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General Fishing Tips / Re: Bead Management
« on: March 26, 2024, 11:52:55 AM »
I store most of my loose tackle at home in deli cups, big and small. When on the go, I keep extra beads and hoochies and disks and stuff in tiny tupperwares.

+1 for the pill containers, may just have to use that. I have tons of extra beads though, that may only be enough for small batches.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Freshwater Line Choice
« on: March 21, 2024, 09:26:56 PM »
For spinning trout, depends if I’m: 1) Casting small spinners/spoons under 0.5oz 2) large spoons and heavy spinners for steelhead 3) bobber doggin with roe or worms 4) jigging. The latter two I have braid for bite sensitivity reasons. Obv fluoro leader. The former two I have mono, 6 for UL spinning small trout, and 12 for steelhead. Fluoro leaders on everything, with mono I only do a couple feet. Braid, longest on the jig setup. I sometimes double use my jig setup for drop shot rigs and/or Neds.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Whiskeytown this Saturday 3/16/24
« on: March 13, 2024, 02:39:53 PM »

Westmarine has a bunch of pretieds on sale for $1. Pink, sometimes orange, sometimes black/purple. T

In store, or online??

In store in redding, anyways.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Whiskeytown this Saturday 3/16/24
« on: March 13, 2024, 01:30:23 PM »
Might or might not be out there sat, weather looks good. I’ll be clamming in eureka next 2 days then heading back. The last 10 days have been constant rain and wind, the water vis usually takes a few days to clear up after a prolonged one. I’d avoid the oak bottom area when it’s all murked up like it is now.

They really like wiggle hoochies. Westmarine has a bunch of pretieds on sale for $1. Pink, sometimes orange, sometimes black/purple. Top 15-25 ft, some big ones have been hanging a little deeper down this season. I have a strong suspicion neither whiskey nor Shasta turned over this year. It’s been a weird winter. I usually fish brandy creek area.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Filled my stocking with kokanee gear
« on: January 18, 2024, 09:30:39 PM »
Missing some Apex koke killer and/or brads KCP? just my .02 but by no means necessary. Love the wonderbread color dodger....that's been all the craze in the PNW the past 3 years. Careful of tying up too much stuff when it gets warm, great way to lose all your hoochies to 100F heat in the sun and melt all your hard work.

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The bycatch has been on the uptick. Pikeminnow, bass, and trout.

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Brandy creek launch exclusively. Green bridge hasn’t been producing as much lately for my buddies and others. Lots of scattered fish and schools all over the lake. Stomach contents reveal a mixed diet from plankton to hatching bugs. Fish constantly on the move

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With the full or near-full moon, morning bites tend to be slow and evenings/afternoons tend to be better. Bite patterns have been all over the place day-to-day. No one lure producing, it’s a different preference everyday. Nighttime lows are cooling down the lake, water temps 74F in AM and 77 midday high. Starting to notice fish on a surface bite when sun isn’t overhead but haven’t dialed in a surface pattern. Some are clearing the water a full foot! Lots of bug hatches, thermocline and plankton blooms less prominent. Lots of schooling activity but they’re moving around constantly. Not too many solo fish and the deep channels aren’t holding as much. Fires up north creating smoky mornings until winds reverse in the late morning. It’s pretty bad. Caught my first 19” fish this year but admittedly an inch of that is just kype. Fish having a faint color, we should see more color during this next moon phase. It’s going to start cooling down and getting possibly stormy soon. Hot depth is 25-55ft with a lot of room for error in depth. They want slower speeds no matter the offering, 1.0-1.3 mainly. 15-17” is mostly the average size. I have no idea why the copepods have not been present the past month but I’ll take it! It’s been a much slower bite this past moon phase but hopefully that turns on the aggressive males soon. We have 1 more phase before they fully color up and lose scales, stay tuned.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Kokanee Advanced Tackle Breakdown
« on: August 14, 2023, 12:09:15 PM »
Best thing I learned from this thread is that it's OK to be a Kokane gear hoarder  :smt044  I'm gonna get a right handed Abu DLC for next season  :smt005

You should see my trout boxes....  :smt044 it’s arguably more impressive/concerning, especially if you’re from the POV of my SO....

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Kokanee Advanced Tackle Breakdown
« on: August 14, 2023, 10:28:17 AM »
interesting seeing you use both a lefty and righty.  Been tempted to get a right just to make on-handed reeling possible on my non favored side.

I prefer to have both reel handles facing me if I can. If I’m doubled up, I can play the other rod one-handed. Helps convert a few double ups. A double up can easily turn a slow day into a limit in no time.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Kokanee Advanced Tackle Breakdown
« on: August 10, 2023, 07:48:40 PM »
At some point, you might want to consider trying the Scotty Depthmaster downrigger.  It’s a little more work to mount it on a kayak, but I bet you’d love it.

I’ve tried various downriggers on friends’ kayaks. I’ll look into it. My main problem with DR’s is losing so many balls on low water levels on Shasta as well as other lakes, and quickly cutting the braid out of safety concerns. Happened a half dozen too many times. Partly as a result of my own risky maneuvers. One less thing to worry about IMO. Some lakes have very complex topography that causes problems for the sometimes inattentive.

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Kokanee Advanced Tackle Breakdown
« on: August 10, 2023, 01:02:30 PM »
Pics p.3

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Kokanee Advanced Tackle Breakdown
« on: August 10, 2023, 12:58:08 PM »
Pics p.2
Featured: lures glowing at night

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Kokanee Advanced Tackle Breakdown
« on: August 10, 2023, 12:56:06 PM »
More pictures p.1

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Kokanee Advanced Tackle Breakdown
« on: August 10, 2023, 12:52:19 PM »
2 Things I haven't covered: crappie tubes and spoons
Spoons
   Only usually use these when kokes 18"+ are anticipated. Dick nite is my go to. Small needlefish or kastmasters in the right colors can do the trick. Switch out for single hooks. Expect to lose more fish.
Crappie tubes
   Highly underrated, although they melt a lot and haven't had a brand that can withstand the 110F+ redding heat with regularity. Still a solid choice for a slightly more bigger profile bait.

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