Last night I got 3 fish and lost 1 20-22lbs
3 on a chrome blue J-plug and 1 on a green crome spin doctor and a green crome atomic lost 1 on the jplug and lost one on the spin doctor shreded it
Here is the best part everyone was in deeper water surface was 55 in close and when i say in close im talking 70 feet of water had the spinner at 47 feet and the J-plug at 15 47 was probably to cold so i brought that up to 25
Okay I was going to make my own thread but sense you asked Im no expert but have taken my boats weight in salmon a couple of times over the years .
first rule KISS keep it simple stupid
personally all this dipsy, wire, lead core, torpedos and all the other stuff you dont need it stay old school with 1 exception......meat
in the last 2 outings I have burned 8 fish and lost 3 ahh you ask where are the pictures heres the deal as you are aware the hunt is a kill derby Im not really into it but a big fish for a boat is a good deal. so if a fish doesnt look like a contender i dont even bring them in the boat. now to gear
Im not going to get into rods or reels thats your choice
must haves for me personnaly
crome, crome green, crome blue and prisim spin doctors and dogers(flasher)
flies crome gren blue maybe a touch of crome redin them my choice atomic
laser cut herring strips and green bait heads
J-plugs crome blue green and just crome
2.0 to 2.6 mph however you want to measure it, if you cant adjust your speed till the rigger line SINGS
you want to find 52 degrees of water its a bit difficult at first but you will get it
generally i run at 47 feet if it is really cold on top i will choke that up a bit
go from 70 - 120 feet of water until you wack the first fish then work that depth for awhile usually 1/2 hour if nothing else continue probing
I dont go hunting for bait balls yes it does work at times but if your chasing your not fishing and 9 times out of 10 you wont see a fish on the graph when the rod goes of.
I like to keep my rods bent about a foot of the water I think it whacks them good when they hit
remember the more crap you have in the boat the more boat dancing your gonna do
If you are out solo engage you kill switch most bodies of males found in the lake have there pants down around there ankles
Dont follow the pack
keep your radio on 16 and listen
OKAY thats my babble if you cant catch them with this info there is no hope play golf
FISHON
biteme