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Big Bite Baits Best Skipper Ever - Politician
With an amazing ability to skip its way into the deepest cover, the Big Bite Baits Best Skipper Ever offers big-bite opportunities other baits can't match. The Best Skipper Ever has a hydrodynamic shape you can easily skip like a rock. Designed with input

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BOOYAH Flash Point Jerkbait - Elegy Bone
Experience next-level results using forward-facing sonar with the revolutionary BOOYAH Flash Point Jerkbait. Engineered with extensive input from pro staff itching for something better, the premium Flash Point lure makes sight fishing on electronics easy

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Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait - Spring Craw - 2-3/4″
Our Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait is your ticket to tournament success! This little devil burns in a wide wobble, depending on retrieve speed, so you can crawl it across the top as a wake bait, or rip it in a deadly arc over submerged weed beds

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Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait - Chartreuse Sexy Shad - 2-3/4″
Our Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait is your ticket to tournament success! This little devil burns in a wide wobble, depending on retrieve speed, so you can crawl it across the top as a wake bait, or rip it in a deadly arc over submerged weed beds

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Strike King Hybrid Hunter Crankbait - Gold Craw - 3″ - 1/2 oz.
The Strike King Hybrid Hunter travels through milfoil and other clingy weeds better than any other hardbait out there! If you feel a hitch in the natural hunting motion of the bait, just a tiny snap of the rod tip will usually allow the lure to come clean

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Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait - Ghost Shad - 2-3/4″
Our Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait is your ticket to tournament success! This little devil burns in a wide wobble, depending on retrieve speed, so you can crawl it across the top as a wake bait, or rip it in a deadly arc over submerged weed beds

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Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait - Pumpkin Seed - 2-3/4″
Our Bass Pro Shops XPS Square-Bill Crankbait is your ticket to tournament success! This little devil burns in a wide wobble, depending on retrieve speed, so you can crawl it across the top as a wake bait, or rip it in a deadly arc over submerged weed beds

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BOOYAH Flash Point Jerkbait - Vegas
Experience next-level results using forward-facing sonar with the revolutionary BOOYAH Flash Point Jerkbait. Engineered with extensive input from pro staff itching for something better, the premium Flash Point lure makes sight fishing on electronics easy

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Strike King Hybrid Hunter Crankbait - Ghost Gill - 3″ - 1/2 oz.
The Strike King Hybrid Hunter travels through milfoil and other clingy weeds better than any other hardbait out there! If you feel a hitch in the natural hunting motion of the bait, just a tiny snap of the rod tip will usually allow the lure to come clean

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BOOYAH Flash Point Jerkbait - Bleeding Shad
Experience next-level results using forward-facing sonar with the revolutionary BOOYAH Flash Point Jerkbait. Engineered with extensive input from pro staff itching for something better, the premium Flash Point lure makes sight fishing on electronics easy

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For good reason, trolling is the most successful form of fishing when it comes to catching salmon. Trolling accounts for more salmon caught each year than all the other methods of salmon fishing combined. Just because a method is practically guaranteed, however, does not mean that it is the most popular option.

Casting for salmon is a past time that many anglers swear by; not only does it have its successes, but it is also the most sportsmanlike and cost efficient of salmon fishing there is. Casting reels for salmon fishing are very similar to those used in pursuit of other species, the difference being one of heavy duty performance in most cases.

When to cast

Casting for salmon is an activity enjoyed by many both on the Pacific Ocean and the rivers that run inland. River running steelhead in particular are highly prized by anglers who cast, both due to their reclusive nature when it comes to taking some bait and then the incredible fight they put up once hooked. Both of these characteristics are common to salmon of all species, whether they are landlocked kokanee or spawning chinook, pink, sockeye, chum, or coho heading upstream.

One of the best times to catch salmon by casting is when they are gathered in the mouths of rivers, preparing to head upstream for the spawn. These fish are still hungry, and therefore much more likely to take bait presented to them than they will be in just a few days farther up the river. Casting for spawning salmon in the mouths of rivers and other estuaries means using casting reels for salmon fishing that are resistant to corrosion, as the fresh water will often still be mixed with a measure of salt.

Anglers who cast in the ocean have a few options open to them. It is possible to cast from a boat even when trolling; the key lies in having a reel with a quick action, which usually means sacrificing some power. You don???t have a lot of time to make the cast or play the fish with the bow heading towards your cast, so speed is the ticket.

Other types of boat fishing including mooching and drift fishing might mean that you will have the option of using from time to time. Appropriate times might include spying a school of herring or salmon rising for whatever reason. And of course using a good casting or spincasting reel for salmon fishing is always popular from the shore; just make sure that you have the drum size to make a far throw, and the line capacity to clear tide lines.