My experience tho limited, is use roe. I was out visiting this summer and spent two weeks fishing every day. Was end of July first week of August. My buddies neighbours all avid fisherman helped me out alot with info on how to hook up with some Reds. They all don't fish that time of year because they say there just isn't enough fish in the system.. I though avid fisherman really don't care about how many fish are in the system, just getting out is the main thing.
The consensus from them all was to use wool on a short float. Well after 4 days in a row and about 8 hrs a day fishing all over the flow... 0 fish nada. Why, 4 days of using the same presentation? I am a very patient angler, and didn't know any better. On my way home after the 4th day of fishing I decide it's time to change things up a bit. Stop at the local convenience store and grab a couple of tubs of roe. I was thinking, I was becoming the joke on the street because everyday after the neighbours got home from work they would all come over and ask me how the fishing was and my answer was always the same, nothing, then the sheepish grins from them.
Then I started thinking maybe, just maybe, these nice neighbours are all B.E.A.K.S. Went out on day five using the roe with a bit of wool tied on and I started to get into them. My first hook up lasted about 20 seconds and got off, but I new right there things were about to change. My next hookup about 15 minutes later and I land a nice Red about 10 lbs, also a few Soks but they were all released unharmed.
Invited everyone over for a nice bbq salmon dinner and the salmon wasn't the only thing getting grilled. The boys were grilling me to death on what I was using. So it was my turn to have a bit of fun with them. I told them I just changed up the colours of my wool and BAM. The look of astonishment on their faces was priceless, you had to be there. I never did tell them what I was using I was having to much fun. We had fresh Reds for dinner for the next 5 days and I put a few in my buddies freezer for having me.
My last day on the flow, who do I run into. Rodney with the Maple Leaves floats. We had a good chat and he put on a clinic for me with 2 or 3 Soks in a row to my nothing. As he was leaving to go pick some berries for his wife, he offered me some of his secret baits, showed me how to rig them and said good luck. I got 4 Soks in the next hour and headed home because I was out of bait. A true gentleman all and all. I will be out again next year Rodney and hopefully we can get together and spend a day or two fishing. Would also like to thank Bryson Kent for taking me out on my first day and showing me around. We both got skunked but it didn't bother us at all. He even bought me lunch, doesn't get much better than that. We will get out again next summer Bryson and lunch and gas is on me this time. Thank you very much, your a true sportsman and a gentleman.
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