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short Coppers and swivels
Legacy replied to SusanJames's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I would recommend a quality ball bearing swivel at the business end of your coppers. I would also recommend a longer leader length. I personally like 36' of fluoro for my coppers. -
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October 25 am 44 degrees Clear skies NW wind 7-13 mph Took a few days off to avoid the heat. Cold front rolled in last night so I figured it would be a good bet to be in a tree this am. Went into one of my deep woods sets and it didn't disappoint. Tons of action. I think I saw 7 different bucks. Highlight of the day was listening to two bucks in an absolute battle Royale. Antlers crashing, and sticks breaking. It was madness. One of the bucks was making a noise I haven't heard before. He was aggressively blowing but not like you would hear from an alert doe. It sounded more like I'm pissed off and out of breath. Maybe a buck roar but he was winded. It was wild to hear in the woods. He must of done it 12-15 times until the other buck ran off.
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So a quick recap of that past few days or so. I have been careful not to over pressure a couple of stands that I have been getting consistent pics from. At this point I am hunting some mornings also. Action has been good in the stands. Mature buck sightings seem to have slowed but I feel I see that every year around this time. Bucks are sparring rubbing and scraping like mad right now. I'm seeing a bit of bumping of does. Bucks just can't seem to help themselves and gotta check every doe they see. I saw a shooter earlier in the week working a scrape line so I adjust an existing set earlier this week and moved it to the opposite side of the woodline along with a cam. Unfortunately we have a warm weather pattern for the next week to deal with. The mornings are cold but with the mid day temps about 70 most of the afternoon action will be just before dark. This afternoon I'm back in the set where I killed my bow buck last year. I had a good 8pt daylight here yesterday at 530 so we shall see what happens. It's always a game of chess...
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October 11 am L43 H66 Partly sunny SW/variable light wind First morning sit of the year and it was a good one. Lots of deer on their feet this morning up until I snuck out at ten. I never seen so many bucks spar in one sit before. I saw over a dozen different bucks and they were feisty this morning.
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October 7 pm L47 H66 Partly cloudy skies 15-20 NW (windy mid day but becoming calm at dusk) Another action packed sit. Bucks are starting to get feisty and I now have 2 bucks on on the property with half racks. Saw 6-7 bucks tonight (and a bunch of flatheads). Lots and lots of sparring among the ranks.