Plugs for Kings

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Plugs for Kings

Post by HOOKEDONFISHING » Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:15 am

I will be fishing in area 8-2 for Kings next month and was looking for some advice on plugs . What kind ? what size ? What colors? What lb leader test they use? Any info would be appreciated....

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Re: Plugs for Kings

Post by BARCHASER10 » Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:18 pm

Tomics trolled fast, lots of line off the downriggers, 30 feet or so. Tomics like to move around. Go to Three Rivers in Wville, they have lot of them on display. I would use a six foot leader of 30-40 pound fluorocarbon tied to a swivel. The reason for the swivel is sometimes the line tangles with the hooks, the plug does a barrel roll and your line will get very twisted up w/o a swivel. Second place is a Silver Horde trolled slower.

Why not in MA9? Tomics are pretty standard on Possession. But I doubt the Chinook quota will last into August very long.

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Re: Plugs for Kings

Post by HOOKEDONFISHING » Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:02 pm

Thanks for the info. When you say fast 2.5mp 3 mph ? What size do you use 3.5 or 5 ? Or does it matter ?

Is area 9 a more productive area ?

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Re: Plugs for Kings

Post by BARCHASER10 » Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:52 pm

MA 9 Possession Bar on either tide, Point No Point on the out tide and Pilot Pt on the incoming are usually the most productive summer Chinook spots. 5 inch is pretty much the size you want. 2.5 mph or so. Just go to Three Rivers and ask the guy behind the counter, they'll fix you up.

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Re: Plugs for Kings

Post by rcthepirate » Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:05 pm

HOOKEDONFISHING wrote:Thanks for the info. When you say fast 2.5mp 3 mph ? What size do you use 3.5 or 5 ? Or does it matter ?

Is area 9 a more productive area ?
Area 8-2 is never open for kings during the summer, only winter blackmouth. And yes, area 9 is more productive.

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Re: Plugs for Kings

Post by HOOKEDONFISHING » Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:29 pm

Just looked at regs again when I looked the 1st time I just noticed the Salmon open entire area. I didn't notice the release Chinook part.

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Re: Plugs for Kings

Post by fishindude » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:37 am

I was in MA9 yesterday and went 2/4. The two I got to the boat were released one shaker and one nice wild fish. Not a boat around for miles but I was not in one of the popular spots named above. Hoochies were the ticket.

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