Left nipple to tip of my right hand...always in the 40 - 42 inch range. Sometimes whack them back to get more action - particularly if there are coho about.
Searun
Good to the "Last Cast"
I know that long leaders to hootchies are favored up North. I run my leaders (40# or 50# mono or fluoro) 18" to 20" for the hootchies. A lot more action and the fish has to decide it it wants to hit or not. My hook-up ratio went up when I went to the shorter leader. I like a single siwash (5/0 or 6/0) rigged with the end of the tentacles just above the bend of the hook. The short leader also catches Chinook.
For spoons, I'll run about 40-44".
Trolling speed for me is 2.5 to 3.5 mph.
42 inches, 40 lb test, 2.8 to 3.0mph
42-44 inches for Kings (sorry...Springs) 2.5-3.0 mph for hoochies or spoons....spoons over 4.5 inches go no flasher...I use 50 lb. florocarbon for the hoochies
Coho 28-32 inches and go FAST 3.5-4.5 or as fast as your gear allows. I really like dodgers over flashers for the Coho
Last edited by PHW; 04-03-2012 at 07:33 AM.
30ich leader on hoochie, 2.7-3.3 for springs, 30 lb leader
Leader lengths depend mainly on boat speeds. Commies who troll around 4.5 mph will use a completely different leader length from a rec who trolls at 2.3 mph. So you should be asking sped and leader length.
“The Gods do not subtract from men’s lives - the time spent fishing.”
True enough.......but my set up for my boat it's 36" for Coho and 42" for Springs.......40lbs leadersOriginally Posted by Theb55
So ReelSlim. Based on that info my guess is you troll around 2.3-2.5 mph.
“The Gods do not subtract from men’s lives - the time spent fishing.”
42 for springs is very short. Do you troll really slow for springs? I cannot remember using a leader under 60"" for anchivies and, in summer off Sooke, up to 9'
“The Gods do not subtract from men’s lives - the time spent fishing.”
The thread was leader length for hootchy's not anchovies-whole different ball of wax-6ft minimum up to 10 ft and even no flasher for anchovies or spoons. IMHO
"So many fish-So little time"
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