HiTechKoke
05-17-2009, 04:35 PM
Fished the PK Derby on Sat with my younger daughter... It was a great day fishing and catching but the fish were just a wee bit small, 9-10 inch class. We had steady action except for one lull period and most of the time one or two rods were busy.
Pardee's natural spawning population seems to have caused a large influx of fish this year as the lake has not been planted now for several years after it was determined there were more natural than planted fish through a tagging program. There were a few bigger fish exceptions in the 13 to 14 inch class and all you needed was one of those and a 10 inch fish to place. Our bigger fish were all 10 inches so that's what we turned in. In the end a great derby and fun to be out with friends and Kokanee nuts.
Lures that worked the most were mainly pinks but overall these things worked great:
RMT Pink / White Assassin Spinner
RMT UV Pink Splatter Spinner
RMT UV Pink Splatter Squid Spinner
Red Hoochie Mama
UV Purple Splatter Hoochie
Dodgers were a mix of RMT Pink Hyperplaid, RMT Purple Funky Frog, Seps 3/0 and more importantly the kids custom painted and taped sling blades fresh from the manufacturer (our spare bedroom) pictured below. Kids custom tackle is a big thrill when it catches fish. Scents were all over the place, Garlic, Carp Spit, Kokanee special etc etc.
Now for a few pics as proof I am not bragging about these Pardee Monsters!!!
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/ShBxoIv0VPI/AAAAAAAAALA/DH7clmFvSvw/s800/img_1733_std.jpg
and to get some perspective on these giants... here's how you can put nine kokanee on one plate all filleted... I thought I beter add a Pro-cure bottle for perspective. The family will be dining on Kokanee fingers tonight!
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/ShBxoFAwt_I/AAAAAAAAALE/osfCSrODO5E/s800/img_1741_std.jpg
And the custom sling blades to give the kids credit for their creations!
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/ShBxoTzO8mI/AAAAAAAAALI/F5w3s73DveI/s800/IMG_1752.JPG
Pardee's natural spawning population seems to have caused a large influx of fish this year as the lake has not been planted now for several years after it was determined there were more natural than planted fish through a tagging program. There were a few bigger fish exceptions in the 13 to 14 inch class and all you needed was one of those and a 10 inch fish to place. Our bigger fish were all 10 inches so that's what we turned in. In the end a great derby and fun to be out with friends and Kokanee nuts.
Lures that worked the most were mainly pinks but overall these things worked great:
RMT Pink / White Assassin Spinner
RMT UV Pink Splatter Spinner
RMT UV Pink Splatter Squid Spinner
Red Hoochie Mama
UV Purple Splatter Hoochie
Dodgers were a mix of RMT Pink Hyperplaid, RMT Purple Funky Frog, Seps 3/0 and more importantly the kids custom painted and taped sling blades fresh from the manufacturer (our spare bedroom) pictured below. Kids custom tackle is a big thrill when it catches fish. Scents were all over the place, Garlic, Carp Spit, Kokanee special etc etc.
Now for a few pics as proof I am not bragging about these Pardee Monsters!!!
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/ShBxoIv0VPI/AAAAAAAAALA/DH7clmFvSvw/s800/img_1733_std.jpg
and to get some perspective on these giants... here's how you can put nine kokanee on one plate all filleted... I thought I beter add a Pro-cure bottle for perspective. The family will be dining on Kokanee fingers tonight!
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/ShBxoFAwt_I/AAAAAAAAALE/osfCSrODO5E/s800/img_1741_std.jpg
And the custom sling blades to give the kids credit for their creations!
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/ShBxoTzO8mI/AAAAAAAAALI/F5w3s73DveI/s800/IMG_1752.JPG