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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence Report
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01/07/2020
Trolling
Kokanee
Corn
Pink
Mostly Sunny
Flasher/Lure
Morning
01/28/2020
3
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My friend Austin Moser sent me this photo of a trip recently on FDR. He has come to love our Maruto Pink UV hooks under a hoochie! I'd say these fish shown here are very impressive. Austin fishes winter for these large fish which includ some very large rainbows that are a part of the take. Standard kokanee set-ups, scented shoe peg corn (tuna or shrimp) are the go-to. The trick is to mark fish and keep your gear in or just above them. This time of year, they can be on the surface or at the depth close to their preferred temperature (54F) and food source. So, yes, I am proud to distribute these hooks. Saw this color offered by Maruto of Japan and invested some $ in them. I love to fish Kokanee and have a fair idea what they typically like so had to get them. So far we have begun to sell a bunch of them and great reviews are coming in.
Best regards to all.

Steve
Angler Innovations, Inc.
Maruto of Japan

"The edge for the passionate"


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Mr. Golfball
1/29/2020 6:12:15 AM
Good morning Steve,

Where can a guy find your hooks on the west side of the hill? I'm in Mount Vernon and my go to shops are Holiday sports in Burlington and Yeagers up in Bellingham.
AnglerInnovations
1/29/2020 5:50:47 PM
You can get them very soon at Bob's in Longview. The hooks are really new and haven't really had a chance to come to market. You can certainly purchase them from us at: www.anglerinnovations.com. We will be communicating with Holiday Sports and Yeagers soon. Many pros that I didn't know use them are giving us great field reports!
walleygator88
1/29/2020 9:52:25 AM
Steve, I have been fishing these trophy Kokanee for over 10 years and have been very successful catching them constantly on red and pink octopus Gamakatsu hooks, in pink hoochies and especially behind the 2.44 pink old goat fished all by itself, and soak my shoepeg corn in Krill dipping sauce, I can understand wanting to sell these special Maruto hooks but you really don't have to use them to catch Trophy Kokanee out of Roosevelt, already have enough lures and different types of hooks and scents that are constantly successful.
AnglerInnovations
1/29/2020 5:32:07 PM
Not everyone is an expert, and there is always a way to improve your fishing. Sometimes we'd prefer to use a bobber and worm, and that is just fine. My feeling about fishing is that it is about having fun. If you are satisfied with your technique, then there is no need to change what you are doing. My interest is in making the experience better. One could easily say that your Old Goat is unnecessary too, why did you even start using it? I have no issues with Gamakatsu or Old Goat. All I can tell you is that I liked the hook color and its design. My pro-staff love it and feel that the hook as the color have enhanced their catch. These are pros.
AJ's Dad
1/30/2020 7:00:49 AM
AnglerInnovations. Now that was a well worded and respectful response response. Well done
walleygator88
1/30/2020 10:09:18 AM
I am no expert by any means and would be the first to say so, just a fishermen who loves to fish and has alot of fun doing it and enjoying the rewards of good company and friends. Techniques change constantly over time, I can remember in the late 70s casting yellow and white crappie jigs over surfacing Kokanee schools down from the Spring Canyon launch on Roosevelt, and catching these trophy Kokanee that way, then using Mack's wedding rings with a white glow fly and a 000 dodger tipped with maggots and white shoepeg corn and catching them that way, then came the K Fly in florescent red and gold tensile, then, the pink squid and dodger and have even caught them on #5 broken back Rapala in gold and florescent orange, have read alot of fishing reports, anyone remember reading the Outdoor Press which came every Friday just in time for the weekend, always looked forward to that. Steve, meant no disrespect and sorry if you saw it that way, it just seems like it never ends, different techniques that is. Well enough said, Tight Lines and Keep Reelin!
AnglerInnovations
1/30/2020 11:59:39 AM
No worries, appreciate your response. Keep boatin' those amazing fish!
S
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