08-07-2008, 02:52 PM
Hi Corey,
OK, let's see if we can't get you into the kokes this next time. You may have been doing everything right, and they just weren't hitting. The last time we went up was the first time this season we didn't limit out. But, little things can make a big difference. And, no two people seem to agree on technique, but I will share my approach. First, I would go with flashers instead of a dodger. Aluma165 has experimented more than anyone with different approaches on L.P., and he is convinced that flashers work best. I use a Jack Lloyd 2-blade in silver, but the kokanee flashers work great, as do many other types. Double Dees are popular. I don't attach the flashers to the ball. I hook my release directly to the ball, and go at least 30 feet back from the ball, depending on depth you are fishing. If they are real shallow, I will go back 100 feet, for example. I attach a silver spooned wedding ring at least 18 inches back from the flashers. If it has some pink or red on it, all the better. I then use a couple of Green Giant shoepeg corn kernels that soaked overnight in nectar. I would pick your troll up a bit. I like 1.5-1.8. Ignore all those blips on your depth finder at 30, 60, etc. Start at about 20 feet, and try that range. Even last week, we connected at 17 feet, and later in the day 21. They might have dropped a bit deeper with the warm weather, but don't go past 28 at the deepest. They have stayed quite shallow this summer for some reason. Stay with the crowd across from Spring Shores. We caught several kokes by the orange fencing across from the point. Stay with the basics, and you should pick some up. Let me know how you do, and if you have any questions, call me at 344-8726. Good luck!! Mike
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OK, let's see if we can't get you into the kokes this next time. You may have been doing everything right, and they just weren't hitting. The last time we went up was the first time this season we didn't limit out. But, little things can make a big difference. And, no two people seem to agree on technique, but I will share my approach. First, I would go with flashers instead of a dodger. Aluma165 has experimented more than anyone with different approaches on L.P., and he is convinced that flashers work best. I use a Jack Lloyd 2-blade in silver, but the kokanee flashers work great, as do many other types. Double Dees are popular. I don't attach the flashers to the ball. I hook my release directly to the ball, and go at least 30 feet back from the ball, depending on depth you are fishing. If they are real shallow, I will go back 100 feet, for example. I attach a silver spooned wedding ring at least 18 inches back from the flashers. If it has some pink or red on it, all the better. I then use a couple of Green Giant shoepeg corn kernels that soaked overnight in nectar. I would pick your troll up a bit. I like 1.5-1.8. Ignore all those blips on your depth finder at 30, 60, etc. Start at about 20 feet, and try that range. Even last week, we connected at 17 feet, and later in the day 21. They might have dropped a bit deeper with the warm weather, but don't go past 28 at the deepest. They have stayed quite shallow this summer for some reason. Stay with the crowd across from Spring Shores. We caught several kokes by the orange fencing across from the point. Stay with the basics, and you should pick some up. Let me know how you do, and if you have any questions, call me at 344-8726. Good luck!! Mike
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