Steelheader4Life said:
Instead of using just a corkie and yarn use some bait (eggs, shrimp, sardine, tuna, etc.). I have never had much luck at all fishing artificials for springers. If I didn't have any good bait I would be tossing spinners or swinging spoons.[/QUOTE]
Cheers for the tip,
Caught a few at the dam last year on just corkies, ive done fine w steelhead and ive been using scent (shrimp oil) as I hear its not the visual cue of the bait they respond to but the scent, but that sounds good! Tried a bunch of skein eggs a kind fellow gave me one evening but that didn't seem to produce. Should i go out and just buy a tin of skein eggs to hold me over until i net a ripe hen to make my own bait?
Currently my technique for fishing bait would iust be to chuck it in the loop on my snell knot below perhaps a slightly larger corkie to float it off bottom and drift/bounce it down... Wait for more resistance than the constant tapping and put the wood to em'.
Any good options for bait if I dont have any cured up already (and I hate buying live sandshrimp, hate the smell esp once theyve died)
I appreciate all the tips I can get!