The Quadfather
11/21/2010 7:23:00 PMNice day on the water, the coho must have been a treat to hook up with.
snake7676
11/21/2010 7:30:00 PMYeeee Haw! Sounds like an awesome day on the lake! The tease of snow was enough to make my family celebrate! Just a little is a reminder of how fast the seasons change.
goodtimesfishing
11/21/2010 8:45:00 PMSounds like a great day. I had to take a second look at the pic of fish, at first I thought both fish are in one picture, then I noticed it is 2 separate pics. Nice job and y
Yeee Haw!!!!!!!!!
Yeee Haw!!!!!!!!!
danm
11/21/2010 9:14:00 PMNice to spend the first snow of the season fishing! Are you still using those snap weights? Where do you buy them? Cool pics!
hewesfisher
11/21/2010 9:44:00 PMNice report G-Man. At first, I thought the fish picture was a double on one line because the merge was so well blended in the water. We had a similarly nice weekend at Roosevelt. Nothing like nice days on the water this time of year! :-)
G-Man
11/21/2010 9:48:00 PMDanm, I'm still using the snap weights. I picked up a set, made by Off Shore Tackle, from Jann's Netcraft. I don't think they sell the kit anymore but you can pick one up here: http://www.bargainoutfitters.com/net/cb/off-shore-tackle174-20-snap-weight-system.aspx?a=224698 The bulk of the cost are the snaps themselves. Alternatively you can buy the snaps from Off Shore at a cost of $11.50 per 2 snaps. Then it just becomes a matter of attaching some weights to the snaps. I've been using the 2 and 3 oz weights for the cutts.
danm
11/21/2010 11:09:00 PMThanks G-Man. I already ordered a kit from Cabelas. I hope thats the right stuf. Ill check the Off Shore Tackle also. Thanks.
Matt
11/22/2010 8:15:00 AMGreat report! Thanks, always a pleasure to read about your excursions on the big lake.
adaspit44
11/23/2010 5:19:00 PMGood report, thanks. What are you filiing the cutplug bait with? Are you filling with bait or just sent?
G-Man
11/23/2010 7:34:00 PMThe two times I've used it on the Lake, I just loaded up the sponge with scent. Which reminds me, the cut surgical tubing supplied with the mini baits as bands are too large in diameter to hold securely during a good fight. I lost a sponge to the coho and had one come out at the boat bringing in a cutt. Just need to get some smaller diameter tubing and I'm sure it will do the trick.
BARCHASER10
11/24/2010 8:42:00 PMHow about some of the stuff called magic thread that is self adhesive. I use it on Kwikfish. Just wrap it around the mini bait a few times, should hold. I trolled for cutts last year with my downriggers. Are you using downriggers or weights?
G-Man
11/24/2010 9:05:00 PMI'm trying a new approach on late fall/winter fish and have been using snap weights. This time of year the fish are within 20 feet of the surface in the deeper sections of the lake and close to the bottom in the shallower areas. Both of those regions can be effectively fished using snap weights and I like being able to vary the depth of my presentation my merely changing speeds. I've got some magic thread and will have to remember to give it a try next time out there, thanks!
snake7676
11/26/2010 10:23:00 AMA snap weight looks like it do the same as a keel weight ? I used a keel weight after reading a report last year off of this site and they seemed to work great as well and a little cheaper , same purpose kinda eh?
G-Man
11/26/2010 3:54:00 PMPretty much. What I like about the snap weights are that you can place them anywhere on your main line and remove them once you are fighting a fish. I have been letting out 100' of line, attaching my snap weight and then letting out another 100' of line for my troll. With the lure 100' from the weight I don't snag on the bottom all that often as I work the gear through the water column by changing speed and making turns. With a keel weight your lure is only 4' to 5' back and your much more likely to snag up or pick up debris when you tap bottom. If your fishing in open water and are targeting fish on the surface to 20' down, I don't see a benefit to using snap weights other than being able to remove the weight for the last half of the fight.