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Here's a little tip for the Willamette that may help the bankies tie into a few more fish
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If you'd like to run a prawn spinner from the bank, give this method a try, you may be rewarded with some prime spring chrome. You'll want to have a stout rod capable of casting heavy leads, and a reel spooled with 30# test.
To a large spreader, attach a dropper line of 18-24" and a 16 oz. bank sinker with 15# test(in case of inevitable hang-up), to the other part of the spreader attach 24-36" of 30' test.
Add a bobber stop about 6-8inches from the tag end(the part not attached to the swivel). Slide on a cork bobber( about the size of a golf ball, maybe a tad bigger), then attach a heavy duty barrel swivel( 100# rated), this will be your other bobberstop.
Prawn Spinner set-ups
Next add a pre tied up prawn spinner(or spin-glow and beads/or corkies above the prawn), with a heavy duty snap swivel attached opposite end of the hook for easy attachment/removal from the other leader.
The cork helps float your bait 'in the zone', even with some of the bigger spinner blades.Note the the pictured rigs have plastic clevises for quick changes of blades.And like I said, spin- glos are excellent alternatives to blades, and with the cork, spin-glos remain right in the eyes of the fish.
This method will put fish on the bank, untill the bait thief fish show up in unbearable numbers, then it's time to plunk an Alvin.
Guess what? The cork set-up works for those too, just add the Wobbler attached to a snap swivel instead of the prawn spinner.
Hope this may help someone add a springer or two to their tag this year, I know it surely increased my catch rate when banking it.
With the Willy heading to being off color again, and the Clack still pumping green, this is the perfect time to give this technique a whirl.
Good luck all !! Any ????'s feel free to ask away.....
Chris
[ 04-26-2003, 08:28 PM: Message edited by: FWF1 ]
If you'd like to run a prawn spinner from the bank, give this method a try, you may be rewarded with some prime spring chrome. You'll want to have a stout rod capable of casting heavy leads, and a reel spooled with 30# test.
To a large spreader, attach a dropper line of 18-24" and a 16 oz. bank sinker with 15# test(in case of inevitable hang-up), to the other part of the spreader attach 24-36" of 30' test.
Add a bobber stop about 6-8inches from the tag end(the part not attached to the swivel). Slide on a cork bobber( about the size of a golf ball, maybe a tad bigger), then attach a heavy duty barrel swivel( 100# rated), this will be your other bobberstop.
Prawn Spinner set-ups
Next add a pre tied up prawn spinner(or spin-glow and beads/or corkies above the prawn), with a heavy duty snap swivel attached opposite end of the hook for easy attachment/removal from the other leader.
The cork helps float your bait 'in the zone', even with some of the bigger spinner blades.Note the the pictured rigs have plastic clevises for quick changes of blades.And like I said, spin- glos are excellent alternatives to blades, and with the cork, spin-glos remain right in the eyes of the fish.
This method will put fish on the bank, untill the bait thief fish show up in unbearable numbers, then it's time to plunk an Alvin.
Guess what? The cork set-up works for those too, just add the Wobbler attached to a snap swivel instead of the prawn spinner.
Hope this may help someone add a springer or two to their tag this year, I know it surely increased my catch rate when banking it.
With the Willy heading to being off color again, and the Clack still pumping green, this is the perfect time to give this technique a whirl.
Good luck all !! Any ????'s feel free to ask away.....
Chris
[ 04-26-2003, 08:28 PM: Message edited by: FWF1 ]