Kokanee-Toni
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What do you think of downrigger weight color?
Is it important or not?
Is it important or not?
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Downrigger color
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What are you referring to as downrigger, the weight?
If so, I use black pancakes with some uv tape on the fins, have no idea if it helps or not, usually my lure is not close enough to the weight for the weight color to make a difference.
If so, I use black pancakes with some uv tape on the fins, have no idea if it helps or not, usually my lure is not close enough to the weight for the weight color to make a difference.
Kokanee-Toni
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Here's a few pages for you to look at.
http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/....php?t=1348&highlight=downrigger+weight+color
http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/....php?t=1348&highlight=downrigger+weight+color
That thread was super informative. I have always wondered such. Thanks.
Kokonuts
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Weight color
Ive made a lot of DR weight's and I paint them, use tape or I use chrome pipe to make the long round ones. Why not add a little more flash? 101idea101
I think it helps as you go deeper when you can fish closer to the weight.
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Ive made a lot of DR weight's and I paint them, use tape or I use chrome pipe to make the long round ones. Why not add a little more flash? 101idea101
I think it helps as you go deeper when you can fish closer to the weight.
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Kokanee Kid
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I think not.
Kokanee-Toni
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Kokonuts
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Weight Colors
It seems like there are Believers & Non Believers as usual! 101shock1101
I am a Believer allthough I cant prove it actually catches more fish. There are times when I am fishing close to the weight that I use a Verticle & Horizontal flashers as well as a chrome weight.
For the Verticle flashers I use a cable with 3 or 4 willow blades spaced out about 6'' apart above the weight with a another cable with 3 or 4 willow blades horizontal behind the weight, now think of it like an L shape.
I have actually seen Kokanee come up to the Boat to check it out with the weight about 5 ft. below the surface hanging on the DR. Send an E mail to me & I'll send some pictures of the weights that I make. [email protected]
Kokonuts 101ok101
It seems like there are Believers & Non Believers as usual! 101shock1101
I am a Believer allthough I cant prove it actually catches more fish. There are times when I am fishing close to the weight that I use a Verticle & Horizontal flashers as well as a chrome weight.
For the Verticle flashers I use a cable with 3 or 4 willow blades spaced out about 6'' apart above the weight with a another cable with 3 or 4 willow blades horizontal behind the weight, now think of it like an L shape.
I have actually seen Kokanee come up to the Boat to check it out with the weight about 5 ft. below the surface hanging on the DR. Send an E mail to me & I'll send some pictures of the weights that I make. [email protected]
Kokonuts 101ok101
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I dont see why it wouldnt be a plausible function. Correct me if I am wrong (which happens, Im aware) but doesnt the dodger stimulate the fish by attraction? Does the dodger not simulate a feeding frenzy? Or perhaps aggression? Why would outfitting the rigger ball not do the same thing? I witnessed something really cool when drifting the Sol Duc one year. The silvers where really packed in a huge hole and I would toss a Blue Fox through the hole. During the retrieve one fish would dart toward the spinner and flash it, immediately after that a school of them would attack the livin Jesus out of my spinner and FISH ON! As far as I can tell Thats the same thing we simulate with our dodgers/rigger balls. I dunno, food for thought.
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^I agree. Just about everything we send down there attacts whether it be by sight, vibration, or scent. Contrast plays an important part kokanee fishing also. Even a plain black weight can attract due to it's contrast with the sky above. Where I fish it's sunny most days and between the extremely clear water and my target depth being at the 40' level the added atraction of holographic glitter tapes really make a difference. It just doesn't make sence to me not to add attraction to the ball...especially when your running your set-up right behind a set of ball trolls. We know kokanee aren't ball shy when alot are caught useing set-backs of only 10'. Why bother trying to hide the ball...make it work to your advantage.
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kelson
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I do quite a bit of saltwater salmon fishing. I usually add a "dummy" flasher to the ball 6 to 10' behind the ball. I haven't tried it for koks but plan to this year. This technique would allow you to test several color combinations easily as opposed to painting/taping the ball. You will need to place your release clip up on the rigger wire 6' or so to keep the two from tangling.
When fishing in the salt and using a lure with its own action, I can place the lure 6 to 8' behind the dummy and have the pleasure of fighting a fish without the drag of of an inline flasher. For what it's worth........
K
When fishing in the salt and using a lure with its own action, I can place the lure 6 to 8' behind the dummy and have the pleasure of fighting a fish without the drag of of an inline flasher. For what it's worth........
K
