Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3718 Aug 17-31 | Page 20

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Aug 17 - 31, 2018
VOL.37 • ISS. 18
GONE FISHING
more successful. I have a lot of clients
that come up here and do really well. It’s
basically a hands-on seminar. On the other
hand, if you want to just catch fish all you
have to do is reel them in. It’s great for
kids because there are so many fish. There
is very little down time between bites
and there are a lot of double, triples and
quads. And your catch will be cleaned and
dressed and ready for your trip home.
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FS: I have seen on social media that
you are using some new tackle this
season, can you tell the Fish Sniffer
Readers about it?
CJ: I’m using Paulina Peak Tackle
and I really like their micro hoochies.
They work well up here and they come
in many different colors. They come
with Gamakatsu hooks which are
very sharp. Dodgers come prebent so
you don’t have to fuss with them.
They work correctly right out of the
package. The Purple Haze micro
hoochie has been at the top of my
list. It’s been hard to find in the
stores because they have been selling
out as soon as they get them, but
you can get them on line at www.
paulinapeaktackle.com. Purple
Haze, Lemonade and Cotton Candy
and Orange Moon have been by top
colors. I always match my hoochies
to my dodgers.
FS: Can you tell us about the type
of line that you are using?
CJ: I switched to braid mainline a
few years ago from monofilament. I
did a little test, I ran half my rods on
braid and half on mono and I caught
just as many fish with braid. Braid is
so sensitive. You can tell even when
you get a small 3” kokanee on, you
can see the bite whereas before with
monofilament there’s so much stretch
you could troll around and not know
you had a fish on. I also like braid
for trolling because it is smaller in
diameter than mono. The 25lb FINs
Locked, loaded and ready for action, Captain James Netzel is
blue 40G line that I use has the same one of a growing community of kokanee anglers that utilizes
diameter as 4lb mono so when I am
braided line on his trolling rigs.
trolling with down riggers there is not
Photo courtesy of TIGHT LINES GUIDE SERVICE,
Loomis.
as much blow back. I do use a 30’
top shot of 12lb Gamma fluorocarbon
FS: What are the advantages of using a line
line just to make it invisible in the water. I
counter reel?
also use FINS 150 lb. downrigger braided
CJ: I like having all my set backs on the
line as well on my downriggers. It is
down
riggers to be the same for each rod. If
quieter and it is a round line unlike normal
you have different setbacks, when you hook
down rigger line which is a flat line.
FS: Can you tell us about the specialized a fish and it comes to the surface you get
caught up more easily. I set all my rods back
rods you are using?
35’ that way you don’t get as many tangles
CJ: I use Cousins Tackle Kokanee
Composite Rods (7’9” KC790-2TG). They and they are back far enough that if you see
a fish on your fish finder you can raise them
are specifically designed for down rigger
up or lower them to the proper depth and still
fishing. Super light tip so that you can see
the bites and you can fight the fish well but get the fish.
FS: What is the real scoop on your secret
with a strong back bone section to control
corn recipe?
the fish. The problem with most rods on
CJ: That is a trade secret. Corn is
the market today is that they are too stiff
important
because it holds