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Good stuff Will!!I sent you a pm with my number. I still have to get you out for a Bluefin. Give me a ring in late June and I’ll have a better idea when we can get it done. Skippy
I can't wait to start filling the freezer with Flatties.
Matt, you got a seat with me man. We can set something up .
Bait bucket you do a great job on your videos thanks for sharing
Im subsrcibed coops been for the last year
Will , grab you're boat and gear and meet me at Flathead Lake Kalispell Mt . I think you would like this place 👍 . I hope you had a decent season so far.
Ash maybe we can link up, I spent the majority of the past 10 years fishing gate 8 and know all the hiding spots there, and there are a lot of them!More tips...clamp on rod holders for the rental boat are a must have. You don't need trolling rods in the early season persay. A snap weight kit and some mh 7' - 8' rods will work fine. Line choice is key for flatlining. You'll want the thinest braid you can get. I prefer fireline crystal but anything 8lb or smaller will be acceptable. Thin braid will help you get down. Then ill rock a quality micro swivel to a long floro leader. Earlier in the season you can get away with shorter as the water isnt as clear as later in the season when 30' of visibility. From there I'll snell a small octopus hook, and tie a tiny trebel on the tag end of the snell. (If the fish are funky Ill just use a single octopus) 10lb test floro is what I use most of the time.Choose the appropriate snap weight 1/4 for example would be a good starting point. Apply a shiner and let a ton of line out. Prior to owning line counters Id just guess and check, progressively letting more line out and or adding weight until I hit fish. I used to crush salmon this way prior to having leadcore setups with line counters.If you want lakers find some shallow flats and drag the snap weight accross the bottom. We nail a ton of them very shallow in 5-10 fow dragging shiners, stickbaits, and spoons. Shiners work pretty consistantly out there. If we are chasing salmon I like medium shiners and db smelt spoons, even flatlining. Krocadile spoons are nice to flatline too and troll nicely at rental idle speed. For lakers sometimes we get excessive and use large baits. After seeing some high 20# lakers shocked in the fall survey I think that approach is justified. What I've found I dont like about the other fishing areas is the smallie fishing...not its productivity but the number of people who fish over there for them. Not conducive at times to trolling efforts. The fishing pressure of the two areas compared to gate 8 is noticably different. Not to say we havent had stellar days on the big side but nothing compared to what we've done at gate 8. The above should help anyone lacking trolling gear to go out there and flatline some nice fish.