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Coho in Puget Sound!

9/2/2026

This video captures a recent morning-outing in Washington state's Puget Sound for the ocean-run coho. We were fishing a yellow-glow 3.3" OG2 off of a dipsy-diver on the middle rod. And, we were fishing a fluoro-pink 2.8" OG2 off of the downriggers. Hooked a total of five fish and netted three.

Quick Coho Trip!

8/29/2026

Made it out into Washington's MA11 for a morning coho trip with my son and my brother. We tested a new lure color for the OG2 (not much interest on the part of the fish). But, our tried-and-true 2.8" OG2 in fluoro-pink was effective: 5 fish to the boat. 2 came off at the net. So, that left us with three for the fish bag. Two of those three were slabs.

It was a lot of fun to get after the fish. But, I'm convinced that even more than the fishing, it's time with characters like those two that makes an outing memorable! (Doesn't matter if it's time on the water, or, in the timber--the people you share those moments with mean far more than that big fish, that long-bearded gobbler, or that monster whitetail.)

Anyway, a few pics from the morning:

Coho on the new 3.9" Fluoro-Pink!

8/15/2026

We'd sent two sizes of our fluoro-pink OG2s to Captain Dustin Greene who runs the Outlaw out of Gambler Charters in Ilwaco, Washington. (The smaller size was our 3.3" and the larger our 3.9".)

The 3.9" size is new for 2026.

Below is Dustin's report: "Got out today and tried both sizes. The bigger one did the trick. It got hit 6 times... We landed 3 but only one keeper." (Photo of the keeper below.)

The new 3.9" size is available now on the store.

We really appreciate Dustin putting the lures to work in the salt and reporting the results!

First Salmon on the Purple/Blue-Scales OG2!

7/18/2026

Just received a report (Friday morning, July 17) from the first fisherman to fish the 3.3" OG2 in purple/blue-scales. He was fishing Washington's Puget Sound in MA9 this morning.

He took this chinook 15 minutes after putting his line in the water. Trolling 10 feet off the bottom.
Really appreciate the report and the photo!

New for 2026: Purple/Blue-Scales OG2!

7/15/2026

If you've ever caught fresh herring for bait, you likely noticed a shimmer of blue and purple as you unhooked that fish from your jig. (See the photo below.)

We've created a new OG2 in the 3.3" and 3.9" size that combines a fluorescent-purple with blue-scales to create a similar effect. They're available now on the store.

Big Holter Lake Rainbows on the OG1!

7/2/2025

Received a report and photos from Todd F. who was fishing the 2.44" OG1 in UV-Orange on Holter Lake in Montana. They caught six bows with this lure. The largest measured 22".

Really appreciate the report and photos!

OG2 UV-Green For the Resident Coho

6/21/2025

Received a report and photo from Wes E. who was fishing the 2.8" OG2 for the resident coho in Washington's MA10. Wes indicates they fished from 7:30am to 9:30am this morning.

Appreciate the report!

OG1 2.44" Yellow-Glow with Pink Tail

6/20/2025

One of our customers, Dan C., sent the following report and photos from a trip fishing Riffe Lake in SW Washington state:

"Been useing the new 2.44 yellow glow...And have been killing it, even picked up a springer in Riffe lake and a bunch of landlocked coho and chinook."

Dan: We appreciate both the report and the photos! Thank you!

Resident Coho on the 2.8" OG2s!

6/10/2025

Received a report and photos from Dale Drogseth and his son Aaron who skipper the Ruby D charter out of Edmonds, Washington.

They've been targeting the resident coho in Puget Sound with the 2.8" OG2s in UV-Green and Glow-Yellow. And, those lures are doing well!

Glow OG2s for the Salmon!

5/1/2025

Salmon are sensitive to UV light. And, for years, lures that glow have been effective when trolled for Kings and coho.

We sell three sizes of our OG2 in a green-glow and one size in a yellow-glow.

This video shows a simple way to charge these lures in your boat: