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Great Lakes Favorite Tackle Website is STOCKED With Northwest Fishing Gear

Posted August 02, 2024

Every angler has got to stock up on tackle at various times. Whether it's a seasonal thing, a year-round quest for fish, or even a new angler looking to get equipped for their first trip. Fishing tackle has been available in brick and mortar for generations, but online tackle shops are a major source of fishing equipment for today's anglers. Fishing guides, casual anglers and dedicated fishing addicts purchase gear every day - perhaps at the local tackle shop while on the way to the river, or maybe a trip planned well in advance with an online shopping list. There are...

Spinner Fishing for Trout (The Complete Guide)

Posted February 27, 2024

Fishing for Trout with Spinners is a really effective way to cover lots of water and entice aggressive fish. When they are fished correctly, right size, right colors/finishes and proper line, they can get Cutthroat & Rainbow Trout to move many feet to intercept the spinning blade. Brown Trout & Bull Trout also are voracious spinner biters! This video is a complete breakdown from Jordan on how to fish these ultra-popular lures for Trout. There are many famous brands out there, some examples of spinner types would be Blue Fox Vibrax, Rooster Tail, Panther Martin & Buds Spinner. They have...

USA Hand-Made Landing Nets Only $129.99 | Steelhead, Salmon, Trout

Posted January 12, 2017

Click to OrderAll NEW Addicted Product out now.The ADDICTED Landing Net USA hand-crafted landing nets for safely landing and handling salmon, steelhead, trout and other fish species. Order today and get your last name stamped into the wood free of charge! Nets only : $129.99Limited Edition Numbered 1-50Either pick up FREE at the Portland Sportsman show or pay 1 time only special shipping price of $5.99 42" Length w/ Length MeasurementDurable and Safe Netting for Fish & Angler Safety Net Weighted Specifically for Better Landing RatioListen to our Fishing Podcast where we discuss the landing nets!Ideal for safely landing steelhead, salmon and trout!Our landing...

Early Testing of the Winter Chrome Blend

Posted December 27, 2016

&t=9sFishing Addicts Northwest has been developing the Addicted blend of scent for many seasons by honing in our top producing scent factors. Coupled with Pro-Cure, the Addicted scents have been very successful.The Addicted Winter Chrome Blend arrived in stores just in time to kick of Winter Steelhead season 2016 and 2017. Prior to the winter steelhead season we had to give the finished product a go on summer steelhead just to check how it was working on tributary summer steelhead. Of course, it performed excellent and resulted in high numbers of biting fish on both the water soluble (ideal for jig...

Winter Chrome - New Addicted Apparel & Scents Available

Posted December 09, 2016

Addicted 'Winter Chrome 'A steelheaders blood pumps when the elements meet their addiction. The search for chrome steelhead in rainfall, snow, sleet or ice conditions can be very rewarding. As fish don't wait for us to have comfortable, easy conditions - we must react to their migration and optimize our program. Winter Chrome BlendOur "Winter Chrome" blend of steelhead scent (made by Pro-Cure) is built to target steelhead. Scent can be a huge factor to pushing more bites out of steelhead. Our winter chrome blend provides an enticing smell to steelhead - which are famous for having highly sensitive smell capacities....

Addicted Scents - Proven, Deadly Salmon & Steelhead Scents

Posted November 22, 2016

Now Available - Winter Chrome BlendThey are one of the variables of fishing that is difficult to detect in a distant angler. Though you may see the technique, you won't always see what scent they're putting on it to entice that "extra" bite.Certain fisheries demand more scent applications than others, but it's a known fact that having your scent game dialed in will allow favorable outcomes in many fishing situations. Hatchery Steelhead from caught on Pro-Cure Addicted Steelhead Blend Addicted Scents are blends designed to target salmon and steelhead species specifically. While we do believe they will work in other fisheries,...