NEW Field Tester Program
Want to test some FREE Gear and share what you think with fellow Sniffers?
The Fish Sniffer Field Tester Program allows you to become an official field tester for a variety of products provided by a number of manufacturers.
Here's How to Participate:
- • Watch for new products.
- • Register for the products you want to test.
- • Testers for each product are randomly selected.
- • When you receive your product, try it out and see what you think.
- • Write a detailed review of your product on the Sniffer Forum.
- • The product is yours to keep.
Current Product:
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Berkley Braided LineBraided lines have revolutionized the way we fish and ongoing research and development by the scientists at Berkley have kept... read more ›› |
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Today's Item:
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Berkley Braided LineBraided lines have revolutionized the way we fish and ongoing research and development by the scientists at Berkley have kept... read more ›› |
| Berkley Schooling RigSome folks call them A-Rigs others call them schooling rigs, whatever name you go with these multiple hook, multiple bait rigs have... read more ›› Selected Tester: |
| Snister Wacky WormsSinister Wacky Worms are the most universal bait on the planet, meaning you can use this bait in many different fishing styles,... read more ›› Selected Tester: stripersniffer, Akasha Twi-Path, thereefgeek |
| Pautzke Fire BaitThere’s a new floating dough bait on the market called Pautzke Fire Bait and it should be an important addition to your trout bait... read more ›› Selected Tester: |
Random Preview of Upcoming Items Available to Test
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River Salmon Tackle Kit•2 Gibbs Tee Spoon Spinners• 2 Luhr Jensen Hot Rod Spoons • 2 Luhr Jensen Krocodile Spoons |
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Pro-Troll StingFish Lures• 3 Pro-Troll StingFish Electronic Lures with Echip Emitters |
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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... read more ››
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The Reviews for all of the Field Tester Products will be posted to the Forums. Here is the feed directly from the Field Tester Forum:
- Congrats to: mrdancefever BlurryEyed FishingMechanic joebuckbass You have each been selected to receive a Berkley Schooling rig to test. ...
- Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:01:05 GMT
- We have some Berkley Schooling Rigs available to field test. Here's your chance to test an A-Rig at your favorite spot to see what all the fuss is...
- Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:17:33 GMT
- Here's the Selected Testers for the Dick Nite Kit: DUNNIGAN JIM RacinRob Rustyrust Congrats!!! Cant wait to hear how they work for you all.
- Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:08:08 GMT
- We brought back the Dick Nite Kokanee Kit due to the huge response it received the first time it was offered. 3 testers will be selected to receive...
- Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:49:27 GMT
- I went to the moutains yesterday 6/6/13 to try this new bait out for the field test. I started out with the peach w/garlic and fished for 20 min....
- Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:07:40 GMT
Schooling Rig Testers Selected
Want to Try an A-Rig
Selected Testers for Dick Nite Goodies
Dick Nite Kokanee Kit Returns
Pautzke bait: fire bait and peach w/garlic
Articles, News, and Reports
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Going Solo: Risk Vs. RewardWritten By: Cal Kellogg, Going solo: Going hunting or to a lesser extent fishing alone in the outdoors with no immediate back up if something... read more ›› |
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40 Plus Wild Rainbows In A Single Day?...Written By: Cal Kellogg, From the appearance of the surface, the beautiful emerald green river looked calm and nearly placid, but that was an... read more ›› |
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Triple Fishing Fun At Lake Don Pedro...Written By: Dan Bacher, The Tuolumne River’s Lake Don Pedro, one of the top reservoirs for fishing in California, is known for its ability to... read more ›› |
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Chico State Wins FLW College Fishing...Written By: FishSniffer Staff, The Chico State team of Andrew Loberg of Rocklin, Calif., and Nick Carrico of Oroville, Calif., won the FLW College Fishing... read more ›› |
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Salmon Derby Winner Drives From...Written By: Dan Bacher, Seventy-five anglers braved the heat on Saturday, June 8 to compete in the 2nd Annual Lake Oroville Family Fun Salmon Derby... read more ›› |
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Statewide Campaign Launched to Defeat...Written By: Dan Bacher, The California water wars heated up on Wednesday with the announcement of the formation of a new statewide coalition against the... read more ›› |
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New Hogan Stripers 6-10-2013Written By: Gold Country Sport Fishing, I had two clients Butch Betcahart and his grandson Garrett Stowers on June the 10th as they wanted to catch stripers,... read more ›› |
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New Hogan StripersWritten By: Gold Country Sport Fishing, Ron Wilson went with me to Hogan to catch striped bass and we had some great action, although he only landed five , he... read more ›› |
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Don Pedro kokanee, King Salmon and...Written By: Gold Country Sport Fishing, 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... read more ›› |
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A Day on the Delta with our Veterans...Written By: Forum Member: Seon, It was a very successful day where there were 35 Vets from the Veterans Home Younville arrived in a customize bus. ...read more ›› |
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Lakey Berryessa Kokes and BowsWritten By: Forum Member: jlivengood, Not long ago I had the opportunity to meet a fellow Fish Sniffer through the forums. Chilo (bo34) needed a spare tire... read more ›› |
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Striper Fishing Rio VistaWritten By: Forum Member: White Cap, Seon and I went out to terrorize the stripers yesterday (3-12), on the water at Sandy Beach around 0730 and trolled the... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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Groups blast Brown regime for...Three prominent environmental coalitions - Friends of the River, the Environmental Water Caucus and Restore the Delta - slammed the... read more ›› |
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Chico State Wins FLW College Fishing...Written By: FishSniffer Staff, The Chico State team of Andrew Loberg of Rocklin, Calif., and Nick Carrico of Oroville, Calif., won the FLW College... read more ›› |
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Going Solo: Risk Vs. RewardWritten By: Cal Kellogg, Going solo: Going hunting or to a lesser extent fishing alone in the outdoors with no immediate back up if something... read more ›› |
