Bradford / Tanner SPRINGER rigging pics...

[AnglersRental]

Got a buncha emails, didnt want to respond 15 times over. If you emailed me, consider this your response. :wink:

Here Is how I rig for springer plunking at Tanner Creek / Bradford Island.

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Finished rig ready for the water.

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Expanded view. Spinglow, 2 beads, hoochie skirt, corkie, 3/0 owner cutting point hook.

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Prawn tail (BC Angeling post cured. Tie hook on with snell knot (no egg loop) slide prawn tail up hook to eye, jam toothpic thru hook eye 1 inch or into prawn tail, cut toothpic off 1/4 inch above hook eye and jam corkie down onto toothpic, to hold prawn tail in position on hook.

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Some good combos... there are thousands different combos/choices, but here are 4 to get you started with all weather conditions.

1) Willamette special (orange/chartruse), good all around choice, especially deadly in clear water on cloudy day.

2) Chrome/chartruse, good with clear water on sunny day.

3) Pick Clown (pink/white) good in murky water on cloudy days.

4) Blue/Chartruse, good in murky water on sunny days.

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Weight rigging. 25 lb mainline (left), 40 lb 3' leader (right), 6" dropper from small wire spreader. Weight varies with water conditions/location, but generally not less than 6 oz and not more than 24 oz. If the area is really snaggy I will rig with a railroad spike and use 30 lb mono for the dropper. Put 1 single overhand knot into the mono dropper and it will break off with 15 lbs of pull, but wont just wear out and cut loose from abraision on the rocks like 10 or 15 lb mono would.

Good Luck... Save me a space in a couple weeks...!

UG

[Stew]

Cool! Thanks for the info UG :smile:

[jokester]

Thanks for the info UG. I've been meaning to post a question and ask everyone how they rig for plunking for springers. This will be my first springer season and seeing as I don't have a boat yet, i'm a bankee. graemlins/berry.gif You said you use 25 lb main line and 40 lb leaders, right? I've had people tell me to use 15 lb main and 20 lb leaders, 20 lb main and 25 lb leaders, etc. Is this true? Can you use some of these line weights that i've been told, or do you recommend something heavier :shrug: Thanks for all the info!

-Aaron

[AnglersRental]

The thing about Bradford/Tanner is ROCKS!!!

Rocks that abraid line, rocks that snag rigs, rocks that fish wrap around. Some the size of baseballs, some the size of a small Volkswagon... I would rig lighter on one of the sand beaches further west, but up by the dam you have to be able to put some horsepower on the fish.

With rocks, current and 50 other lines close by to tangle in you want to be able to control that fish.

Plus, they are not leader shy. 40 or 50 lb leader, 25 or 30 lb mainline works good. Go with the heavest stuff you can cast, knowing that you rarely need to cast more than 50 or 75 feet when fishing up by the dam.

This is not the place for finesse, brute strength is better.

UG

[ 03-15-2003, 08:09 PM: Message edited by: Uglygreen ]

[PapaHog]

Uglygreen you are great. Thanks for the rigging tips.

Your sharing of your fishing knowledge is second to none. Thanks PapaHog

[stick flicker]

One of the better posts I have seen on Ifish, good job UG those look like great combinations. Tactics for the bankies are always appreciated. Don't even bring the drift rod, its a toothpick trust me.

[IFISH4U]

Wow, those are pretty, do you actually use those or hang them on your rearview mirror for decoration,lol.

[jokester]

Thanks again. I'll probably be fishing more on the sandy beaches, but i'll remember this if I ever fish by the dam. Your information is greatly appreciated! :cheers:

[Kilgore]

You know you're making a lot of friends here with your no-nonsense help graemlins/applause.gif

[high_arc]

Great post and pictures. Thanks a bunch.

[Big_Fishee]

i love pictures, especially the colorful ones.

i use the same set up, except with 30# main, 25# leader and 20# dropper, and w/o the hoochie.

[Nanook]

UG - that will never work! :tongue:

[Paddlefish]

Great post, UG! graemlins/applause.gif

Of course, "your results may vary," but wonderful combination of combinations.

