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You are ver funny [laugh]. I have not used this specifc lure but I will give you my opinion.
It is more an issue of the right color for a certain depth and action. I have found that I do not have a single lure that actually outperforms the other ones in my tackle boxes. Same with size, sometimes smaller, sometimes larger is needed. There are many situations on the Gorge, so it definitely helps to have a few options to choose from.
That being said, I wouldn't go buying a huge number of this lure. Buy one or two, with different sizes and experiment. You will see that it will probably work for certain situations better than at others.
Just to give you an example, here are my top choices for the Gorge:
[ul][li]1-7 inch flatfish (yellow, blue, green, orange)[/li][li]Many sizes of spoons, Forage Minnow, Blue Fox, Lucky Strike.[/li][li]For kokanee, small 1-2 inch squids behind an attractor or spinner.[/li][/ul]
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I have had great success with the chartreuse serpent spoon down about 15' this time last year. I had it trailing a sling blade orange/tan if I remember the color right. I read on the wyoming board that they were using the serpent spoon in watermelon color and having pretty good success. The only problem I have had is the chartreuse color comes off after a limit, but the spoon still works pretty good in chrome.
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Last year the Rocky Mountain Tackle lineup was by far my best setup for Kokes, Rainbows and baby Macks.
Earlier in the year I was having better luck with the UV Squids they offer especially in pink. But as the warmer weather moved in and the water temps rose, the Serpent spoons were the ticket especially the Mai Tai, and Watermellon. RMT Hyperplaid and Crushed dodgers were also killer last summer.
The RMT lineup caught a ton of fish last year, and it looks like the same is shaping up for this year. Money well spent in my opinion, and many other regular Gorge fisherman agree, just check out the Wyoming board for last summer and see for yourself.
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I use RMT as my go to lures at the gorge - including serpant spoons and squids with & without dodgers (always use a dodger with the squids). They all work great.
During the first weekend of May the solid flouresent orange serpant spoon without a dodger was a killer for both Kokes and mac pups up to 4 pounds. You did not have to wait 5 minutes before having a fish on.
I have fished them from 10 feet to 90 feet in depth depending on the time of year.
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I would buy as much of it as you can at sportsmans...much cheaper than the marina. Everything they make has worked great for me, and I use the stuff for mostly trout. I rarely use needlefish anymore but I still like the Luhr Jensen dodgers.
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With that all being said, I exclusively use rmt, I would recommend if you're going to try the serpents, run them behind just about any color dodger at about 2'. this will give it that much more action. Remember a couple of things, scent your lures, and it is critical that you run them at 1.6 to1.9 mph.
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I think the kokes will take most anything bright as long as it is on a short line 8 to 12 inches behind a RMT 4.25 hyper glow blue pink signature dodger.
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[quote kok_head] run them behind just about any color dodger at about 2'. this will give it that much more action. [/quote]
[#ff0000]Actually ,you have this backwards,If you want more action,then use a shorter leader,when using the squids or spoons. A good rule of thumb is to make the leader 1 1/2 times the length of the dodger. Trolling at a little faster speed will make it have more action also. There are times that running a longer leader will catch fish,but for the most part,shorter leader leads to more action.
Also bending the ends of the RMT dodgers will cause it to have more wiggle. Just be careful not to bend them to much,or it will work against you.
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I have had the privilege of fishing with at least 40 of RMT's set up's. No matter which lake i am on they are always the first thing I troll with. I have had multiple species success on a variety of uv squid and spoons. Mia Tia has consistently been a big producer for me on kokes, bows and baby macs on the gorge. Try them out you will not disappointed!
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I'm the same way, when I see lures I like I go overboard! Can't tell you how many times I've been disappointed and felt like I threw away my money. That wasn't the case with Rocky Mt. Tackle lures.
You won't be disappointed. Check out my last couple of reports on the WY board, and even scroll back aways. Every time I've fished these lures they've made a strong showing. Over the last 2 years I can't remember a single trip that they weren't among my top producers.
Check out [url "http://www.rockymountaintackle.com"]www.rockymountaintackle.com[/url]
For some strong tips on fishing the Gorge.
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