10-08-2014, 01:41 PM
I do a lot of Kokanee fishing at flaming Gorge and I use 6 lb weights. I use Scotty pinch style releases. The lighter weight seems to telegraph strikes better than the 10 lbers I use for Mac fishing. As far as blowback, you rarely troll over 2 mph for trout or Kokes so blowback is not an issue. Make sure you can see your downrigger weights on your fishfinder, if you cant adjust the angle of your transducer. I put my line deep into the release , I have found that when I have to pop the line out of the release, instead of the fish doing it, I lose a lot less fish. I can gobble up all the slack line between the rod tip and the ball, when a fish releases the line, there is a lot of slack, and sometimes they will spit the lure. Also the 6 lb weights are easier to reel up on manuals.
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