New Product Endorsement

Posted: February 28, 2009 by Hellcat in Fish Reports



by Northwest Guide Baits

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this is my ‘EZ Egg’ fish from last month…

.voluntarily endorsed by Allaroundangler.com ~ with permission from Northwest Guide Baits …..these things really work.

During a steelhead trip in mid January with the excellent guide, Chris Vertopoulos, I was introduced to an ingenious little product I had never seen before. I thought I had seen them before, but I hadn’t. I had seen a lot of different egg baits before, but none I wanted to take time writing about in my blog. What am I talking about? The EZ Eggs product from Northwest Guide Baits. There is now a link provided directly to their website located under the ‘blogroll’.

When Chris was explaining to me that he had some new baits that are flat out ‘proven’ producers….I looked at him squarely and he didn’t wince. I knew he wasn’t kidding. Later that day I could certainly see why. These ‘plastic-like’ egg patterns are actually latex, which make them SUPER buoyant. Point of fact, I can float a number 4 hook with one egg or a number 2 hook with two of them. Like I said, super buoyant.

Not only that, but unlike Jensen Eggs, Berkley Baits or even Puff Balls just don’t stay high up on the hook. You all know what I mean. If you’re running yarn in your egg loop with an egg imitation just below it….after a coupla casts your egg imitation will have worked enough gap where the hook goes through it….and IT WILL inevitably slide down to the bend of your hook and hang there….all sad looking. I know this next sentence will make me sound like a paid employee of NWGB, but trust me, I am not getting a dime for this. “Now, with EZ Eggs, I never have to worry about that again.”

Seriously though, the consistency of this latex is such that it just won’t move down the hook. In fact, I’ve never really fished a plastic bait (even back when all I did was Bass fish) with this feel or consistency. Whatever it is, latex or some space age plastic material, it’s amazing. I can see how a fish would turn it’s head after munching down an EZ Egg bait and think it was a real cluster. On the thirteen pound fish (my biggest winter landed, not hooked, this year so far) I got in this story, the fish literally turned and pulled three times before I even set the hook (Guide’s instructions) and by God it worked. Like I said, I think the EZ Eggs had a lot to do with them.

If you wish to see more, I have placed a link to their website in my ‘blogroll’ list over to the left of the main page. Thanks again to Joe and Matt for their communication on this. Tight lines, everyone.

Comments
  1. SalMonid says:


    Nice write up. I have only used these once and it was with Chris Vertopolis. Chris swears by the product and consistently produces excellent catches. I need to go buy some. I especially like the fact that they are bouyant and don’t slip on the hook.

    Sal

  2. Nookslayer says:


    Sounds like I need to pick some of these eggs up for sure. I can imagine that it would work well during coho and chinook season as well. Better than a corkie. Also noticed the hoppers, crickets and worms that they have available too. Looks like good stuff

    Heller tell me where I can find them.

  3. Hellcat says:


    Hey Nook, I picked up the salmon eggs at the Sportsman’s Warehouse off 82nd at Johnson Creek. Not sure about those other baits…..although you would love to dead drift these on your fly outfit.

    H3L

  4. Nookslayer says:


    DUH!!!

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