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Iki Jime
3, 4 and 6 is a wild assortment of weights.Fished a couple of hours tonight until sundown underneath the bridge near Armitage park. Lost 3 bluefox lures in a row to snagging on rocks... 2 were brand new, right out of the package (sizes 3,4 and a 6). I cut off the treble hooks that they come with and attached the big single siwash hook, since I'd read that this can reduce snagging. I STILL lost 3 within the first hour there.
The first two I lost while trying a spinner technique that I'd read on this forum... cast slightly upstream, let the current drift the spinner down stream (reeling only enough to keep slack out of the line) until it starts to swing back toward the bank. Let the current spin the blade in place for a few seconds, then retrieve.
Am I doing something wrong? Are there just places where you can't use this technique due to underwater structure causing snags? Are the spinner sizes too big/heavy for this type of fishing?
James
I landed a car tire on Saturday...
Did you eat it? They're a little dark this time of year, but I bet it'll smoke up just fine.
In high, fast winter flows, don't discount the idea of casting it directly up the bank in front of you, and reeling like mad. Fish hug the edges in fast, cold water.
Geez, I'm giving up all my secrets on this site.