08-09-2008, 11:00 PM
The larger kokanee often kick off the ball, but certainly not always. What you need to do is tighten up your rod enough that it lifts the clip up into a vertical position. That way when the trout or kokanee hits the lure, he pulls it back to horizonal, and you will notice a dipping of the rod. Then just take your rod, tighten up the line until your rod tip is near the surface and give it a tug. Even when I am salmon fishing in the ocean, I often have to release the line from the clip. You can play around with the release until it will release with small fish, but then you will be plagued by false releases. Glad you got that first koke. Were any other boats landing fish? You may have gotten started a week or two late. The fish may be staging for spawning, in which case they get off the bite. Mike
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