tleeMV
5/5/2016 1:39:00 PMI am having trouble finding more than just 2 patterns at my local tackle shop.... where do you buy your elgin spoons?
eat-sleep-fish
5/5/2016 1:43:00 PMI live in Moses Lake and would like to know where to buy also. It looks like a great design with two different actions in the same spoon, really like to give them a try.
ElginFishing
5/5/2016 1:48:00 PMHi tleeMV,
The places near me include Ted's, Triangle Bait, McDaniel's, Cathcart Grocery, Doug's Boats...I know that you can order online from Ted's and they will ship to you. Hope this helps.
The places near me include Ted's, Triangle Bait, McDaniel's, Cathcart Grocery, Doug's Boats...I know that you can order online from Ted's and they will ship to you. Hope this helps.
ElginFishing
5/5/2016 1:52:00 PMHi eat-sleep-fish,
Based on going to Elginfishing.com website, it appears the best option for you is to order online from Ted's in Lynnwood and they will ship the spoons to you. Yeah, the dual action option is awesome! Hope this helps.
Based on going to Elginfishing.com website, it appears the best option for you is to order online from Ted's in Lynnwood and they will ship the spoons to you. Yeah, the dual action option is awesome! Hope this helps.
troutfinatic
5/5/2016 3:26:00 PMYou said stockers 10-12 inches.
I find that hard to believe.
They haven't planted 12 inch fish in that lake for at least 8 years.
Fish and game say the fish are about 2.5 to a lb
That is usually a 9-10 inch fish.
Hope I'm wrong, I fish there a lot.
But my friend who lives on the lake says 9-10 inch fish.
So that agrees with what the fish and game report says.
There is only a couple of lakes planted with fish 12 inches
in that area and they show up as 1.6 to a lbs on the Fish and
game stocking report. One being Lake 16 and another Lake Erie,
at 1.7 to a lbs.
I find that hard to believe.
They haven't planted 12 inch fish in that lake for at least 8 years.
Fish and game say the fish are about 2.5 to a lb
That is usually a 9-10 inch fish.
Hope I'm wrong, I fish there a lot.
But my friend who lives on the lake says 9-10 inch fish.
So that agrees with what the fish and game report says.
There is only a couple of lakes planted with fish 12 inches
in that area and they show up as 1.6 to a lbs on the Fish and
game stocking report. One being Lake 16 and another Lake Erie,
at 1.7 to a lbs.
riverhunter
5/5/2016 4:10:00 PMActually most of my fish has also been around 10-12 havent fished ki this year but at shoecraft, stickney and tye lake have both produced nice specimens
jonb
5/5/2016 4:20:00 PMThats when you know people are bored.. 9-10 , 10-12 does it really matter? There are pictures of the fish in the report. You can see exactly what they are, and you can also see he kept them in the water and im guessing he didnt measure each one either. I think its case of " how dare you be wrong on the internet" and who measures a foot long or less fish anyway lol
JoshH
5/5/2016 6:20:00 PMIve fished plenty of lakes after a plant where plants have been listed as 2.5 to 2.7 and measured most as 10 - 11 inches. Foryou is generalizing the size anyway i assume since it seems he is not taking the fish out of the water. Like jonb said, does it really matter? He said they are stockers. Its not like he is claiming they are 14 - 16 inch hold overs.
Nice report btw foryou! Ive picked up a pair of each of the 50/50 and pink at Arlington Hardware and am hoping to get them wet on Stevens this weekend!
Nice report btw foryou! Ive picked up a pair of each of the 50/50 and pink at Arlington Hardware and am hoping to get them wet on Stevens this weekend!
ElginFishing
5/5/2016 6:43:00 PMThanks riverhunter, jonb and JoshH for understanding that I was generalizing the size of the fish. I keep the fish in the water when I release them and only tape fish that are larger which I measure in my net before releasing them. Just for fun, I measured a couple of the photos here comparing the lure size in the photo to the length of the fish. According to my calculations, 2 of these fish measured 11.25" and the rest are smaller. In real life, the lure without the hook is 1.5". I guess I will consider this comment as an addendum to my report :)
cobrar543
5/6/2016 9:36:00 AMMost of the fish I have caught that are planters are that 11-12 inch this year. Just my input so ....
troutfinatic
5/7/2016 2:45:00 PMThe point I was trying to make was
If you caught a 12 inch fish
Or bigger, it would be a holdover
not a fish stocked this year.
Last years fish stocked in KI
were 8-10 inches. Here is a comment from Fish and Game on stockers.
Catchable Trout Plants
For the 2016 trout fishing season, 2.2 million catchables will be stocked throughout the state. Anglers will be pleased to find that like the last few years the average size of catchables on opening day will be larger than in previous years. Catchables were on average eight inches in length, but this year, they will be closer to 11 inches. To keep track of when catchables are stocked in real-time, anglers can consult
Note: closer to 11 inches Not 12 inches Meaning a 12 inch fish in that lake will be a holdover.
I'm not questioning him catching 12 inch fish, just that a 12 inch fish will not be a stocker of this year as he stated
If you caught a 12 inch fish
Or bigger, it would be a holdover
not a fish stocked this year.
Last years fish stocked in KI
were 8-10 inches. Here is a comment from Fish and Game on stockers.
Catchable Trout Plants
For the 2016 trout fishing season, 2.2 million catchables will be stocked throughout the state. Anglers will be pleased to find that like the last few years the average size of catchables on opening day will be larger than in previous years. Catchables were on average eight inches in length, but this year, they will be closer to 11 inches. To keep track of when catchables are stocked in real-time, anglers can consult
Note: closer to 11 inches Not 12 inches Meaning a 12 inch fish in that lake will be a holdover.
I'm not questioning him catching 12 inch fish, just that a 12 inch fish will not be a stocker of this year as he stated