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I have never used a dark blue, black or deep purple hoochie. For whatever reason, I always run the bright colors. When do you go to them?
 
Pzak said:
I have never used a dark blue, black or deep purple hoochie. For whatever reason, I always run the bright colors. When do you go to them?
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The deeper your lure is, the color the fish sees changes because the water absorbs the light until there is no visible light available. There is an article called Kokanee University at http://fishwithgary.com/kokaneeuniversity.html that explains it all. Hope this helps you as much as it did me.
 
Pzak use the darker colors on dark days,what could really help you is pick up THE MASTER ANGLER by PHIL RABIDEAU USING COLOR TECHNOLOGY TO CATCH MORE FISH it a must read 360 892 6111 Mr.RABIDEA PHONE. HE LIVES IN VANCOUVER,WA We all catch fish all the book does is explain why something work and other do not. Its very inexpenses like $15.00 It will change the way you fish.
 
Two great references. I gravitate towards the (almost white) UV purple or purple glow early in morning and switch to either pink or orange as the sun gets into the water. Seems if a dodger/hoochie combo is not working well, I go to a spinner and can normally find them. I will give darker colors a try this year. Should make for an interesting experiment in the boat. Thanks guys. Lots of fish know-how here.
 
Pzak you correct you need to experiment/ when things are working and then it stops as the sun gets higher in the day you have to change thing up usually the fish go a little deeper its all trial and error could bea change beromiter pressure etc.
 
Did really well last summer on a blue with white head micro hoochie, always mid day with the sun overhead and not deep (down to 35'). Never had fished blue for kokes before but a friend said I really should. Had some lights out action at Odell a couple of days. Blue and yellow spinners also.
 
DirtyBird It seemed at Wickiup last season the Micro hoochies were the ticket for us there were different color patterns but they liked the Micro alot.
 
Mrmike, I also did really well at Wickiup last year on micro hoochies, but not blue. I tried a lot but only caught a fish or two. Was an orange bite for me almost exclusively except for opening day. Did really well on purple & pink, pink, and pink & white glow. The fish at Odell loved that blue hoochie at 15' in the afternoon wind!
 
There was a local yocal that I met at the end of goose island on the lake on opening day and he makes and sell Micro he just spanked them actually gave a clinic he had his 25 fsh pretty early in the day he was by himself in a older white boat. He showed me what he was using, just a red micro FISHING on top and your right later in the season they really turn on to orange. Do you think I had a micro in the boat NOOOOO AFTER THAT i had them pretty well dial in. Then the tournament came and I couldn't keep a fish hooked up. Took me awhile to figured that out, but That why they call it fishing not catching
 
mrmike said:
DirtyBird It seemed at Wickiup last season the Micro hoochies were the ticket for us there were different color patterns but they liked the Micro alot.
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I spent time testing a lot of micro hoochie spinners from a new tackle company on the market called Mag Tackle. They caught lots of fish for me so I'm a believer in the micro size.
 
Hello dirty bird thanks for the lesson/these kokanee always got you thinking
 
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New and last season's micro hoochie colors. A couple of these I can't wait to try. This year I am going to test some of these darker colors. These smaller diameter hoochies have been real effective for me. Now to see what this year's hot colors will be.
 
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New and last season's micro hoochie colors. A couple of these I can't wait to try. This year I am going to test some of these darker colors. These smaller diameter hoochies have been real effective for me. Now to see what this year's hot colors will be.
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I did really well with the orange ones last year as well. You have some winning colors in that group. Nice!
 
I'm a believer/ get a hold of dirty bird he spanked them. get his stuff
 

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