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VIDEO PREVIEW: Commentary by Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters Nov. 5, 2010.Wes Owen with his comfortable 11ft beam Bayliner "Lil Kris" invited Noel Gyger and me for a morning trip in the Kitimat Harbour to fish for Winter Chinook and do some
Crabbing. The forecast was calling for "Cloudy with Showers". We were pleasantly
surprised with calm seas, sunshine, good fishing and even better Crabbing. We hooked
6 Winter Chinook, boating 3 beauties. The largest Chinook was 25lbs or better. The
Stars of our fishing trip were the "E-Chip" which is marketed by Pro Troll, Pro
Troll's Hot Chip 11" Green Flasher and Hot Spot's Blue Green Flasher. 4 of the 6
Chinook were caught with these lures. Pro Troll products are not new on the market
but this was the first fishing trip that I have fished with them. I spent some time
with Russell Gahagan, Pro Troll's Regional Sales Manager at the Redl Show
http://www.redlsports.com who impressed me enough to fish these Pro Troll products.
I am sure glad we did because they sure worked great this morning and the proof is
in the pictures! The other 2 Chinook were hooked with Wes' favorite Winter Chinook
set-up which includes a Luhr Jensen http://www.rapala.ca Abe and Al #1 Prism Flasher
with a Rhys Davis Blue/Green Anchovy Teaser and a Rhys Davis Anchovy. Noel, Wes and I had a great time catching Chinook as well as harassing each other and eating
Gail's cookies while watching the rods. The "piece de resistance" of our trip was
the Crabbing. The Star of the Crabbing portion of our trip was as always "Brutus"
Ace Line Hauler http://www.acelinehauler.com Crab and Prawn Puller. Vartan you are a genius! We were also using Crab traps distributed by Redl Sports
http://www.redlsports.com with an upgraded hinge design on the doors which are
excellent. We were using Lead rope from Danielson which reduces the potential for
getting the Crab Trap ropes into the prop. The Crab Traps used are Traps distributed
by Redl Sports http://www.redlsports.com The Bait Cages were Danielson Bait Cages.
The Crab Gauge is made by Gibbs/Delta http://www.gibbsfishing.com Wes fishes with
the best equipment including Shimano http://fish.shimano.com 8' Talora rods and
Charter Special 2000LD reels combined with Scotty http://www.scotty.com Orca Rod
Holders. Scotty http://www.scotty.com Electric Downrigger. Scotty
http://www.scotty.com Power Grip Plus Release Clips. Reels filled with Berkley
http://www.purefishing.com Big Game 30lb test. The leaders were Berkley
http://www.purefishing.com Big Game 40lb test. He also used a Berkley
http://www.purefishing.com Battery powered hook hone. The High Line was trolled
with a Gibbs http://www.gibbsfishing.com 12oz Slip Weight. The lure of choice was a
Luhr Jensen Les Davis Pt. Defiance #6 Spoon with an E-chip attached to the leader.
All the Chinook were netted with Redl Sports http://www.redlsports.com Sea King
SK5000 net. He takes all his photos with Cannon hi end digital cameras. The "Right
Tools for the Job" sure makes Fishing and Crabbing a lot more enjoyable. We kept our
limit of 18 Dungeness Crab (6 each) and put another 12 keepers back. Wow! Good
Weather, Good Fishing and Good Crabbing with Good Friends. Life is Good!