I have heard rumors about putting a piece of corn on one of the hooks. Is this right? Can you also fish them plain or with other  things like sucker meat?

You can use a piece of nightcrawler about 1/2" to 1" long, salmon eggs, powerbait or Gulp. I've never tried a piece of sucker meat, and I don't think I would. If you try sucker meat I would make it a very small thin piece. Go buy a can of "Shoepeg White Corn" at the grocery store and use a kernel on your hook. I prefer to hook one piece with the open end of the kernel facing back. I think the Shoepeg corn outproduces everything. Also experiment without the bait on the hook.

Also, do other species like rainbows or macks strike these lures?

YES!

 

I've never tried a piece of sucker meat, and I don't think I would. If you try sucker meat I would make it a very small thin piece

The last time I went to granby I was trolling a peanut with a dodger. I put a whole, frozen sucker on the peanut and landed a koke. Anything can happen.


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I put a whole, frozen sucker on the peanut and landed a koke.

Holy cow! Was the whole sucker about 1" long or was the Koke like 25 pounds? LOL.

 

It was about 2in. I was shocked too. I set the rig out for lakers and was shocked when I pulled in the Koke. Maybe it didnt even see the sucker and went straight for the peanut which was a bright orange?


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ok, I'm the stupid one here.. what's a peanut? (besides the obvious)

 

ok, I'm the stupid one here.. what's a peanut? (besides the obvious)

Its kinda like a spin-n-glow or a corkie:

I call it a peanut

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LOL... ohhhhhhhh a CORKIE! now that I knew. thanks Jay ;D

 

i use wedding rings and kokanee killers , both work excellent for kokanee , last year we had some good times killing the kokes on wedding rings , i like arnies also , i havent figured out needlefish , they seem to have no action behind my pop gear

 

i havent figured out needlefish , they seem to have no action behind my pop gear

My grandfather fished for Kokanee with pop gear and a Dick Nite and we used to always catch tons of fish. I still use just plain ole Dick Nites and needlefish and do real well. I don't think you need a huge amount of action as the attractor (pop gear or dodger) attracts the fish not the action of the tiny lure they bite.

 

thanks for the tip laker , i havent tried dick nites at all , i cant wait to fish the run from blue mesa this august

 

I tried the Kokanee Killers at my local fishing hole. Trolled them behind the canoe while fighting the wind until I was tired and went home. I was showing fish on the fish finder at 15-25 ft and decided to put a big barrel sinker above the swivel about 3 ft in front of the lure to get it down deeper. The other lure was on the surface. The deep lure is the only one that got hits. Got 2 kokes and one rainbow. First time I ever caught a koke!

 

Got 2 kokes and one rainbow. First time I ever caught a koke!

Those Kokanee are great eating. Try the recipe in the last issue of Colorado Fisherman Magazine. The Growler and I thought it was the best we've probably ever had.