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04/25/2017
Trolling
Kokanee
Corn
Silver-Gold
Cloudy
Spoons
Afternoon
51° - 55°
04/28/2017
5
1974

Met my nephew at Lake Stevens and headed out for some kokanee fishing. Started fishing about 1:15 pm and finished about 6:30 pm.
God blessed with 15 fish. The fish were caught between 7' and 10'. Water temp was almost 53 degrees. Weather was dry but quite windy and in my boat , it was very challenging. Started out using 4 rods but after 30 min with a few tangle ups, we decided to go with 2 rods. We used 2 rods for the next 4 hours then we were able to add a 3rd rod for 30 min then a 4th rod the last 30 min. One rod had an Kokanee trolling rig in 50/50 gold and the other rod was a Reli lures Kokanee trolling fly. 13 fish were caught on the spoon set up and 2 on the fly. With 2 rods only, 12 of the 15 fish were caught. That is why I think a 5 rating is justified. Wishing all tight lines!


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JoshH
4/28/2017 10:16:11 PM
Looks like you had another fun fay on the lake!
ElginFishing
4/29/2017 4:14:06 AM
Thanks JoshH,
It was a great time despite the challenges. Lol
cxlumpy
4/28/2017 11:30:20 PM
saw you video and great job out there. i just picked up a couple of gods tooth to try out tomorrow. how long of a leader are you putting them from your dodger?
ElginFishing
4/29/2017 4:18:49 AM
Hi cxlumpy,
I recommend having 16", 13", and 10" leaders ready to go and start with 16". Hope this helps and wishing you limits.
bruceka49
4/29/2017 6:34:05 AM
Sad to say that the Cabella's in Lacey only has three styles and colors of your lures in stock.
bruceka49
4/29/2017 7:34:15 AM
Sad to say that the Cabella's in Lacey only has three styles and colors of your lures in stock.
ElginFishing
4/29/2017 10:36:25 AM
Sorry to hear that. There are some online options such as Zombie Tinder, Ted's, and Cabela's of course. Hopefully enough customers will request Cabela's carry the full line of the spoons. Hope you are able to get your spoons when you need them.
poofer
4/30/2017 7:43:32 AM
How short of leaders? Thanks! Pat
ElginFishing
4/30/2017 9:13:21 AM
Hi poofer,
I pre-rig 16", 13", and 10" leaders. This time of year, I start with 16". I will go to 13" if needed. Depending on dodger brand, troll speed etc, just make sure the spoon is moving side to side. If the spoon is showing no action then either speed up the troll or go to 13". Hope this helps!
Sideburns
4/30/2017 4:04:13 PM
You are amazingly successful with those darn spoons! Even when other skilled fishermen aren't. Ive been trying to to decide if you just really know your stuff or if your spoon has some awesome unique action.

Are there any vids of your spoons in action? I'm curious what the heck they look like at trolling speed...
Do you find that bait kills the action of these things? Like a dick nite dies with one kernel of corn.... Thanks.
ElginFishing
4/30/2017 9:39:23 PM
Hi Sideburns,
There are no videos showing the spoon in action that I am aware of, probably would require an underwater camera attached to the line. Bait definitely alters the action from what the spoons were designed for. If bait is put on the hook, a dodger would be required to provide action to the spoon as the bait would kill the action of the spoon. Thank you for the generous comment! The best thing I can recommend is for you to buy one and check out the action to answer your questions. As you correctly stated, the spoon does have a unique action for certain. Also, it is a reversible spoon meaning there are 2 different actions available on every spoon. I'm just an average angler at best but what helps me is owning all 12 patterns and using them as needed to find the pattern the fish want when it comes to trout. On kokanee, I use up to 5 patterns and different leader lengths if needed. Hope this helps! If you have any other questions, please feel free to private mail me:)
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