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CrazyCaptainWillie
Thoughts?
Glad to hear you are getting after them! I have actually caught several more since I started this thread so there seems to be plenty of fish around, at least where I am fishing anyways.. I agree with the above advice, though. I have never had any luck with corkies and yarn for springers. The ones I have caught on corkies and yarn were all foul hooked while drifting for summer steelhead. I feel that you have a much much much better chance legally catching a springer with either large pieces of bait (especially when using eggs and sand shrimp together under a float), or spoons and spinners as I have lately.
Sounds good, good luck out there!
PS- for springers, orange is a good color! Also chartreuse of course.. but if I had to have one- gold lil Cleo or Kastmaster for sure :thumb:
Fantastic, heard some good reports lately (not just on this thread) from a lil cleos. Is there any size in particular? And do you ever attach a split shot to the line to get a little more reach and depth? I have some spoons that are just way too light. Im also following techniques that dictate either a 45 degree downstream cast and swing / slight upstream cast (for depth) and a real slow retrieve.
Yes, the 2/5 ounce gold Lil Cleo is my favorite springer lure, no added weight necessary. The 3/4 ounce is also a good one and even better if the hole is large and deep. Don't get too caught up with casting angles and retrieve rates and such.. there might be something to be said about all of that, but honestly most of your fish will come when you just wing it out there in no particular direction, let it sink to the bottom, and steadily crank it back in.
Also curious to hear what you guys thing of using braided line w a monk bumper. I have maybe 6' iof 12# mono on the end of my braid but do guys find these fish to be line-shy?
Yes, the 2/5 ounce gold Lil Cleo is my favorite springer lure.
Do you keep the treble hook that comes with it on, or do you switch it out with a single point hook? I have half my spoons with single and the rest with the standard treble hook @taconight2night. Thanks!
Cheers
It was still wearing a harness and a collar with tags. Please, anyone, what do you think I should do? Call the fire dept, animal control, push it off with a stick? It was pretty f'n disgusting.
I scouted and found a deep spot a few mins from Eugene. I was the only soul in the area and got this guy on my first cast in the hole! 2/5 once gold Lil Cleo, sink to the bottom and a slow retrieve... POW!