06-18-2016, 03:50 AM
[quote Diet_Koke]So here's the Qs
Has any body else had it rough at porky lately?
How am I losing fish so quickly? Could it be really small Fish?
Have any of you fished with bare hooks. I read somewhere that it works well. Perhaps red hooks, pulsing after a dodger, imitates blood worms?
Pink colors always worked well for me before. What other colors work there?
Could these fish be feeding at night?[/quote]
First off, welcome to the site, how did you find out about BFT?
Now to your questions:
Porky or the Pig as some of us call it, has been tough this year, the size of the kokes are up but the numbers are way down.
There are several reason why you are loosing them so quick, yes they could be just small fish but also could be that they just are not aggressive enough to get hooks well. When kokes are aggressive they easily hook themselves and of course the way they fight, its not surprising they rip the hook out, when not hooked well.
When the kokes are really aggressive you really don't need bait but when they aren't you need all the advantage you can get, to get them to strike. Scent can also help when they are hard to hook.
Pink is my favorite color as well but green can also work at times.
IMO, its not likely they feed at night, unless its a full moon, or there about. Since kokes mainly feed on plankton and very small invertebrates, it would be hard for them to see them on most nights.
Very impressive that you can paddle your toon for 7 hours. When we fish it we troll at 1.2 to 2.2 mph. Some days they just like it fast.
WH2
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Has any body else had it rough at porky lately?
How am I losing fish so quickly? Could it be really small Fish?
Have any of you fished with bare hooks. I read somewhere that it works well. Perhaps red hooks, pulsing after a dodger, imitates blood worms?
Pink colors always worked well for me before. What other colors work there?
Could these fish be feeding at night?[/quote]
First off, welcome to the site, how did you find out about BFT?
Now to your questions:
Porky or the Pig as some of us call it, has been tough this year, the size of the kokes are up but the numbers are way down.
There are several reason why you are loosing them so quick, yes they could be just small fish but also could be that they just are not aggressive enough to get hooks well. When kokes are aggressive they easily hook themselves and of course the way they fight, its not surprising they rip the hook out, when not hooked well.
When the kokes are really aggressive you really don't need bait but when they aren't you need all the advantage you can get, to get them to strike. Scent can also help when they are hard to hook.
Pink is my favorite color as well but green can also work at times.
IMO, its not likely they feed at night, unless its a full moon, or there about. Since kokes mainly feed on plankton and very small invertebrates, it would be hard for them to see them on most nights.
Very impressive that you can paddle your toon for 7 hours. When we fish it we troll at 1.2 to 2.2 mph. Some days they just like it fast.
WH2
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