West Linn Wader
New member
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2015
- Messages
- 3
Hola All,
Kokanee newb here from the Portland area. For me kokanee fishing is a rare occurrence, mainly because I tend to fish closer to home (for steelhead and salmon) but am looking to branch out this year. I love catching the larger fish but when it comes to eating them I am a much bigger fan of kokanee & sockeye, especially smoked.
I do an online lure site called firststrikelures which is mainly spinners and spoons for steelhead and salmon and components (blades, etc). A recent customer inquiry was about whether or not we can do smaller sized blades (00, 0, 1) for kokanee fishing which is something I've been meaning to learn more about, both as a fisherman and as someone who is interested in understanding what types of lures you pro's use, and possibly adding kokanee lures to our online shop down the road. Our differentiator is that the lures and parts we carry are small-batch ultra high-quality stuff, made by a small, local family-run operation. Plating and painting is done in house and when it comes to silver plating I personally have never seen anything else come close. One reason, unlike others that do genuine silver plating, there's no nickel primer involved here so your getting the full reflective potential of genuine silver.
I'm not looking to peddle kokanee lures here...yet When and if that time ever comes I would become a sponsor. Right now I'm just interested in honest feedback. The only thing I've ever used for kokanee is wedding rings and corn! Is there demand for higher quality kokanee lures? If so, I have access to all types of blades in small sizes and all finishes including brass, copper, genuine gold, genuine polished silver, white silver and dozens of solid and translucent paints and would love to get some ideas for future potential prototypes.
Many thanks in advance!
GS/WLW
Kokanee newb here from the Portland area. For me kokanee fishing is a rare occurrence, mainly because I tend to fish closer to home (for steelhead and salmon) but am looking to branch out this year. I love catching the larger fish but when it comes to eating them I am a much bigger fan of kokanee & sockeye, especially smoked.
I do an online lure site called firststrikelures which is mainly spinners and spoons for steelhead and salmon and components (blades, etc). A recent customer inquiry was about whether or not we can do smaller sized blades (00, 0, 1) for kokanee fishing which is something I've been meaning to learn more about, both as a fisherman and as someone who is interested in understanding what types of lures you pro's use, and possibly adding kokanee lures to our online shop down the road. Our differentiator is that the lures and parts we carry are small-batch ultra high-quality stuff, made by a small, local family-run operation. Plating and painting is done in house and when it comes to silver plating I personally have never seen anything else come close. One reason, unlike others that do genuine silver plating, there's no nickel primer involved here so your getting the full reflective potential of genuine silver.
I'm not looking to peddle kokanee lures here...yet When and if that time ever comes I would become a sponsor. Right now I'm just interested in honest feedback. The only thing I've ever used for kokanee is wedding rings and corn! Is there demand for higher quality kokanee lures? If so, I have access to all types of blades in small sizes and all finishes including brass, copper, genuine gold, genuine polished silver, white silver and dozens of solid and translucent paints and would love to get some ideas for future potential prototypes.
Many thanks in advance!
GS/WLW