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Hit up trout today for first time. I always have wanted to fish this lake and just found out it is year round. Reading old reports of this lake, show there is a good population of bass.
I arrived at about 2pm and fished until about 430pm. Todays baits were all soft platics and jigs. I didn't get any hits, But I wasn't really expecting to. I was scouting and trying out a new pole. The lake looks like it will match my style of fishing and my pole is nice. I went with a 10 1/2 ft med. heavy baitcaster running 65lb. braid and 20lb flourocarbon leader.
Even with the cold weather, the reeds are starting to push up and I think some lillys are also. The water temps was only 41 degrees though. A few warm days is all we need to get those fish searching for my lure!
I ordered a couple deep diving cranks, they should dive to 30ft plus, they were a little bigger than I expected. I hope my new pole can handle them, my steelhead pole couldn't.
I also like that lake very much. I have fished it 22 times, caught many largemouth bass up to 4 pounds, 2 ounces -- And, once got broke off by a "huge" bass. Of course if they break you off they have to be huge -- but I did see this one and he (probably she) looked really big. I have also caught several very nice sized crappie from that lake during the month of May on top water floating Rapalas -- 12-13 inchers. Tight lines!
Dude, that is a good size crankbait. Your going to want to match that with a good stick that's for sure. Is that a River to Sea? I'd be curious to see how it works out for you.
thats a "manns'' crank I do have sonar and got down trolling, i just hope I can cast it to get it that deep. It is supposed to hold the record for most weight in a tournament. You tube has the clip. Who knows though, I have lots of lures/bait that I haven't caught fish on. This lake is way to dark to hold fish that deep. I used drop shot half of the time. I don't like short poles I'm gonna sell my short pole.
You bet Procaster, You want a rod that will get that bait out here so when you do get it down you can keep it down. Match that that with a 5:3:1 would also help the body. My buddy just gave me a similar deep diver like that in crawfish that I want to try this spring, but really for me, I wont be cranking that deep, I'lll probably be banging it around 10-20' but a swimbait on the other hand ......
when the water is this cold, and when there are no weeds, using a 20 Ib leader is way over kill, try using super light lines when the fish are sluggish, say 6-8 pound test, for me it has made a noticeable difference when the water is cold
I was talking 10-20 ft deep. I'm usually cranking with 10lb test (mono or co-poly). You'd need 6-8lb to get it down 30'ft.? I'll use 4-8 lb with for other applications thou, but not cranking.
Agreed with baconlober. In the cold water use lighter line. And me personaly, I use between 4-8lb test unless i know im going to a spot on the lake where you can get wrapped up in logs and other structures.
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Reel Obsession - Spectacular scenery, consistently big catches, and expert guides combine to make your fishing trip with Reel Obsession a truly unforgettable one. With many diverse locations and an abundance of fish to catch, Victoria and Zeballos offer incredible fishing charter opportunities in British Columbia.