario Arguilles Guide Service

Welcome to Mario Arguilles Guide Service! If you enjoy sport fishing with light tackle for trophy salmon and steelhead then come...

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MSJ Fishing Guide Service

MSJ Fishing Guide Service

MSJ  Guide Service

Captain Manuel Saldana Jr has been fishing the Sacramento and Feather Rivers for over 15 years. The United States...

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Gone Fishin’ Marine

Gone Fishin’ Marine

Gone Fishin' Marine is one of the largest full service fishing boat dealers in Northern California. Specializing in all things...

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Winkle Family Automotive & Marine

Winkle Family Automotive & Marine...

Winkel Family Automotive, formerly Saturn of Reno, is located in Reno, Nevada which also serves the Truckee, Sparks, Carson City, and...

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C & C Marine

C & C Marine

Full Service Ranger Evinrude Mercury Dealer
Two Locations
747 S 9th Street 
Modesto, CA 95351
Phone: (209) 526-4120

7812 Auburn Blvd.
...

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Eagle Lake RV Park

Eagle Lake RV Park

Full Hook-up RV sites, Cabins, Trailers and Tent sites right on beautiful Eagle Lake in Spalding, CA, the second largest natural lake...

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Tsasdi Resort

Tsasdi Resort

Tsasdi Resort: 20 Cabins, A State Of The Art Dock And More On The Shores Of Beautiful Lake Shasta!
Visit: TsasdiResort.com
 or call Toll...

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West Walker Motel

West Walker Motel

The West Walker Motel is located in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Antelope Valley, Mono County, California.

This...

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Thomas Spinning Lures, Inc.

Thomas Spinning Lures, Inc.

In the eariest days of America, rods reels and assorted paraphernalia were imported from Europe as indicated in the letter of August...

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Eagle Claw

Eagle Claw

Eagle Claw, the brand that started it all, remains the staple of today’s value conscious fisherman. Eagle Claw hooks are the only...

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The Headwaters Kayak Shop

The Headwaters Kayak Shop

People are flocking to to the affordable sport of kayak fishing. Fishing kayaks are light, easy to store, cheap to launch, efficient on...

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Contests, Seminars, and Tournaments

Gruden’s Online Photo Challenge

Gruden’s Online Photo Challenge...

GRUNDENS USA LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE ONLINE PHOTO CHALLENGE

Weekly Prize Packages Awarded for Best Photos Showing Grundéns or Gage...

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There are no current Derby Listings

Six ways to qualify for the Delta Open

Six ways to qualify for the Delta Open...

Delta Open Team Series is here!

SACRAMENTO Ca. - If you have never fished any of the specialty events held on the California delta...

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Snag Proof Open Offers Big Incentive Bonuses

Snag Proof Open Offers Big Incentive...

Your opportunity to cash in on some great Snag Proof Open bonuses is here!
If you plan on fishing the upcoming 12th annual Snag Proof...

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Fisherman’s Warehouse Seminar Series

Fisherman’s Warehouse Seminar Series...

Fisherman’s Warehouse June Seminar Schedule

San Jose-(Starts at 6 pm)
06-13…..No Seminar
06-20…..Len Vinci & Vince Harris will be...

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Special Seminars by Gary Miralles Of Shasta Tackle and Steve Lynch Of Pro Cure

Special Seminars by Gary Miralles Of...

As part of Sport Chalet’s Summer Fishing Sale both Gary Miralles of the Shasta Tackle Company and Steve Lynch of Pro Cure will be...

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Sport Chalet Summer Fishing Sale Offers Savings And Seminars

Sport Chalet Summer Fishing Sale Offers...

If you are an angler, and I know you are since you’re reading the Fish Sniffer, Sport Chalet has announced a massive summer fishing...

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Tips, Techniques, and Tactics

Kayak Bass Fishing

Kayak Bass Fishing

Written By: Tim Allard

Kayak fishing is one of the hottest trends in the outdoor industry today. Extremely popular with costal anglers, the...

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Dick Nite Spoons: Deadly For Kokanee And Trout

Dick Nite Spoons: Deadly For Kokanee And...

