dvharman
2012-03-04 19:36:49
I tend to run 4 colors of hotspot flashers. White, Purple, Orange, and Green. I dont have great luck on plain silver does anyone else? I also prefer full size flashers I think they are 12" though some like the smaller 8". I like white flashers for kings on overcast days and purple for bright days and for Coho I like the green and also orange. Havent seen this talked about here but thought it might be interesting to see other thoughts.
SilverT
2012-03-06 04:52:48
dvharman,
:shock: You didn't just give away all this info publicly.....? Trollers might use this information and catch more fish than you. :D Thanks much for sharing and we will have to give those a try. I'm still trying to get it figured out, but like blue plastic with silver mylar, green plastic with silver mylar and a blue/green combo (green plastic with blue stripe) for kings and coho in the summer in the 12" size. Plain silver or chrome didn't work where I fished in AK, but chrome has worked well for coho in parts of WA where there is clearer water. Also, the cracked glass worked well in AK for coho & pinks. Thanks again,
Lane
Abundance
2012-03-06 06:54:50
I personally have always felt that people shouldn't be as secretive as they often are. Oh sure a favorite place that can support only a few boats or an ongoing bite is one thing, but something like what lures we like or what speed we find best is something else. These things are of no benefit to us to keep secret. They can give the fleet an advantage, and help another good guy make a payment a little easier. There is no quota for cohos or chums, so it doesn't hurt for everybody to be fishing at peak form. I understand that some people disagree, and that is fine. This is just one of those things that varies from viewpoint to viewpoint, depending on how you were raised and what you stand to loose. I really don't have much in the way of big discoveries myself, but I did make a few interesting finds last year when I put out a bunch of chum gear. Those Blue/Mirror flashers seem to really take the attention of those late season cohos. As in double what anything else was doing. And the purple/black/blue flasher called the "Chum Special" doesn't do squat for Neets Bay chums, at least in the fall, but kings seem to show a preference for them over other flashers. Of course, that was last year. While trying to figure out what lure I need to use this winter, I remembered two winters ago that purple/white plug was the thing all winter. I haven't caught but a couple of fish with it since. Last winter it was a metallic purple/gold coho spoon. I caught very close to seventy percent of my kings on that spoon. It worked so well that I bought all that I could find of that coloration. I though that I would have some success with that spoon this winter. I started fishing in November, and last week I finally caught my first fish on that spoon. I might as well be dragging anything else. I'm actually still trying to find the "thing" for this winter. For a little bit it looked like it was going to be blue/white hootchies. After last trip I can tell you that they are not. Bait is usually a guarantee, but oddly enough it wasn't working better than anything else. I think that it pays to try a variety, and try to keep some of as much as possible on hand in case something unexpected starts working for a while. I hope that the winter fishing is going better for you guy than it is for me.
Salty
2012-03-07 04:15:32
It is a good thing not many people read this site anymore because you youngsters are on to something. That being that what works one year might never work again.
I have a couple of friends that are constantly looking for, trying, and creating new lures. It is absolutely amazing what they come up with that works.
I remember, about 10 years ago, when I first was introduced to the fish flash. For a while I thought it might be an answer, but ended up going another route with a combination that worked better for me (which is actually posted on this forum).
But I still have some fish flashes and occasionally try one. I had a nice visit with the inventor a few years ago at fish expo. He doesn't seem to show up anymore.
Just got an idea on how to salt my herring from a real highliner. Can't wait to try it out.
Had a diver go down and scrub my zincs today.
Soon I will be heading out trying the new gear and salted herring formula for this year.
In the meantime I am working on writing up the results of 10 days at the Board of Fish for our Chum Trollers Association.