First Kokanee

[DavidB]

Greetings all, it finally happened, I caught my first kokanee. I owe it all to this great forum. I have learned so much from all of you, special thanks to DLM for the extra pointers on spinners. I fished Green Peter on 5/7/2010. Hit the water at 5AM, kinda dark and had to go real slow due to the logs in the water. I got to the island at day break, not another boat on the water, smooth as glass. I ran 2 lines out 150 feet behind the boat, both with sling blades and home made spinners with corn on the hooks. The lines were not in the water 5 minutes and one rod went down, before I could get to the rod, the other went down as well. I sure am glad I was the only one out there. Anyone watching this spectacle would have wet their pants laughing at me trying to fight 2 fish and miss the logs with the boat. Both fish in the boat. I let out the first line again and did not get 20 feet of the second line out before the first rod went down again, another fish in the boat.
What a great start to my first Kokanee trip. I wound up with 14 in the boat and lost that many more. I saw lots of folks catching fish and several not doing any good. Because of all of you I was in the first group, not the second group.
Thanks to all of you.

Is there a cure for Kokanee fever?

David

 

[Jim F]

Is there a cure for Kokanee fever?

David

No, only a temporary relief. IT involves having so many to clean smoke an pack away that you get tired of it. Then as soon as you crack a pack of smoked ones open, you wanna go do it all over again

 

[SilverBullets]

Great report David! It's days like that where kokanee dreams are made...good job!! awesomereport

 

[Petty4life]

101goodpost101101chromefish101awesomereport

 

[trollmonkey]

No cure

Congratulations David! I know I'll never forget my first kokanee,but man two at a time,sweet!Pretty cool you got them on spinners you made.Hope you (and all of us) have many days like you did.You are definately ruined for life!

 

[eenakoK]

Congrats! Welcome to the addiction!

 

[smokin' Kokes]

a double hookup first time outthumbsuptooexcited 101chromefish101
welcome to the Polish Firedrill, can only be performed on the water, no clapping allowed

you're hooked, no cure but lots of treatment
prescribe at least 100 days a year on the water signfishin.

 

[Jayson]

wow..two at one day? amazing stuff david..congrats at your success

 

[DLM]

Great job davidb, those chinese fire drill moments are a blast. I sent you a pm also.