08-07-2008, 05:48 AM
With all the talk on kokanee at lucky peak, I couldn't resist anymore. I bought a downrigger, some wedding rings, shoepeg corn, pautzke nectar, dodgers, snubbers, beer cans [both kinds 
], and some willow leafs. I gave it a try last Saturday. I could see some fish checkout my lure on my fish finder, but no takers. I was trolling about 1-1.2mph. I tried the beercan connected to my weight and the line about a foot above with the dodger and snubber then wedding ring with shoepeg corn. I had about 3 feet of line from the clip to the dodger. I also tried connecting the clip to the end of the beer can with a foot or two before the wedding ring.
I'm going to try again on Saturday, but I'd like to get some techniques on the rigging it all up. How far from your clip should the lure be? Should I connect the clip to the end of the beer can or above the above the weight? If above, how far above? I used a 4/0 dodger. Is that size good or should I go larger? Should I use a dodger when using beercans?
Any other tips on rigging it all up would be appreciated as well.
Thanks.
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], and some willow leafs. I gave it a try last Saturday. I could see some fish checkout my lure on my fish finder, but no takers. I was trolling about 1-1.2mph. I tried the beercan connected to my weight and the line about a foot above with the dodger and snubber then wedding ring with shoepeg corn. I had about 3 feet of line from the clip to the dodger. I also tried connecting the clip to the end of the beer can with a foot or two before the wedding ring. I'm going to try again on Saturday, but I'd like to get some techniques on the rigging it all up. How far from your clip should the lure be? Should I connect the clip to the end of the beer can or above the above the weight? If above, how far above? I used a 4/0 dodger. Is that size good or should I go larger? Should I use a dodger when using beercans?
Any other tips on rigging it all up would be appreciated as well.
Thanks.
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