Whitefish Redemption at Bear Lake … 12-12-2015

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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]Well, as you may know, I did very poorly catching whitefish two weeks ago. And to make things worse, while I was getting my butt handed to me, 20 yards away there was a guy that just kept catching one after another. So at the ramp that day two weeks ago, I made myself acquainted with that talented fisherman. He explained that he had never fished for whites in his life! Well, I just had to know what he was using and what his technique was. We shared e-mail addresses and he graciously offered to fish alongside me and show me what his technique and lures were. His name is Nathan V. and has since signed up on BFT as "KokeMaster".[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]Nathan and I picked today to make that next run to Bear Lake and attempt to redeem my poor showing from two weeks ago.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]We weren't able to land limits like he did two weeks ago, but we sure had a fantastic time.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]We left my house at 4:00 A.M. and were catching fish by 7:45 out on Second Point. The roads through Logan canyon were bare and the 1st Point ramp had a skiff of snow but absolutely no problems launching.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]Nate proceeded to teach me the fine art of reel-stop-drop … reel-stop-drop … reel stop-drop. I must say, that technique along with those lures brought about 18 whites to the boat. Four of them were too small to keep but the big ones seemed to us to be really big … 18-20 inches.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]All the lures that caught fish today were soft plastic … small tubes, curly tail grubs, and Gulp minnows. The colors that worked were clear with sparkle, white with sparkle, and the 2" minnow had a white belly with black back. We used 1/8 oz. lead heads all day.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]At times the fishing was fast … four fish for four casts. Other times slow for a long time. Catching slowed way down around 10:30. We called it a day at noon.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]Nate is one heck of a good guy and one very talented and knowledgeable fisherman. Every once in a while, you run into a "natural". Nate is one of those naturals when it comes to fishing. He isn't afraid to "change it up". He is also willing to "leave fish to find fish" … L.O.L.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][size 4]Just to show you what a good guy he is, he paid for most of the gas, tutored me in his tactics, offered to let me have his fish, gave me a package of the hot lure and a handful of his custom made jigs, and then when it came time for photo ops, Nate insisted that I be the one in all the pictures! Oh, and I suspect that if you watch tonight's KSL Outdoors with Adam Eakle, you'll probably see him working his magic.[/size][/#800000][/font]
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