Written By: Cal Kellogg

Dick Nite Spoons have been around more than 70 years, helping fishermen, fisherwomen, and fisherkids enjoy trout and...

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Brad’s Super Bait Cut Plug Makes “Rolling Bait” Easy

Brad’s Super Bait Cut Plug Makes...

Written By: Cal Kellogg

When it’s time to catch king salmon whether they are swimming in the ocean or the land locked variety living in lakes...

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Dick Nite Spoons: Deadly For Kokanee And Trout

Dick Nite Spoons: Deadly For Kokanee And...

Written By: Cal Kellogg

Dick Nite Spoons have been around more than 70 years, helping fishermen, fisherwomen, and fisherkids enjoy trout and...

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Brad’s Super Bait Cut Plug Makes “Rolling Bait” Easy

Brad’s Super Bait Cut Plug Makes...

Written By: Cal Kellogg

When it’s time to catch king salmon whether they are swimming in the ocean or the land locked variety living in lakes...

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Vance’s Tackle Offers Unveils Dodgers And Hoochies For 2013!

Vance’s Tackle Offers Unveils Dodgers...

Written By: Cal Kellogg

As a guide and tackle manufacturer Vance Staplin of Vance’s Tackle has always had the luxury of doing extensive field...

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Ahi Assault Diamond Jigs: The Perfect Medicine For Rockfish And Lingcod

Ahi Assault Diamond Jigs: The Perfect...

Written By: Cal Kellogg

 

Let’s face it, bottom fishing bar jigs aren’t that sophisticated, but what sets a quality jig apart from a so so jig...

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Making Crabs Crawl YOUR Way…

Making Crabs Crawl YOUR Way…

Written By: Cal Kellogg

For Norcal outdoor enthusiasts, the fall has so much to offer that even if the season stretched out for six months, a...

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Shrimp Flies: The Advanced Course…

Shrimp Flies: The Advanced Course…...

Written By: Cal Kellogg

Using shrimp flies for rockfish…There’s nothing to it! Right?

I used to think so. Shrimp flies where something that...

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Kayak Bass Fishing

Kayak Bass Fishing

Written By: Tim Allard

Kayak fishing is one of the hottest trends in the outdoor industry today. Extremely popular with costal anglers, the...

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Jackson Coosa River Anchor

Jackson Coosa River Anchor

Written By: Headwaters Fishing Team

So after 3 season of using a drift chain on my Coosa I finally broke down and got a pyramid anchor setup. I looked at...
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Home Made Jackson Cuda Scupper Transducer

Home Made Jackson Cuda Scupper...

Written By: Headwaters Fishing Team


After seeing the new Lowrance scupper transducer mount work so well on Jackson Kayak, a customer of mine decided to...

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Writer's Articles and Blogs

A Bead In Time

Written By: Steve ‘Hippo’ Lau June 17, 2013

A Bead In Time

It is not much of a secret that striped bass are basically a nocturnal feeder. That we more often than not catch them during the daylight hours does not negate the fact that they prefer dining...

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Deja Hook

Written By: Kathie Morgan June 17, 2013

Deja Hook

On Friday's trip to Lake Sonoma, I caught and kept a 14-inch smallmouth, while we both released a lot of smaller fish. The key to catching bass, as it so often is, was to cast a floating lure...

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Fishing and conservation groups, Winnemem Wintu sue over Delta Plan

Written By: Dan Bacher June 14, 2013

Fishing and conservation groups, Winnemem Wintu sue over Delta Plan

The North Coast Rivers Alliance, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Associations and Winnemem Wintu (McCloud River) Tribe on Friday, June 14...

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Fishing, environmental, farming groups will sue to halt Delta Plan

Written By: Dan Bacher June 13, 2013

Fishing, environmental, farming groups will sue to halt Delta Plan

In the latest escalation of the California water wars, a statewide coalition of fishing, environmental and farming groups on Monday, June 17 will announce the filing of a lawsuit to stop the...

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Late Season Troughs

Late Season Troughs

June 17, 2013

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