Totally Hooked Olcott 8/27 afternoon

[Totally Hooked]

Headed out and set up in 80 fow east of the harbor with my dad, son and wife. Lines were in at 5:00 and that was the last I would have to touch them until 6:10 when the mixed veggie on the 40' rigger goes. Looked like about a 15 lb king, he decided to release himself via the rigger cable. Slid out to about 110' to 140' and managed four more in less than an hour. Three of them on spin doctor / flies back 150' to 210'. Then we ended up catching what I think was my favorite fish of the year, a little 6" king. My wife wanted a picture in the worst way but the little rascal slid right of my hand and back in the water. Are those the pen fish from this spring? I love seeing future screamers.

Edited August 28, 2013 by Totally Hooked

[Kooter469]

  Yes i believe that would be a pen fish from this year, Thought they would be a bit bigger than 6" but ya i guesse it could be a pen fish.

[Tim Bromund]

Pen fish should be bigger. That was probably a wild one, they smolt out of the salmon river much later than the hatchery fish are penned/released and are much smaller starting out than their hatchey cousins so it takes them a while to catch up.

[mailtime26]

GREAT FISH.. have to ask what"wire" is? I apologise for my lack of knowledge not sure if its wire line off dipsys or a term I've got to get familiar with.. im a newbie.. thanks

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[Totally Hooked]

Thanks for the info, he was a cute little guy either way.

Mailtime26 - wire is referring to wire line for dipsey divers.

[mailtime26]

Don't believe ive seen it other then copper and leader material... do u need special eyelets for ur rods running wire

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[gander lander]

You don't need special eyelets but after a few years it wikl wear your tips out. It comes in 7 strand and 19. Its essential for salmon fishing in the summer months.

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[mailtime26]

Well hot dam..looks like another trip to gander mtn is on the agenda.. I run 30lb braided and seems to work well

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[K Gonefishin]

You definitely want to get yourself a wire setup, get a dipsey rods, install some twili tips and get a Diawa 47 or similar real (convector 30 or Tekota 600 same size) and load it up with 1000 ft spool of 30lb wire. Learn the Lotsa wire line knot http://www.lotsa.org/Wire%20Line%20Knot.htm and you'll be good to go, wrap your spool with either electrical tape or some mono prior to spooling and keep it tight. Wire divers are the bread and butter program that you should absolutely run. They saw off the fleas and catch fish, IMO a must have. 

[mailtime26]

Well I have all the above... minus the wire ... will have wire on by Sat.. just got my boat in January this is my first time trolling.. got skunked last Sunday ran over fish n bait but shudda marked them and kept running through at different angles

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[tinfin]

Well I have all the above... minus the wire ... will have wire on by Sat.. just got my boat in January this is my first time trolling.. got skunked last Sunday ran over fish n bait but shudda marked them and kept running through at different angles

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Don't forget the TWILLYTIP

[mailtime26]

U fishing this w end? Not sure what depths to start out in... marked lots of FISH in the 75 _90fow but no takers.. moved to deeper water trolling for steelhead but had couple pop's and one good fight for a bit on dipsy at 105out in 350fow did a nice jump n spit the hook.. hoping to hit a salmon or get at least a FISH to the boat this x... LoL.. not like stream fishing is it

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[K Gonefishin]

I would pound that inside, it can be tough but those inside fish will go no matter what you just have to wait them out and work em hard. Don't be afraid to put the speed to em, I've had some great bites at 3.0 at the ball you have to tick em off a little bit. I do better working the inside with spin docs and fly's for whatever reason. 

[mailtime26]

Well I will deff b running the insides marked lots of fish in 80 n 130 fow just didn't fish it long enuf.. its my first season and im greenhorn for sure

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