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05/27/2008
Top Fishing From Boat
Rainbow Trout
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Hook & Bait
Morning
05/27/2008
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Went, I believe to the South end near the pump house .The fish were veteran bait stealers lol.If you want the kids to have fun this lake at this time may not be the best but I was able to limit both Saturday and Monday.If i put my worm and corn on the bottom or even off the bottom nothing was caught.I put a bobber on and put the drop length about 8FT then quickly discovered the fish were very tricky and kept stealin my corn leaving the worm beat up.I re-Corned and this time I watched my bobber like a cat in a field full of mice.Timing and experience I was able to beat these 11IN and up to 13IN rainbows at their game My 9 year old son was not having as much luck no matter how hard I tried to help him.My wife caught 2 but she to was not grasping the fact that the fish were not devouring the hook and you needed to rely on timing and set the hook very early when the bobber just starts to go under.Hopefully when weather stays a bit more calm these fish will bite a bite more serious and the less experienced can bringum in


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Anglinarcher
5/28/2008 11:52:00 AM
You are now seeing why so many different types of bobbers/floats are made. (LOL)

Next time try a quill or torpedo shaped bobber, like those made by Thill. They slip under the water easier so the fish reject the bait less. You can also find them pre-weighted to help with casting distance, but you just want the "body" of the float to rest just above the water, with the quill or flag end resting high.
glastron876
5/28/2008 12:43:00 PM
Hi there,
My wife an I fish up there quite a bit in fact. We limit out nearly every time.
The last couple of weekends we have noticed the "veteran's" that you speak of. We have learned that they are normally the smaller ones.

Here's a tip: we use the following - 1/4 oz slip egg style weight w/ 24" - 30" leader line to the smaller gold hook loaded with Orange Power Bait & white marshmallow beneath. (load the marshmllow first - then the power bait on the hook).

My wife - last trip out - got tired of "feeding" the veteran's - she switched out to a small GOLD TREBLE hook - using only Orange Power Bait. She did well at nailing the veteran's - and yes - most of them smaller than what we usually catch.
You can check out the recent report for her pic
Good luck in the future.
Polarkraft
5/28/2008 4:22:00 PM
ahh ya I seen those bobbers I must get some .I did goto a smaller bobber and that helped alot ,maybe we have better luck this weekend .See you all out there I am in a 14FT Polarkraft jon my name is kevin give us a wave
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