07-16-2021, 04:58 AM
Well, I said I'd try it today and report....Very few Strawberry reports lately, so that should tell you something...But we went...lines in water 0615, AFTER I had first used my disposable gloves for all motor/gas connections and then washed good with the 50/50 mix of Cleaning Vinegar/water, with a few drops of dawn soap...I do believe this helped today....Tally??...My buddy's side, 1 cutty and 1 medium koke...My side, 10 cutts and 1 medium koke....Like most everyone else, we weren't trying for the cutts, but on (another) day when kokes didn't seem to be there, or willing to bite, I was glad to be catching these cutts...My 'Hot' side of the boat? or his 'Cool' side of the boat? I don't know..fishing the same approximate depth (32 to 41'), both using scents on lures, corn for tipping the assasins, hoochies, squids, or X-skull flies that we used...SO...I'll chalk up my better results (at least today) on the additional attention to hand cleaning, BEFORE handling any fishing gear...and maybe from getting a bit more fish slime on my hands from a couple that went on ice.....Windy conditions this morning, but not terrible...fish showing all over the water column, 25 to 60'...mostly showing around 40', but the 2 kokes we got were at 32 and 35...Not a super day fishing, at least for kokes, but always great to be on the water....Guluk..