05-15-2014, 02:10 AM
Ron, what I used was a 3 1/2" Amber Pepper Purple Flake Tube Jig from Bass Pro Shops with a 1/8 oz. tube lead head either cast to the bank and retrieved back to the boat or if the water was 35 ft or less in depth we would also cast into the main body of water in each cove and troll rip-jig back to the boat with 3-5 second pauses between rips. I went up about 2 weeks ago as well though on the Utah side and didn't do as well with Amber, black was the killer in 2" tubes as well as green pumpkin, same size.
As far as lakers, I would use a 1 oz. lead head and a 5" white tube, though you may want to contact Old_Coot and/or TarponJim for their advise with the lakers because I am fairly new at tubing for big lakers.
As far as the kokanee, get kokanee assassins, wedding rings, etc. in purple, pink, purple/pink, chartreuse, and/or orange and tip with maggots about 30-35 ft down (or wherever you see schools suspended at the time). I haven't fished for koke's this year so hopefully someone else here that has will chime in with what worked for them.
I am headed up again tomorrow though and will let you know what worked for the bow's unless the smallmouth are hitting now which I usually pound with a black/red neon tube, green pumpkin tube or olive red speckled tube.
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As far as lakers, I would use a 1 oz. lead head and a 5" white tube, though you may want to contact Old_Coot and/or TarponJim for their advise with the lakers because I am fairly new at tubing for big lakers.
As far as the kokanee, get kokanee assassins, wedding rings, etc. in purple, pink, purple/pink, chartreuse, and/or orange and tip with maggots about 30-35 ft down (or wherever you see schools suspended at the time). I haven't fished for koke's this year so hopefully someone else here that has will chime in with what worked for them.
I am headed up again tomorrow though and will let you know what worked for the bow's unless the smallmouth are hitting now which I usually pound with a black/red neon tube, green pumpkin tube or olive red speckled tube.
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