07-29-2019, 06:28 PM
LikeTrolling,
Snubbers are still sold at the tackle shops and many people still use them. Let me explain why I use them.
First, I don't have special poles just for trolling for kokanee. I have my all-purpose poles I use for casting and trolling for trout. Med or medium heavy. Older poles that work very well. So I know I need a little more give when kokanee are striking.
Second, I use them to help set the hook and often when trolling for trout as well. I feel like that stretch and pull a couple feet from the lure helps drive home the hook when the fish takes the bait. I don't always use one, but often I do when using a trolling device that prohibits me from getting a good set from the pole end, since the device gives some degree of resistance between the tip of the pole and the hook. For example, trolling with a planer board or with a diver, flasher, pop gear or a banana weight. Basically the fish are hooking themselves with a snubber.
We had 10 hook ups on Saturday and landed 8. That is dang good odds. Most were hooked with both hooks on our rigs. the main hook and the stinger. Only one came off at the surface. The other ran around the trolling plate on the outboard and broke the line.
They aren't to costly and are easy to set up. Try one you may improve your hookup and catch rate.
Matthew
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Snubbers are still sold at the tackle shops and many people still use them. Let me explain why I use them.
First, I don't have special poles just for trolling for kokanee. I have my all-purpose poles I use for casting and trolling for trout. Med or medium heavy. Older poles that work very well. So I know I need a little more give when kokanee are striking.
Second, I use them to help set the hook and often when trolling for trout as well. I feel like that stretch and pull a couple feet from the lure helps drive home the hook when the fish takes the bait. I don't always use one, but often I do when using a trolling device that prohibits me from getting a good set from the pole end, since the device gives some degree of resistance between the tip of the pole and the hook. For example, trolling with a planer board or with a diver, flasher, pop gear or a banana weight. Basically the fish are hooking themselves with a snubber.
We had 10 hook ups on Saturday and landed 8. That is dang good odds. Most were hooked with both hooks on our rigs. the main hook and the stinger. Only one came off at the surface. The other ran around the trolling plate on the outboard and broke the line.
They aren't to costly and are easy to set up. Try one you may improve your hookup and catch rate.
Matthew
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