Fishing tips and secrets

Kokanee are very picky when it comes to using the right set up. If you use these techniques I'm about to show you I guarantee you will catch more fish in much less time. My favorite and most productive setup is a trolling rig using down riggers. This is a list of what you will need for the first rig (1) 1/8 inch surgical tubing cut to 8 inches long (2) double Dee's micro flashers any color (3) one #5 snap swivel and #5 barrel swivel (4) #6 red wedding ring with silver blade (5) 3 feet 6lb leader. Now that your ready grab the surgical tubing and the snap and barrel swivels. Put the barrel swivel loop inside the surgical tubing-Be sure not to let the surgical tubing touch the barrel swivel or the swivel wont work-second put the barrel swivel loop in the other end of the surgical tubing. Now what you want to do is tie the tubing onto the swivels with square knots. I usually tie them three times ( Picture #1). Make sure the knots are tight so the tubing wont come off the swivel. A lot of people put a string through the tubing , I don't recommend this because the fish can feel it when they bite and will let go at the strike. Picture #1

Now that your tubing is ready attach it to the end of the Dee's micro flashers. Picture #2


Attach the main line to your fishing pole. Then put a wedding ring spinner #6 hammered silver blade/red beads on the barrel swivel. Make sure your leader is cut to 34inches.Picture #3

Now that your ready to go you need to go to your local grocery store and get one can of white shoe peg corn and two cans of tuna in oil. Drain the water out of the white shoe peg corn, not yellow it wont work. Then squeeze all the oil out of the tuna can in a container then add the corn and stir it up. Mix this the morning you go fishing. Put two pieces on your hook. Dip your lure in the oil. Don't get the oil on your line it will eat it. Picture #4


Now connect the line to your down rigger 25 feet up your main line. When driving the boat zigzag back and forth smoothly. Look for the schools of fish on your fish finder they stick to the thermocline. This is a specific water temp where kokanee like to feed. Change your speed fast and then slow to trolling speed do this every so often it triggers strikes and allows your bait to reach different depths. Check with your states regulation for bait and tackle before you use this. That's all their is to it use it and let us know how you did. Come back often for more hunting and fishing tips. http://willhuntforanything.blogspot.com/