08-10-2010, 01:38 PM
Hey bud - we have GOT to get out on the water there before the ice comes! Plus they'll be shutting down for the spawn pretty soon. (when does that start? End of Aug?)
I've got two electric downriggers, but can only manage one by myself, and can't convince the boy to tend one - he likes handling the net mostly! But I often do two poles - one down, one dragging lead line.
I've got several pinky squiddy things and some other "kokanee killers" we could drag around. Hadn't heard of using buzz-baits on Kokes though. Don't their hooks tend to be big - enough for a Large-Mouth?!
So is early morning the "good time" up there? I was getting out at sunset last fall, and seemed like the shore area was boiling.
I would LOVE to land into some of them tasty Kokes! As long as we don't rip their lips off! Spotted up bunches of schools when I went before. Seemed like they liked the drop-off at about 25 feet. But then some lunkers liked to sit right on the bottom (big browns I was guessing).
I'm even thinnin' it might be worth making an overnight trip to guarantee the early morning start. But I just got back from a week of camping...
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I've got two electric downriggers, but can only manage one by myself, and can't convince the boy to tend one - he likes handling the net mostly! But I often do two poles - one down, one dragging lead line.
I've got several pinky squiddy things and some other "kokanee killers" we could drag around. Hadn't heard of using buzz-baits on Kokes though. Don't their hooks tend to be big - enough for a Large-Mouth?!
So is early morning the "good time" up there? I was getting out at sunset last fall, and seemed like the shore area was boiling.
I would LOVE to land into some of them tasty Kokes! As long as we don't rip their lips off! Spotted up bunches of schools when I went before. Seemed like they liked the drop-off at about 25 feet. But then some lunkers liked to sit right on the bottom (big browns I was guessing).
I'm even thinnin' it might be worth making an overnight trip to guarantee the early morning start. But I just got back from a week of camping...
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