What's Yer favorite Columbia River Lure??

FishinMission · 06-29-2001, 03:49 PM

Hey....since the fall season is fastly approaching.....I was wondering what the most consistently productive lure you use is. Mine is the Flash Glo spinner. I've never seen a lure hook so many fish. Salmon and steelies love these things. I'll use them during salmon season because A. They HOOK fish and B. Steelhead will also take them. I'll generally rig them with a 34" dropper, sliding lead line, about 17" of leader with a barrel swivel, then another 17" of leader followed by the spinner. Keep any eye on your rod tip. You should be able in most cases to see your rod tip pulsating. If it quits....you probably have some crud on your line. Keep it clean. Sharpen your hooks. And get the net ready!!

fishinlady · 06-29-2001, 05:51 PM

Hi FM:
My favorite lure is already in your boat. Thanks for the invite tomorrow. I'm squeezing in a potential boat ride (crossing my fingers for fish) in the North River til noon. Then off to Blue Lake park for the annual family picnic. Lets hook up soon...maybe Sunday. How's your early schedule look? Say Hi to the Mrs.

FishinMission · 06-29-2001, 06:49 PM

FL....gonna be goin' Sunday too. Who's got the North River?? Probably see ya out there. Mark [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

birdhunter · 06-29-2001, 07:14 PM

My favorite lure would also have to be a Flash Glo spinner. This crusty old guy once showed it to me and made me promise not to tell anyone about it. Ooops. We hooked two springers that day in an attempt to show him up but I think the final score was a lot higher in FishinMiss....I mean, that old barnacle's favor.

I also have a favorite Clancey that hooked 3 upriver brights in a little over an hour one morning at the mouth of the Kalama. Biggest one was 45 lbs. That thing was killing them until my last salmon bent it in the net. Never touched another fish after that, but I'm confident that with a little adjusting it will be back to its old fish-slaying self.

fishinlady · 06-29-2001, 07:27 PM

Hi again FM:
Who has the North River? Richard. Sunday AM would be good for me til noon. This week has been a crazy one. Meet you at Washougal Sunday AM. (Screwed up on the picnic schedule...its Sunday) I'll check this board or call/message me the time. According to the counts a few more have been running. Maybe another limit day? Lets give it our all. Chat with you soon. FL

FishinMission · 06-30-2001, 04:36 AM

Howdy.....I think it's a Whitewater Marine....and anyhow..I'm sure you're out there already....we're outta here....call late this afternoon. Birdhunter....hope to see you guys out there too!! Report to follow late this afternoon.

GoFish · 06-30-2001, 06:45 AM

Great topic! Too bad the thread is already diluted with 2-way chat. Isn't that what e-mail is for? Anyway, here's a "secret weapon", Gamagatsu treble in pink or chartreuse, matched with similar color corkies for the body and a Thin Twin mylar blade. Try dots of color on the blade. This rig works well in the current and reportedly will even catch sockeye in the Columbia!

umrules · 06-30-2001, 06:48 AM

I too have had some luck with the Flash Glo, but I think I have caught more on the Size 5 Brass blade/Orange body Vibrax spinner. And just picked up a new one that I am anxious to try this year. It is almost like a Bronze color, never seen it before this year. What Flash Glo's seem to be more productive for you, the Silver or Brass blades??

Tight Lines!!

AngleThis · 06-30-2001, 07:53 AM

For me the best lure by far has been a plug; the wiggle wart. Silver under red or silver under yellow. I've also found that running them 4' behind a string of flashers adds a great deal to the results. I've had my best luck running the rig just outside the seam with a fast drop off bank; ususally the shallowest anchored boat around.

Granted the rig is long and cumbersome and snaggy, and a pain come netting time, but I have had success with this setup amongst lots of boats, with no one else catching diddly. Once early in the year, near the top of Govmt. Island, I showed up, heard how dead it was, banged my first fish immediately, and my second in under a half hour, and took off for sturgeon.... Man did I get some dirty looks that day!

HOGTIDE · 06-30-2001, 12:28 PM

Gold Alvin. I don't mess with the bend. I do remove the factory hook, attach a large good quality barrel swivel and a stainless 6/0 siwash hook. With this riggin' the hook point frequently exits out the side of their head! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] ...perfect Tyee medicine!

FishinMission · 06-30-2001, 03:34 PM

The Flash Glo I like has a silver blade...#124....My bud's been doing well on a brass bladed spinner similar to the 124..in the Cowlitz Mouth area. I might have to try a brass one but it's hard to let go of ...the red ones work well closer to Bonneville too.

smilesforu · 06-30-2001, 04:13 PM

Got a picture of one of these Flash n glows? You Columbia guys speak a foreign fishing language.

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Trick · 07-01-2001, 07:42 PM

Dupont spinner....really knocks em' dead. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

Coot22 · 07-02-2001, 07:34 PM

hey fishin mission,

lomg time no talk..I have not been home lately with work and fishing going on. But, I have a proposition for you...I have begun to tie up these flash glo spinners myself with my one wire, beads and blades. They are identical. I know that my place of business never seems to have them in so if you ever need any... let me know. Also, I have begun to make them in different colors. I love the chartuese body flash glo for the salmon and then the pink flash glo for the steelies that I have tied up. I make them in the #124 nd the #125 sizes. And dont pay attention to birdie and his calling you an old barnacle. He kids because he loves [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ! By the way, went steelhead fishing above the washougal...two boats, four fish...(3 steelhead, 1 salmon) the steelhead were all keepers. We were anchored in 6-8 feet of water.

scrod · 07-02-2001, 08:33 PM

So, now we're selling Flash & Go. Its always something. The kwikfish crap should have been enough but NO.... now we have the latest! How about a fisher created and inventive lure, maybe something not on the market. How about some metal that we can create without shake and bake. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Pete · 07-03-2001, 04:57 AM

I like the Blue Fox Vibrax in "red" ... sizes 4 or 5. Anyone have suggestions for a good way to replace the hooks?

umrules · 07-03-2001, 05:37 AM

I replace all my Hooks, bei it Vibrax spinners or Mag Warts with Gamakatsu's.

FishinMission · 07-03-2001, 01:47 PM

Coot...I gotta bag of 124 parts too. That should keep Scrod happy....mmmm hand crafted...less expensive versions of a KILLER spinner. Very few here on Ifish have been "Converted to 124's"...their loss, huh? If they only knew........... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

David Johnson · 07-03-2001, 06:29 PM

Herring below Tongue Point and Kwikfish above for salmon.

For steelhead small Flatfish.