Great point in reminding folks that the rocks rule in the Tanner Creek / Bonneville area. Plunking off sandy, snag-free, lower Columbia beaches is Easy Street by comparison. And the weight-to-dropper-strength ratio is -- to me -- the trickiest thing to balance: you're throwing most of a pound of weight in order to hold in the current, but too much enthusiasm/rod speed on the cast will result in the MOAB (Mother of All Backlashes) if the dropper line breaks. (And then, of course, you'll need a change of address for your railroad spike, which now resides in the state on the other side of the river. :depressed: ) On the other hand, you can upgrade your dropper to nuclear strength, in which case you're risking the loss of your fish and terminal tackle if your lead line isn't the weakest link.

I find that 15-pound test works about right for my dropper, most of the time, with 30-pound main line and leader. I don't seem to break it off too often during the cast with my 11-foot plunking rod, but either my retrieve or a salmon strike seems capable of disengaging the weight.

May your rod bow down and your bell signal its worship of the Columbia salmon gods. :bowdown:

[Pirate]

UG
Does that rig work from an anchored boat??? It looks great!! :whazzup:

[Red]

U.G.

Nice post. I don't fish the area, but I clicked on your post because of your ability to share your information. You take time to image and explain for the masses graemlins/dork.gif . You are a generous man. :bowdown: Thanks.

[Time Off]

Excellent pics and explaination! That rig looks good enough to eat! Is there any reason this wouldn't work on the lower Columbia?

[Firedog]

U G, Good post, one other tip for those new to plunking up at the dam. Use Mono for main line, Not a good place for braided lines. To many rods in the water and the braid tears up mono when it rubs on it and lines will rub.

Make sure you have enough rod for the area also, like mentioned before it is usually a minimum of 6oz and up to 20oz depending on the spot you are fishing.

Watch where other's are casting and do the same, usually just a bit upstream so that you hang up right in front of yourself. If you are unsure of how to do things ask and also try and not fish in the most crowded locations till you get the hang of where to throw and also throwing the heavier weights.

I am up there somewhere a few days a week, usually in an FDNY hat. Stop and say hi.

[ 03-16-2003, 08:52 AM: Message edited by: firedog ]

[AnglersRental]

Yeah, it will work from a boat, but you also have more options such as spinners and kwikfish and other stuff. You can fish that same boat stuff stuff from the bank, with a float on a spinner or sliding a quickfish down the line etc... but it gets aweful expensive losing anything. When fishing in a crowd you probably want to stick to pretty much the same methods as others to avoid conflict. Like was pointed out, leave the braided line at home.

If I have a choice I would probably fish a traditional prawn spinner over a spinglo setup out of my boat. I like that blade out there vibrating and flashing in the current.

And there is no reason why the same rigs wouldn't work further west off the sand beaches, I would probably go a little lighter to be able to cast further and swich to a sliding weight setup like Mr. ****** reccomended last week on another thread.

UG

[Bankbound]

Between you and ******'s info on plunking there is no reason that I can't catch some springers this year. THANK YOU graemlins/applause.gif
Now if I could get away from my girl long enough to get a good night's sleep I'd actually go :grin:

P.S. Brad do you prefer the tanner creek or bradford island area??

[ 03-16-2003, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Bankbound ]

[Fish Hawg]

:cheers: thanks for the gerat pictures and info Quick Fisher :dance:

[number1 G.I.]

Nice post UG...I'll try them from my boat as my prawn option to kwickies.

[Stratocaster]

Summer steelhead plunking on CR? Bet they couldnt resist. Thanks UG.

[5-Cents]

UG,

Thats a first class post :cheers:

[Navigator]

UG -- :bowdown:

I'm coming to Jesus! I see the light.

[danger]

Thanks again for the post UG, did anybody mention where you can buy the skirts...Fisherman's?

Thanks,
Dan(ger)

[Nanook]

Just ****** to you UG. :wink:

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[ 03-17-2003, 06:20 PM: Message edited by: ****** ]