Attractant, Bait, Crayfish & Bugs

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$27.99

Rapala X-Rap Magnum Stick Bait - 6-3/4″ - HD Sailfish UV
The easy-casting Rapala X-Rap Magnum Stick Bait boasts a heavy-duty plastic, through-wire construction that gives it the toughness needed for battling saltwater predators. The wide-swimming action goes into a fluttering dive with its head down, enticing h

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$13.99

SPRO Little John DD Crankbait - Citrus Shad - 2-3/4″
SPRO Little John DD Crankbait features a silent weight-transfer system which uses soft tungsten inserts that shift on the cast, providing maximum range even on windy days. The inserts also ensure ideal balance in the water. John Crews, SPRO team pro angle

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$4.99

Berkley PowerBait Floating Mouse Tails - 3' - Smores
Berkley's PowerBait Floating Mouse Tails combine two popular trout shapes, salmon egg and trout worm, into one great bait that's deadly when the trout bite's hot on top. Offering a lively action and lifelike presentation, the Floating Mouse Tails sport di

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$7.99

Mepps Black Fury Spinnerbait - Yellow Dot - 1/3 oz.
One of the deadliest lures of all time! The legendary Mepps Black Fury Spinner features a specially shaped black blade with bright dots, which creates just enough flash to catch a fish's eye without spooking it. You'll find this legendary inline spinner a

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$5.99

Berkley PowerBait Bonefish Swimbait - Firecracker/Chartreuse
Think you're good at catching fish? Try the Berkley PowerBait Bonefish Swimbait and find out what your true max haul can be. The minnow profile with super-thin tail swims erratically creating realistic action at the slowest speeds, in low current, and on

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$8.99

6th Sense Divine Spinnerbait - 3/4 oz. - Shad Pro
6th Sense Divine Spinnerbait not only out fishes other spinnerbaits, it out lasts them too! An impressive combination of superior strength, swimming balance, and vibration puts on a fish-catching clinic when conditions favor an extra punch of attraction.

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6th Sense Divine Spinnerbait - 3/4 oz. - Bone-Treuse Pearl
6th Sense Divine Spinnerbait not only out fishes other spinnerbaits, it out lasts them too! An impressive combination of superior strength, swimming balance, and vibration puts on a fish-catching clinic when conditions favor an extra punch of attraction.

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$8.99

6th Sense Divine Spinnerbait - 3/8 oz. - Blue Treuse Flash
6th Sense Divine Spinnerbait not only out fishes other spinnerbaits, it out lasts them too! An impressive combination of superior strength, swimming balance, and vibration puts on a fish-catching clinic when conditions favor an extra punch of attraction.

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$6.29

Zoom 6' Brush Hog Soft Baits - Pumpkin
No collection of creature baits is complete without the Zoom 6 Brush Hog. This is the bait that started the creature bait craze, and many years later, it remains the top bait in the category. Its beefy body features multiple appendages, plus a large, flut

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$9.99

Strike King Chick Magnet Flat-Sided Crankbait - 1/4 oz. - Spring Craw
Back home at Lake Chickamauga, legendary tournament angler Andy Morgan honed his skills using flat-sided crankbaits. Now he's designed his own in the Strike King Chick Magnet Flat-Sided Crankbait with an incredible thump and a tight swimming action. Andy

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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.