19''burbot out of FG.

[Tarponjim]

A good many years ago, I did jig for the kokanee wien they were grouped up to spawn. These guys are right. They WILL eat a spoon. When I first tried it, I used a spoon with a treble hook, and did give it a pretty good rip, and we snagged at least half of them. When we later shortened our jigging stroke, we snagged fewer, and seemed to get more to bite with their mouth. When we went to single hooks and a short stroke, I'd say over 90 percent were in the mouth. I've since given all that up for the most part, but it depends on what and how you fish as to how many get foul-hooked.

Now the lake trout on spawning beds, however, SELDOM TO NEVER eat a hard-stroked spoon or buzz bomb. And they sure as hell don't eat them in the dark! So, its apples to oranges. The kokes will bite. The macks, for the most part, get snagged or avoid the lure all together when on the beds.

And, damn, I haven't caught a burbot yet. Sure would like to try one to eat. Maybe a big, dark slimey-lookin' ling-jig will be the next hot mack bait. Ooops, givin' away the secrets again.[][]
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