Brand new to this style of fishing

[Robbie_T]

I am a Soldier in the Army and have recently purchesed a 16 foot Smokercraft Pro Tracer. I have only fished American. I am from the south and usually fished for bass, bream, crappie and catfish. I am close to retirement so i did not want to purchase a lot of gear that I would never use once i went back home to KY. I am fishing rodholders and not down riggers. The setup I use is a Cabelas depthmaster trolling reel and a kokanee rod with an 8 oz weight, dodger and a wedding ring with worm or a squid with a worm. Is there anyone else that fishes a similiar setup? I could really use some pointers. I have caugh many stock trout but no Kokanee.

 

[Blackjaw]

Try maggots or white shoepeg corn instead of a piece of worm. Also try some scents (krill, sardine, somthing with a sugar base). Another good idea is varying your speed/putting your boat in neutral, then back in gear/making erratic turns.

You can also try jigging for them.

 

[smokin' Kokes]

http://www.rockymountaintackle.com/tips.php

http://www.protroll.com/books/?id=3&p_id=all

http://www.fishwithjd.com/2008/05/02/how-to-catch-kokanee-the-basics/

http://www.trollersconnection.com/tips.htm

http://www.kokaneepower.org/articles/3.pdf

http://www.mackslure.com/stanarchive/kokanee.asp

http://activeangler.com/fresh-water/jensen-kokanee.shtml

 

[rajakar]

You can Search on internet for get a sharp result.

 

[ThatKokaneeKid]

8oz weight might be too much, especially for this time of year. Right now most fish people are catching are just with a dodger and no weight at all, and when the fish do start to drop later in the year a 4oz is probably all you will need