The results of the census trawls were void of young of the year alewives. I predict that magnum spoons will out produce regulars this coming season. I'm also going to experiment with a few magnum plugs, maybe saltwater. The fish are eating larger prey.
Jim...I Fish Therefore I Am
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Had good luck with Magnums this year, big papa just sent me another 1/2 dozen, courtesy of Fishlander. I'm not giving away my small ones just yet, I tried the mup rig like I saw in GLA and it worked at times. Mup rig, two spoons same color, one small with a magnum trailing, I used 3 feet between, most hits on the magnum. Maybe we should be like Chinook Keith and think outside the box.
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I've heard several tales of fish latching on to dipseys, flashers and dodgers. In a thread on another site several people are complaining about the snap swivels opening up on the back of their Fishcatchers. I think it is fish grabbing the Fishcatchers that is opening these snaps. Here's a link to a story about a fish that grabbed and held a dodger for a 5 minute fight before finally letting it's meal go. 3/4 of the way down by steelheader 159bm click here HUNGRY FISH
In my mind, as a salmonid faced with a dwindling to nonexistent alewife population, I'm going to grab any available prey of a larger variety. I'll expend a lot less energy doing that rather than chasing a small school of alewives around until they're gone before searching for another one. With a 3# fish in my belly, I can just chill and spend my energy digesting my meal. I'm tempted to put some hooks on some 00 dodgers this year, no joke.
Post edited by: WingNut, at: 2005/02/06 10:02
Jim...I Fish Therefore I Am
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Saw a fishing show a year or two ago. They were fishing big lake trout up in Canada some where. Their lure of choice was a 6" LJ dodger with a large single hook on it.
Caught some nice fish. They had this on braided line and a 10 oz. weight if I remember correctly. Bouncing bottom or neer it.
Richard
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Thanks for the feedback Richard. Now I won't feel like a total nut job when I try it. I caught walleye on #5 J-plugs last year, they might like the big spoons(dodgers) too. I saw some 6" spoons in a Cabela's catalog too. I believe it was the walleye edition. The spoons were by the musky baits and were called something or another Canoes. The color selection wasn't great but I should be able to doctor up some killers from what they have.
Jim...I Fish Therefore I Am
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