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Featured Product Review
KoneZone Flashers
Reviewed by Spot



Kayak trolling can be a real drag….  No, not that kind of drag.  Rather, the kind of drag that makes you wish you had a rudder and outdrive.  While 6oz of weight and a spinning herring are manageable, the addition of a flasher or dodger can easily prove to be too much.  Enter the KoneZone flasher.  With its slow roll and reduced drag, the KoneZone flasher is perfectly suited to kayak trolling. ...Read More

Featured How-to article
Kayak springer fishing for dummies
by Spot



The Rig
The job of this rig is to get your bait down to where the salmon are and allow your herring to spin freely.   ...Read More

Featured How-to article
Lo-budget Vanity Camera Mount
by FishesFromTupperware



Resident frugal inventor, FishesFromTupperware, writes on how to make a cheap camera mount so that you can take pictures of yourself and fish that looks really nice and clean. Fully stowable and sets up in seconds. Video included. ...Read More

How-to article
Kayak downrigger fishing 101
by Zee



Kayak downrigger fishing.. Now put those two words together and you’d swear that you’ve misread it. But the truth of it all is that downrigger fishing can be downright deadly with the right equipment and techniques. But why’d you even want to use a ...Read More

Featured Product Review
EZ eggs and EZ worms from Northwest Guide Baits
Reviewed by Spot



EZ eggs and EZ worms from Northwest Guide Baits, located in Olympia Washington, take soft plastic steelhead lures to a new level.  I’ve been a fan of soft plastic eggs for years.  Each brand has its niche, but all of the products I’ve tried previously had limitations.  EZ eggs hits the perfect balance of size, floatation, color, tackiness and...


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How-to article
The Bsteves quick release anchor
by Bsteves



My set up is pretty much like this one by FishShim of NCKA (below) except for the cable reel (I'm using the extension cord winder) and my choice to add an anchor chain instead of the 2 lb weight.

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Product Review
The Gerber Rivermate safety knife
Reviewed by Zee



After my last safety knife, rusting to oblivion, finally finding it's way to it's final resting place at the bottom of the Pacific it was time to check out a new one. I saw the Gerber Rivermate a few times and was a little intrigued with it's design. It is a little different than it's more popular counterpart, the River Runner, also made by Gerber so thought I'd check it out.

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Featured Report
Rufus Report 11/29
by Pisco Sicko



The Noggin Yakker and I met up Sunday morning to scout out some new (to us) territory. We ended up at some of the netpen operations, off of Columbia River Road. The fish checker that greeted us reported that the fishing was slow, and had been for a couple of months. . Dang, that wasn't what we wanted to hear!

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How-to article
The Cobra drift rig
by Spot



Before becoming a yak man, my favorite fishing was done on coastal streams in the Fall and Winter.  So, using my kayaks to access these waters seemed only natural.  Necessity being the mother that it is, Fall found me knee deep in the manufacture of a drift anchor for...

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Product Review
The Trix Jetty Worm
Reviewed by Zee



I've used the Trix Jetty Worm for about a year and on a recent trip down to my local spot for rockfish remembered why I'd always loved this lure, it's one tough fish catchin' jig. ...Read More

How to build a simple drift anchor rig

Submitted by Zee

I'd tried drifting a few rivers this fall and I quickly realized that without a properly rigged drift anchor things could be dangerous very quickly. So based on a few other friend's designs I decided to make a drift anchor rig for my Malibu X- Factor.

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Floating power supply

Submitted by coosbayyaker

I saw this article http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?page=19 even before I bought my fish finder. I figured this would be the best way to go for a Kayak setup. So the idea comes from there, I just tried to do it with some stuff I had around the garage already.

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