Post by: lucky33 on May 31, 2013, 08:43:29 AM
Post by: Skillet on May 31, 2013, 09:05:17 AM
My gramps caught a 20+#'er out of here a number of years before that. He was trolling a Lucky Louie plug on leaded line, if I recall correctly. Got the newspaper clipping in my garage - I'll check it out tonight.
Post by: TommyH on May 31, 2013, 10:17:13 AM
Post by: sirfunkeybut on May 31, 2013, 10:17:56 AM
Post by: benhuntin on May 31, 2013, 10:19:59 AM
Post by: lucky33 on May 31, 2013, 10:56:10 AM
"mackinaw" is a native american word for " large fish that dissapoints..." :chuckle:seems to be the case. The only one Ive hooked so far was on a rapala, but I do like the idea of jigging. I know where to find them consistantly, so ill give it a try :dunno: Cant be any slower than it has been
Post by: sirfunkeybut on May 31, 2013, 10:58:44 AM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on May 31, 2013, 11:30:11 AM
Post by: Skillet on May 31, 2013, 11:38:20 AM
"mackinaw" is a native american word for " large fish that dissapoints..." :chuckle:seems to be the case. The only one Ive hooked so far was on a rapala, but I do like the idea of jigging. I know where to find them consistantly, so ill give it a try :dunno: Cant be any slower than it has been
Jigging for them is fun - especially when you see them rocket off of the bottom to catch your bait as it falls. Here's a pic of some I was
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg855.imageshack.us%2Fimg855%2F8763%2Fimg00320.jpg&hash=b8382f3d7ac3ec6f352cfadc2d5e76e957d0ef47) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/img00320.jpg/)
This is pretty cool, too - that's a 3/4 oz jig going down to meet a pile of macks on the bottom in Lake Chelan
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fa%2Fimg198%2F8976%2Fdscn2425l.jpg&hash=f73de41f85a1f4ee9a45b2ff838683d3cad14c65)
Post by: Skillet on May 31, 2013, 11:59:40 AM
"mackinaw" is a native american word for " large fish that dissapoints..." :chuckle:seems to be the case. The only one Ive hooked so far was on a rapala, but I do like the idea of jigging. I know where to find them consistantly, so ill give it a try :dunno: Cant be any slower than it has been
If you know where they're at you got the hard part done. They can be just a bit finicky, so just keep switching up jigs until you find the combo. Whatever you use, make sure it smells good.
Post by: Skillet on May 31, 2013, 12:02:37 PM
My cousin and I caught a couple macks in the 3-5lb range incidentally while kokanee fishing on lamiglas fc 7'6" UL rods - I have never been so fooled by a large fish. Thinking I had snagged weeds or a stick and reel up a good size laker... anyone know why they don't fight even a little? Is this typical mack behavior?
Yep. They are fat, lazy, eating machines. I've had a few bigger ones make some blistering runs back down to the bottom, but I've NEVER mistaken one for a coho... they basically headshake you and try and get back down to the bottom. Were you trolling with mono? Jigging with braid seems to always get a better fight out of them from what I've experienced.
Post by: mwhunter on May 31, 2013, 12:07:41 PM
Post by: lucky33 on June 03, 2013, 02:09:50 PM
Post by: TommyH on June 04, 2013, 10:24:25 PM
No go on the lakers. Tried all weekend, nothing. Not a bite. Im sure they cant be caught :chuckle: Trolling, jigging, and a whole lot of lure changes did nothing. Im marking them a bit deeper, 70ft average, but even when I know Im going through fish with my lures they arent tempted. :dunno: :dunno:
Try hitting them at night?
Not sure....IF they are that deep.....what can they see that deep in the dark?
Post by: Skillet on June 05, 2013, 11:54:03 AM
They can see glow stuff! And they can smell smelly stuff. Sometimes hard to catch fish go on the bite when its dark. Ever watch "river monsters"?
Ah, nighttime is for the silvers on Loon! Here's the old pic of my Gramps with the big ol' mack he caught out of there a long time ago-
As you can see, he was more of a "filet and release" guy... :chuckle:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fa%2Fimg11%2F7302%2F1370325600197.jpg&hash=a94e53c1ca1556ca3ba411e12c1ff172e4b8ed3c)
Post by: sebla on June 06, 2013, 06:05:42 AM
Post by: lucky33 on June 06, 2013, 09:23:49 AM
They can see glow stuff! And they can smell smelly stuff. Sometimes hard to catch fish go on the bite when its dark. Ever watch "river monsters"?Might be a go....the boat traffic comes to a halt at nite, and is sure alot more peaceful. Ill get one some how, even if it takes all season :tup: