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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: island boy on August 26, 2008, 04:32:40 PM

Title: fav coho spoons
Post by: island boy on August 26, 2008, 04:32:40 PM
just wondering what are some of your favorite spoons or spinners for cohos. gold croc for me. ive also had success on this big old ugly tarnished  brass spinner. any way of tarnishing up a new one.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 26, 2008, 04:41:44 PM
just wondering what are some of your favorite spoons or spinners for cohos. gold croc for me. ive also had success on this big old ugly tarnished  brass spinner. any way of tarnishing up a new one.

Put it over an open flame (a candle will do very nicely) til it begins to darken, then insert into cold water.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Camman on August 26, 2008, 04:46:41 PM
I like a cold croc with a pink line on the side.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Chrome Mykiss on August 26, 2008, 05:33:13 PM
Hands down the Blue Fox Vibrax spinner in sizes 3-5 (silver blade with any body colour) and the Pen-tac BC Steel spoon in 2/5 and 2/3 oz (silver plated, maybe dressed with various colours of prism tape) do it for me  ;D

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album82/My_Big_Chromerfixed.jpg)

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album82/BRShaneCohofixed.jpg)

 ;)
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Rodney on August 26, 2008, 05:46:40 PM
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/gear/spoons.jpg)

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/071005_03.jpg)

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/071023_1.jpg)

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/071102_1.jpg)
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: island boy on August 26, 2008, 07:01:58 PM
nice fish boys. rodney, are you selling spoons and spinners this year?
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Every Day on August 26, 2008, 08:50:16 PM
Blue kitimats are the bomb. I hardley ever target coho but for the last 2 weeks of september last year I decided I would. Blue kitimat in a backwash every day after school produced at least 1 fish a day (almost hatchery every time). Crocs with a blue stripe (silver blade) also work very well. Koho spoons in blue work as well. Use the biggest one you can find, the bigger the better IMO. Try switching up colours or sized if other people are fishing spoons around you.  ;)
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: younggun on August 27, 2008, 02:26:38 AM
rvr fishing products 50/50 spoon, works for steelhead too.

iron head, silver koho spoon with blue scale and red stripe on the back side, no red stripe, no purchase
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: CustomRetrieval on August 27, 2008, 11:51:19 AM
All the staples have been mentioned, size depends on flow and depth, lures need to be 'deep enough'.

Crocs: 3/8oz - 1/2oz
(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/croc_cchart_hbfs.gif)(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/croc_cchart_hcbs.gif)(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/croc_cchart_hcgs.gif)
Koho: #45,#55 (Ironhead is heavier for a similar shape/style spoon; agree about the red stripe on the back)
(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/ironhead_cchart_blsc.gif)(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/koho_cchart_sfo.gif)
Kitimat: #45, #55
(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/kitamat_cchart_s.gif)(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/kitamat_cchart_b.gif)(http://www.gibbsfishing.com/images/kitamat_cchart_blsc.gif)
Blue Fox: #3-#5
(http://www.bluefox.com/images/lure_images/vibrax_plated/vibrax_plated_105.jpg)(http://www.bluefox.com/images/lure_images/vibrax_plated/vibrax_plated_300.jpg)
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: blueline on August 27, 2008, 01:40:59 PM
in the vedder, I use a copper blade - with hammer marks
or sometimes a silver blade that is smooth

works for steelhead too
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: clarki on August 27, 2008, 09:46:57 PM
I'm partial to green scale Koho
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Morty on August 27, 2008, 11:30:37 PM
Clarki  weren't the last Coho you caught were in 1994 !
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: lovetofish on August 28, 2008, 03:34:23 PM
Red striped Crocs have been the ticket for me (not that I have targeted coho a lot). But I have seen anglers having great success on the Chehalis using Blue fox lures.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Steelhawk on August 29, 2008, 03:37:54 PM
My home-made spinners work like a charm for coho spring & steelhead. #5 silver/chrome Colorado for tea coloured water, #3 for clear but moving water, #1 for gin clear, slow moving pool, #6 Indiana gold for Steelhead and #3 if clear water. Dead drift under a float is better than spinning it. I also used a large silver spoon for steelhead to search out a fish in big or deep water. 
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: clarki on August 30, 2008, 12:01:30 PM
Clarki  weren't the last Coho you caught were in 1994 !

You are a bitter, jaded, man Morty.

Normally, it is embarrasing to outfish you. This year it will  be a pleasure.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Rodney on August 30, 2008, 12:19:19 PM
nice fish boys. rodney, are you selling spoons and spinners this year?

Sorry I missed your post earlier. Next week I'll have some.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: boscheefish on August 30, 2008, 03:26:48 PM
ok ive always fished roe with floats , so my question is, whats the norm for fishing spoons, with out float or with

thanks
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Every Day on August 30, 2008, 03:29:50 PM
No float.... all you need is a rod, reel with line and your collection of spoons. Cast them out and retreive at various speeds (makes spoon go into diff zones) until you get a hit. Normally coho will attack in the 1st 10 casts. Spinners are best under a float.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 30, 2008, 03:30:18 PM
Generally speaking without floats.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: kingpin on August 30, 2008, 04:49:41 PM
No float.... all you need is a rod, reel with line and your collection of spoons. Cast them out and retreive at various speeds (makes spoon go into diff zones) until you get a hit. Normally coho will attack in the 1st 10 casts. Spinners are best under a float.

i thought coho hit in the first 12 casts.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Every Day on August 30, 2008, 05:00:23 PM
No float.... all you need is a rod, reel with line and your collection of spoons. Cast them out and retreive at various speeds (makes spoon go into diff zones) until you get a hit. Normally coho will attack in the 1st 10 casts. Spinners are best under a float.

i thought coho hit in the first 12 casts.

 ::)  10 is before 12.... I move on after 10  :D
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Tex on August 30, 2008, 05:25:28 PM
No float.... all you need is a rod, reel with line and your collection of spoons. Cast them out and retreive at various speeds (makes spoon go into diff zones) until you get a hit. Normally coho will attack in the 1st 10 casts. Spinners are best under a float.

i thought coho hit in the first 12 casts.

 ::)  10 is before 12.... I move on after 10  :D

I really find they hit in the first 11 casts.  Definitely 11.
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: kingpin on August 31, 2008, 01:18:05 AM
yup they hit on the 11th cast always. they are so aggressive, like them most aggressive fish ive ever seen.. :D
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: silverslab on September 02, 2008, 08:49:43 AM
blue fox # 4 with a grren body or brass colored colorado blades
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Nucks on September 02, 2008, 03:07:06 PM
My go-to spoon is the colorado!
Title: Re: fav coho spoons
Post by: Herrie on September 02, 2008, 04:02:20 PM
My favourites are Koho and Crocs