RiverChromeGS
6/27/2011 7:11:00 PMI have been fishing samish a lot too. I went at 5 this morning, and had 15 fish on by 6, BUT i only landed 3 of the 15, and went through another 10 more to get a limit. What kind of hook rigging do you use? Ive been using 2 number 4 gamakatsu octopus hooks less than an inch apart with a small, inch and a half long worm thread on the tip with plenty of exposure, but i lose EVRYTHING!!!!!!! i need help so i can limit and go within the first 7 or 8 bites, not 30~!
Kokanee Katcher
6/28/2011 7:22:00 AMI was there yesterday and I experienced the same thing with lots of fish not making it to the boat. Another fisherman I know told me he had the same problem, so you weren't alone. Up until yesterday, I've had good luck with a green-black body, chartreuse blade Wedding-ring retied with a #4 Gamakatsu Finesse hook and a Waxie on the hook. Before I go again I'm tying up a double hook set-up to see if that solves the problem.
rseas
6/29/2011 3:49:00 PMSorry that I didn’t get back earlier, things are crazy here at the rseas compound. We weren’t really having a problem loosing fish and in fact the first few hours we had planned on just catch and release fishing. Our problem was that by the time we picked up the rest of the gang the hot early am bite was now just a memory. We still had a fair amount of action and caught some very nice fish but we had to work for them.
Regarding the lost fish troubles mentioned by fishenfreak and Kokanee Katcher, I recommend speeding up the trolling speed. In my experience when we are getting a lot of short bites or are loosing fish before the net I usually speed the boat up by 0.2-0.4 mph. I theorize that the fish have to more aggressively chase the gear down and naturally get more hook in the process. You can also exaggerate your “S” trolling pattern. This will speed up the outside line and should trigger bites. Unless we have broke the trailing hook off of a favorite bait, we always run double hook rigs. I tie them on the cheaper Beau Max octopus hooks and have never had a problem hooking fish. I use both the black and red hooks in the 4 and 6 sizes when tying gear for Kokanee, land locked silvers and trout. When consistently loosing fish another idea to try is to bait only the top hook, and then use only a small piece of bait. The use of one of the various gel scents is quite effective also.
Regarding the lost fish troubles mentioned by fishenfreak and Kokanee Katcher, I recommend speeding up the trolling speed. In my experience when we are getting a lot of short bites or are loosing fish before the net I usually speed the boat up by 0.2-0.4 mph. I theorize that the fish have to more aggressively chase the gear down and naturally get more hook in the process. You can also exaggerate your “S” trolling pattern. This will speed up the outside line and should trigger bites. Unless we have broke the trailing hook off of a favorite bait, we always run double hook rigs. I tie them on the cheaper Beau Max octopus hooks and have never had a problem hooking fish. I use both the black and red hooks in the 4 and 6 sizes when tying gear for Kokanee, land locked silvers and trout. When consistently loosing fish another idea to try is to bait only the top hook, and then use only a small piece of bait. The use of one of the various gel scents is quite effective also.