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After a decent trip to Baker Lake, I decided that with the rest of the week off, it was time to hit the salt for a bit. Got a late start after such an exhausting trip and I got on the water around 1100. Headed off to Point Robinson to drop the pots in the water and was actually fishing, lines wet at 1200. I started my troll at Point Heyer and headed North. About 20 minutes into my troll I was already laying into fish. There was bait surfacing everywhere and marking all over my finder. I laid into a couple shakers (one around 16" and one around 18"). At about 1300 I finally laid into a fish that had some size. It took a few runs on me and I was able (after a few attempts) to net it. I saw an extra fin, so I got my lure out of it's mouth, took a quick pic (over the side of the boat per the regs) and let it go. If I had to guess, I would say that it was about 5 or 6 pounds and around 25". It was taken at 85' on the wire in 110' of water with my home-made "Kingspin". I finally got a picture of one of my home-made concoctions, so here it is.
I start with a Coho Killer. Next, I take a clear UV needlefish (squid) and put it over the Coho Killer. Sometimes I fish it just like this (UV Needlefish over a Coho Killer) and I call this the Hootchie-Killer. It should technically be a Needle Killer, but Hootchie-Killer has already kind of stuck on my boat. Now, in order to make it a "Kingspin", I add a few beads and a spinner blade. If you have read my kokanee 101 article, then you would see that I just took kokanee lures and fused them together with chinook tackle. Basically, all I did was add a couple of green, a couple of glow beads and a 000 gold plated spinner to the Hootchie-Killer. This rig has caught me at least 3 nice sized fish in the last few weeks and has been the most productive rig for me this season BY FAR. If I had one piece of advice for any new anglers out there, don't be afraid to try something new.
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