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Krazy Kokanee Fishing - Moosedog - 08-18-2014
Headed to the Gorge with the family for some of these tasty fish. It has been a great year for them. We launched at Buckboard it started out kind of slow and there wasn't that many people around so we headed south toward Squaw Hollow. There were so many boats there we just had to see what the fuss was about. We started catching them immediately One of the poles acted like I had a bite but the downrigger clip didn't release. After a few I decided I better check it and there was a fish on but it was just solid and wouldn't not come up. My daughter was reeling it in and couldn't lift it and I had to help her support the pole. I was sure she had tied into another mac (she caught one earlier) not sure why it didn't come out of the clip by itself since it pulled out fairly easy with the pole? Anyway I shut the electric of and put it on anchor so she could fight the fish and we still had to lines down and I pushed the button for the ball to come up. All the sudden it got light another rod released my wife grabbed that pole. The dodger rig of that pole came up tangled in the down rigger a really nice koke was on my daughters line and it was a tangle. Got the fish in and the tangle fixed came off anchor and started moving and the 3rd pole released and my son reeled in a nice pink one. I started getting lines out and the first line no longer got down and bam another fish two yanks and it was off! I reeled in the line and all my stuff was gone it was the pole that got tangled and it must have damaged the line (I should have checked it closer) anyway we made a turn and headed back and noticed a fish acting funny on the surface it was a koke still toting my dodger around we chased him around with the electric and netted him! All this playing bumper boats like I have never seen. My son also caught our new boat record koke 4.2 lbs a record his little sister has kept all summer!
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Re: [Moosedog] Krazy Kokanee Fishing - ddaley - 08-18-2014
Man those are some nice looking fish! Great work! I think dad is smiling bigger than the kids [
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Re: [ddaley] Krazy Kokanee Fishing - Moosedog - 08-18-2014
They slept all the way home so picture time was a challenge
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Re: [Moosedog] Krazy Kokanee Fishing - albinotrout - 08-18-2014
Whewee those are some nice kokes there. Sounds like a great time on the water.[cool]
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Re: [Moosedog] Krazy Kokanee Fishing - SkunkedAgain - 08-18-2014
Sounds like fun, thanks for the story and pictures. J
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Re: [Moosedog] Krazy Kokanee Fishing - liketrolling - 08-18-2014
I had my brother from North Carolina and 94 yr old dad at FG
My brother ask if people catch kokes like we did how can their be any fish left.
I use the big Scotty release and get upset if the koke pulls out of the clip. when I see the bite on the rod I grab the rod and pull out of the clip. with the rods I use I can see a 4" fish bite.
I was going to post a snapshot of the way points where I was fishing but I think their is already enough boats there.
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Re: [Moosedog] Krazy Kokanee Fishing - TyeDyeTwins - 08-19-2014
Truly an awesome report. Thanks for posting it up.
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