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40 Plus Wild Rainbows In A Single Day?...Written By: Cal Kellogg, From the appearance of the surface, the beautiful emerald green river looked calm and nearly placid, but that was an... read more ›› |
Sniffer Services Directory
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TightLines Guide ServiceRick Kennedy Of Tight Lines Guide Service For Kokanee, Trout, Macks, Landlocked Kings And River Salmon! Rick Kennedy has hunted and... read more ›› |
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Bob’s MarineBob's Marine has been in business as a full sales, service and accessory dealer for 25 years in the same location. We have two full... read more ›› |
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Eagle Lake RV ParkFull Hook-up RV sites, Cabins, Trailers and Tent sites right on beautiful Eagle Lake in Spalding, CA, the second largest natural lake... read more ›› |
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Victoria’s Tackle SecretsHand Crafted Tackle of the Finest Quality Our mission is simple: To make the highest quality fishing tackle on the market today.... read more ›› |
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Phil’s Smiling Salmon Guide Service...26 Years in California and 23 years in Alaska. MasterGuide and Outfitter Phil Desautels in 1985 established a year-round sportfishing... read more ›› |
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Cast Guide ServiceDave Castellanos is a talented and experienced fishing guide that runs Cast Guide Service, located on the Smith River in Northern... read more ›› |
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Old Bridge Rafting and Guide Service...Old Bridge Rafting: Family Fun And Fishing On The Trinity River |
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BOATMASTERSBoatmasters has been in business for 22 years; starting out in a small location, in Dublin. Five years ago, we moved to our 10,000 sq... read more ›› |
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Bob’s MarineBob's Marine has been in business as a full sales, service and accessory dealer for 25 years in the same location. We have two full... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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Northern Mono Chamber of CommerceWelcome to the Northern Mono Chamber of Commerce You're invited to take a "Wild & Scenic" Trip to Northern Mono County. A Sportsman's... read more ›› |
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Kastner Honda & GMC TrucksAvid Angler-USMC Retired My name is Jimmy and I am a car guy. I am also an avid fisherman and when I am not at work... read more ›› |
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Tsasdi ResortTsasdi Resort: 20 Cabins, A State Of The Art Dock And More On The Shores Of Beautiful Lake Shasta! |
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Shasta Tackle Co.Shasta Tackle: It’s Not Just Gear, It’s A System Of Fishing |
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Victoria’s Tackle SecretsHand Crafted Tackle of the Finest Quality Our mission is simple: To make the highest quality fishing tackle on the market today. Our... read more ›› |
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Mountain Hardware and SportsMountain Hardware & Sports is a full service Ace Hardware Store located in Truckee, Calif. Specializing in products for the Mountain...read more ›› |
Contests, Seminars, and Tournaments
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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... read more ›› |
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Gruden’s Online Photo Challenge...GRUNDENS USA LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE ONLINE PHOTO CHALLENGE Weekly Prize Packages Awarded for Best Photos Showing Grundéns or Gage... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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Gruden’s Online Photo Challenge...GRUNDENS USA LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE ONLINE PHOTO CHALLENGE Weekly Prize Packages Awarded for Best Photos Showing Grundéns or Gage... read more ›› |
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Snag Proof Open Offers Big Incentive...Your opportunity to cash in on some great Snag Proof Open bonuses is here! |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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Fisherman’s Warehouse Seminar Series...Fisherman’s Warehouse June Seminar Schedule San Jose-(Starts at 6 pm) |
Tips, Techniques, and Tactics
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Kayak Bass FishingWritten By: Tim Allard Kayak fishing is one of the hottest trends in the outdoor industry today. Extremely popular with costal anglers, the... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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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... read more ›› |
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Kayak Bass FishingWritten By: Tim Allard Kayak fishing is one of the hottest trends in the outdoor industry today. Extremely popular with costal anglers, the... read more ›› |
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Jackson Coosa River AnchorWritten 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... read more ››
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Home Made Jackson Cuda Scupper...Written By: Headwaters Fishing Team
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Writer's Articles and Blogs
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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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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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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Written By: Dan Bacher June 13, 2013
Fishing, environmental, farming groups will sue to halt Delta Plan
Fishery Finder Maps
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- so went fishing on the Stanislaus in vallacito Calif on Camp 9 Road. This water comes from Beardsley and goes into Melones. The water being very...
- Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:16:16 GMT
- Been spending some time up at beautiful Bear river res. Last couple weekends. Put some time in on the water and it payed off. Decided this year I...
- Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:33:30 GMT
- Took my girlfriend to do some fishing today and she outfished me once again. I did however spend most of my time tying knots for her rather than...
- Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:06:43 GMT
- My uncle and his kids are coming up here to Mt. Shasta and my father plans to take the kids for a quick fishing trip on lake Siskiyou probably either...
- Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:26:35 GMT
- Went up by West point to go after some natives. Had to be sneaky with the low clear water but managed to catch about a dozen on worms. Cant recall...
- Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:28:41 GMT
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