Savage Strike Spinners

05/06/2026

I spent the last three days, "Hunting Lunkers" in the Metolius River.

My friend Mario and I spent the morning on Monday with pro fly guide, Micheal Dooley, learning Euro nymphing. Caught a pile of whitefish on tiny droppers. It's a productive technique, but things changed when I started throwing 6-inch, weighted streamers into deep structure for Bull trout.

Micheal showed me a submerged log with a depression washed underneath it. I drifted the fly into the holding seam and stripped through the trough. Connected with a big bull trout almost immediately. It came off under the log as I tried to pressure it out. I changed flies and smashed the second on a seam outside the log. Fought it about a minute, but she came off too. Frustrating as HELL. I came back Tuesday mid-morning to seek my revenge. Hit a third one and the same area that ripped me to mid river and came unbuttoned in the 12" deep riffle.

Went back the this morning in heavy fog and saw a fish laying on a gravel bar in a foot of water beside a deep trough. Looked more like a steelhead or salmon than a trout. One step backward and it vanished into the dark water channel.

My truck has Lunker Hunter NW on it. At point on Monday a couple people asked, “Who’s the Lunker Hunter?”

The guide pointed at the guy throwing giant streamers for bull trout, me.

That felt about right.

I will return...

04/09/2026

Why Spinners Outperform Bait as Water Warms

If you’ve fished spring Chinook long enough, you’ve seen it.

Early season, bait works.
Then the water warms… and everything changes.

Same water. Same fish. Same effort.
But the bait bite fades, and spinners start producing.

That’s not luck. That’s fish behavior.

In cold water, Chinook are sluggish. They don’t move much, and they don’t chase. They hold tight, conserve energy, and feed only when it’s easy. That’s why bait works early—it sits in front of them and doesn’t require a reaction.

As water warms into late spring, fish wake up. You’ll see more movement on your electronics. They start traveling, responding to current and tide, and reacting instead of just feeding.

That’s the shift most anglers miss.

Spinners don’t rely on feeding—they trigger reaction. Flash, vibration, and movement give fish something they can see, feel, and track. Even neutral fish will strike out of instinct.

That’s why, as water warms, spinners start to outperform bait.

They let you cover water, maintain consistent action, and trigger more fish per pass. When time and fuel matter, that efficiency makes a difference.

The problem is, most spinners don’t actually perform in real conditions. They look good in your hand, but in the water they don’t spin right, lose action in current, or blow out when speed changes.

When that happens, you’re not presenting anything worth hitting.

That’s exactly why I built Savage Strike Spinners—to work at real trolling speeds, stay stable in current, and produce consistent vibration fish can track.

This is what I run when that late spring shift hits—when fish stop feeding slow and start reacting.

If you’re paying attention, the signs are clear. Rising water temps. Bait bite slowing down. More movement, more reaction hits.

That’s your signal.

Fishing isn’t cheap. Every pass costs time and fuel. The right setup helps you get more out of every trip—and puts more fish in the boat.

Spring Chinook fishing evolves. Early season is slow and patient. Late spring is active and reactive.

And when that shift happens…

Spinners work.

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03/17/2026

Why Most Kokanee Anglers Struggle (And Don’t Even Know Why)

If you're not consistently putting kokanee in the boat… your setup is probably the problem.

I see it all the time.

Wrong blade size.
Too much drag.
Colors that don’t match the water.
Or just overcomplicating something that should be simple.

Here’s the truth:

Kokanee are simple… but they’re picky.

You need:
✔ The right flash
✔ The right action
✔ The right scent

That’s exactly why I built Captain Kokanee Fishing Products.

👉 Lightweight blades that actually kick at kokanee speeds
👉 Proven color patterns (not guesswork)
👉 Designed specifically for kokanee — not “multi-species compromise gear”

This is the same system I run on my boat.

And it works.

If you want to stop guessing and start catching…

👇 Check it out here https://lunkerhunternw.com/blog/best-kokanee-fishing-setup-proven-gear-that-actually-works-in-2026

Questions? Drop them below — I’ll help you dial it in.

🎣 Let’s go get limits.

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12/09/2025

Savagestrikespinners.com Annual 12 Days of Christmas Sale starts today!

Everything sitewide is on sale.

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09/20/2025

Had a good couple trips this week. Love it when fall Chinooks gobble my spinners!!
We have a full line of spinners at Savagestrikespinners.com

03/11/2025

Fishing weight manufacturing business For Sale!!

Production Molds! Specialty equipment and 1000 pounds of lead. Everything you need to start a professional and profitable fishing weight business!

Savage Strike Spinners began its life as a lead sinker manufacturing business called Lunker Hunter NW. We morphed into a spinner making business after I sustained a shoulder injury and was no longer able to pour hundreds of pounds of lead each month.

We are now selling this portion of the business.

I have 95 lead molds encompassing everything you need to set up production manufacturing fishing weights in the Pacific NW. Cannonballs, Pyramids, Bank Sinkers, Downrigger Balls. You name it, we probably have it.
I am not interested in selling piece by piece.

One lucky buyer gets everything.

PM me or call me for an equipment list and price!

Brad
503-740-0113

12/11/2024

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12/10/2024

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12/08/2024

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