dustyjohns
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I have pretty thick skin, glad you do too.
2018 Anderson Ranch Reservior Kokanee Fishing Report
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G3 longliner
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any new word on the docs being put back in ? Forest service still passing the buck?
hooknhunter
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My money says the docks will dry rot on land. 101thumbsdown101
dustyjohns
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Why can’t we put them in? Rent a loader or forklift in Mt Home and just go do it?
G3 longliner
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DOESNT someone out there in fishing land have some pull with the FS
im sure if ya touched them it would be a felony against the gov.
guess they would make good fire wood for the campers at Curlew not me of coursecrappieslayer
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Anderson 6/26
Fished Anderson today. Between 2 of us caught 7. Found them at a variety of depths. Even caught a double on one downrigger at different depths. Bite was spotty. Kokes we did catch were nice size.
Fished Anderson today. Between 2 of us caught 7. Found them at a variety of depths. Even caught a double on one downrigger at different depths. Bite was spotty. Kokes we did catch were nice size.
dustyjohns
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Educate me please. How do you run one downrigger at different depths and more than one rod? I’m still trying to decide if I want to get downriggers.
It is called stacking. Release clips are spread a minimum of 10’ apart on the downrigger wire. You will find stacker release clips that attach to the wire wherever you’d like.
dustyjohns
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Thanks SuperD! Another item in the + column as to why I should get downriggers.
hooknhunter
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To each their own, I guess. I have tried down riggers and been completely un-impressed. I don't want any.
dustyjohns
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I like the idea of being able to make turns sharper. Sometimes we run 90’-100’ back and that takes way too big of a turn usually.
What did you really not like?
Spit the Hook
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Put me in the love 'em camp. Have had my same Scotty downriggers for 17 years and they are great. I recommend electric if you have the extra bucks. JMHO
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I want to spend my time with my lines in the water. Not farting around with a down rigger. When the bite is hot and you are catching as fast as you can get your line down, I don't want to take all the extra time to set up the dr.
Lol, I can stack 2 lines on a down rigger twice as fast as I can let out 100 feet of ford fender. So by the time you get 1 line out, I have 2 downriggers stacked with 4 lines out fishing. Plus I get to actually fight the fish, instead of fighting a flasher. And I can make 180* turns on a dime, when you pass over that big school. By the time you make your 1/2 mile turn with long lines, the school could be gone. Downriggers literally have all pros and no cons. I think that you think they are slow because you haven't used them long enough to pick up the fine touch. Stacking downriggers is an art. I can have 4 poles fishing in less than 4 minutes.
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hooknhunter
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Like I think I said earlier. Too each their own. Also, I can make very sharp turns and get my line back in the water and at depth faster than I can get the hooks out of the one I just caught. If you're happy with a dr I'm happy for you. Shouldn't you feel the same for me?
I've seen how the guys in their great big boats decked out with dr and all the bells whistles and such look down their noses at me. It actually makes me laugh inside.
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At the end of the day, do what feels the most comfortable and makes you happy and sometimes that isn't the most popular or even the most efficient way to catch fish. I've heard guys that swear they catch more fish with lead line. Personally, I'd rather catch less fish and actually feel them than fighting all the weight of gear to get them to the boat. If that means less fish for me, I'm good with it.
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I use both leadcore and downriggers. Sometimes one way out catches the other and the next time it might work the opposite. I refuse to to put more than 5 colors of leadcore on a reel. If I need to go deeper than that it's all downrigger time for me.
nepetbutler
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Longlinging is hard when there is alot of boats around
hooknhunter
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Ah, I see. Maybe that's why I don't do it much.
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If you are catching fish and I'm not I certainly want to know what and how you are doing it.
Mark me down as a ardent fan of the DR but run both pretty regularly.
I would agree with Terek in that you can load and set a dr in about 10 seconds total. I haven't fished at below 32ft for years so setting up is quick and easy once your system is dialed in. I suppose if you were setting up in the 60's and down it would start to be a bigger deal with the manual crankers. It gets maddening when you get a bite and your DR pops off without a fish.
Of course I pull in a line and check after a bite too so it's just about equal in the PIA department.
It's very unusual for most old school koke guys but I catch a ton of fish right up on the top with my dr setups. Some as shallow as 6ft down. What is weird is that running long lines with minimal weight doesn't seem to produce as much as a DR set shallow. Lure trajectory or just flat out being at exactly the right depth versus approximate and guesstimated with weight? Maybe my type of setups fish better off a DR? Bet not since we still do get some action on the long lines when we do run 4 poles. So far I'm at about 7 to 1 DR to long line for my boat.
Mark me down as a ardent fan of the DR but run both pretty regularly.
I would agree with Terek in that you can load and set a dr in about 10 seconds total. I haven't fished at below 32ft for years so setting up is quick and easy once your system is dialed in. I suppose if you were setting up in the 60's and down it would start to be a bigger deal with the manual crankers. It gets maddening when you get a bite and your DR pops off without a fish.
Of course I pull in a line and check after a bite too so it's just about equal in the PIA department.
It's very unusual for most old school koke guys but I catch a ton of fish right up on the top with my dr setups. Some as shallow as 6ft down. What is weird is that running long lines with minimal weight doesn't seem to produce as much as a DR set shallow. Lure trajectory or just flat out being at exactly the right depth versus approximate and guesstimated with weight? Maybe my type of setups fish better off a DR? Bet not since we still do get some action on the long lines when we do run 4 poles. So far I'm at about 7 to 1 DR to long line for my boat.
