06-07-2019, 01:02 PM
Is anyone else losing too many kokes this year???
Was at FG two weeks ago. Koke fishing was super hot but lost more kokes than we netted.. Went back Tues, Wed & Thurs this week and did even worse!!! Probably lost 4 or 5 for every one netted. In previous years it was just the opposite, 4 or 5 netted for each one lost.
Same lures, ie squids, spinner squids, zipp squids (with bills), spinners, Kokanee killers, etc. Same hook types, sizes, ie size 2 sickle octopus. Did change rods tho from 7 1/2’ Ugly Sticks to new Lamiglass Red 8 1/2’ Kokanee Rods. Losing the kokes at the boat. Seems like they just open their mouth and let go. Sometimes they get off rising to surface after the strike. Have changed hook sizes and even tried some trebles on the squids. They are really lightly hooked and I Am really puzzled by losing so many. Beginning to think it’s the rods. Is anyone else losing more like this this year? Any thoughts to help me figure this out? Trueblue
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Was at FG two weeks ago. Koke fishing was super hot but lost more kokes than we netted.. Went back Tues, Wed & Thurs this week and did even worse!!! Probably lost 4 or 5 for every one netted. In previous years it was just the opposite, 4 or 5 netted for each one lost.
Same lures, ie squids, spinner squids, zipp squids (with bills), spinners, Kokanee killers, etc. Same hook types, sizes, ie size 2 sickle octopus. Did change rods tho from 7 1/2’ Ugly Sticks to new Lamiglass Red 8 1/2’ Kokanee Rods. Losing the kokes at the boat. Seems like they just open their mouth and let go. Sometimes they get off rising to surface after the strike. Have changed hook sizes and even tried some trebles on the squids. They are really lightly hooked and I Am really puzzled by losing so many. Beginning to think it’s the rods. Is anyone else losing more like this this year? Any thoughts to help me figure this out? Trueblue
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