09-06-2011, 01:49 PM
Excellent question, and why Kokanee gear...because NOTHING else works! I would be happy to show anyone my collection of lures/hardware that I've tried on that lake, I have over $1,700 in tackle that does NOT work on Bear.
We weren't targeting Macks at all, that's exactly what prompted us to post the thread in the first place. We were actually going after the cuts and the Macks just seemed to like the gear/presentation more.
I'm not a lake expert, so
ly I have NO idea why the Macks took a liking to Kokanee gear. I wish i did. I'm sure someone here that's more savy can share their 2cents as to why it works.
All I know is that when fishing at the Gorge we tried the same set up and had several 30+ fish (Kokanee & bow) days there; and it got me to thinking to try the same setup for cuts on Bear. Yeah, we did land cuts, some nice ones actually, but a 7lb cut has to take a back seat to a 18+lb Mack any day of the week in my book.
And know you know the rest of the story.
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We weren't targeting Macks at all, that's exactly what prompted us to post the thread in the first place. We were actually going after the cuts and the Macks just seemed to like the gear/presentation more.
I'm not a lake expert, so
ly I have NO idea why the Macks took a liking to Kokanee gear. I wish i did. I'm sure someone here that's more savy can share their 2cents as to why it works.All I know is that when fishing at the Gorge we tried the same set up and had several 30+ fish (Kokanee & bow) days there; and it got me to thinking to try the same setup for cuts on Bear. Yeah, we did land cuts, some nice ones actually, but a 7lb cut has to take a back seat to a 18+lb Mack any day of the week in my book.
And know you know the rest of the story.
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