With the 'Blade bait" version of the Sonic BaitFish, it vibrates (rapid side-to-side, windshield wiper-type action) on the lift and fall. Good question and an important one! Thanks...Pete
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With the 'Blade bait" version of the Sonic BaitFish, it vibrates (rapid side-to-side, windshield wiper-type action) on the lift and fall. Good question and an important one! Thanks...Pete
I fish the Sonic baitFish (SBF) exactly the opposite of the "loose line" concept with the Buzz Bomb. The SBF can be fished so many different ways. One of my favorites is "dead-sticking". After the...
Excellent response! I'm giving you an "A" for your perception. Thanks...Pete
Please see my recent reply from another post. Basically, the action evolves from two different sources...critical balance point for the vibration version and the manner in which the sides of the...
I hope to answer the previous questions with this reply.
First...The Sonic Kandlefish was recently acquired by Mack's Lure in Wenatchee, WA. The name was also changed to the Sonic BaitFish. The...
There have been days, especially with heavy holiday boat/jet ski traffic, where only a vibrating metal jig would trigger the kokanee to bite. One of the very best kokanee lure manufacturers is...
Here's a photo of kokanee caught three different ways on the same jig. The fish on the left was caught on the "blade bait" version where the line is attached to the top of the back...unbelievable...
Here is that new deadly kokanee/trout jig I mentioned in a previous posting. It's the "Sonic Kandlefish". My buddy (Mike Hall), on Flaming Gorge Reservoir, hooked three fish on his first three...
Biggest ever was almost 19 inches at Lake Sutherland. Average is 16 inches.
Nothing like Flaming Gorge where our average was 3-4 lbs.
I fished Lake Sutherland last Sunday and it was "jet skis from hell"! The kokanee were spooked and lying low. The only technique that really resulted in catching kokanee is a new prototype hybrid...
Calm water is best for vertical jigging. Anywhere I fish, the straighter the line, the better the catching. This late in the season, the fish are concentrating near their spawning tributaries and...
I posted the Sept 26 fishing report for Lake Sutherland under "general discussion". Good catching...Capt. Pete
Two weeks ago, one of our members wanted an update regarding the kokanee fishing on Lake Sutherland, west of Port Angeles. I fished there today, Sept 26,...my mom's 94th birthday. I must have...
Hi Kokanee Slayer:
The chinook salmon fishing off Port Angeles has died a quick death. Now, we are waiting for the silvers to show up. Will jig for kokanee in the meantime.
Best...Pete
With those koke marks you describe, get rid of the trolling hardware and vertical jig Crippled Herrings or Kandlefish in the 1/2 & 3/4oz sizes, if you have a calm drift. Hot pink is a good start. ...
I even use a wind sock on the salt...make a difference!
I hate treble hooks!!!! All Crippled Herrings, and Kandlefish, are equipped with single siwash hooks (wide bend to help prevent jumping...
This is a follow-up to a recent posting regarding the proper location of your jig to a single fish mark on your fishfinder. All these photos show fish (even a halibut) that were hooked as a result...
Your tip, on 10 ft braid color increments, is an excellent one!
The only downside to braid, that I previously forgot to mention, is its tendency to get wrapped on the guides, especially with a...
It's a pleasure be be here and hopefully get more hook-ups for my fellow members. All the best...Pete
Lake Sutherland should be good until mid-Sept. Prime time is usually around Labor Day. After that, most fish are spawning and this year's run is finished. However, small pockets of next year's...
Great question! I always use a duo-lock snap for two reasons...a) Quick way to change jig colors & sizes; b) Increases action of the jig. As previously mentioned, the Crippled Herring, and...
Fish the Gorge the easy, most enjoyable and most productive way. Vertical jig with metal jigs. Hot pink works well. Mike Hall (from Ogden, UT) set five line world records, in less than a week, by...
Occasionally, Flaming Gorge Res. on the Wyoming side. Mostly on Lake Sutherland, west of Port Angeles. The fish are not Flaming Gorge's size but Lake Sutherland is a lot closer to my Port Angeles...
Follow-up to original kokanee post with chinook salmon photos while vertical jigging Kandlefish in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Shown is Eric Thomson from Port Angeles. Largest king was 45 lbs. ...
Hey John:
We hammered the chinook salmon in July using this same technique. The only difference was in the rod & reel. I was jigging with a G. Loomis 6 1/2 ft baitcaster with a levelwind reel (10...