Tips & Reports
7.21.10 Summer Trophy Sticks Report!!
Place- All over the USA.
Trophy Sticks are hitting everywhere. We have just got recent reports of the largest Mackinaw to come out of California. A 34 pound monster. Pics will be soon to follow. We have been getting reports from locals from Flaming Gorge and the 10" Monster Stick Silver Platter is the secret lure for the Trophy targeting angler of this Reservoir. With 30-50 pound fish being reported weekly. One guy got a 24, 27, 32, 38, 42 all in one day on this lure. We have also got recent reports of Trophy Bluefish caught on them in Waterford CT on the 6.5 Tasty Tui Trophy Stick. (See Gallery) A local lake in the Sierras kicked out a 26 pound mackinaw on the 10" Bloody Bow Trophy Stick this season as well. See video section and picture gallery. Our Hot- Steel Custom exclusive Trophy Stick has been slaughtering fish on Lake Camanche, Amador, Pardee, Almanor, Silver Lake, Caples Lake and is just about one of the hottest Trophy Sticks custom baits on the market. You can only purchase them at Manteca & Sacramento Fisherman's Warehouse or on www.fishermanswarehouse.com
Jake Bunio Trophy Sticks Pro Staffer
6.08.09 Tahoe 12.9oz. Big Brown!! Place- Lake Tahoe.
Dan Larkins of Sparks reeled in a Mammoth Lock Leven Crome/Silver Tahoe Brown of 12 pounds 9 oz. znd 31 inchs long off North Shore !! Inside the cal Neva Bouys in 15 feet of Water with a 5.5 Tui-Chub Trophy Stick covered in Pro-cure Tophy Trout Gel and Pauzkies Fire Krill ,was It's Down Fall !!! 8 pound P line was the line.... It had 8 or so Small Crawdads 1.5 to 3 inchs long !! Later we saw a Meganzer Diving Bird get Nailed by a Hugh Brown or Mack ( 3 or 4 feet) 30 feet or so from the PT-109 , while Mackinaw Fishing and it was Awesome !!! The Monster Fish Leaped out of the Water after following the Bird up from the deeps and drove it back down ...in it's mouth ... to never Reappear Again !!! It was the First time that I have Seen such Agressive Behavior toward Birds !!! I have seen them hit and injure or kill them on the Surface while under the Water... But never Leaping out of the water like a Great White Shark Nailing A Seal !! We got Mackinaw Lake Trout limits for All in 1 hour and 40 minutes today for the Carson City Ormsby House Sportsman Assosiation Members..19 inch to 24 inchs.....Aloha !! GST 8) www.blueribbonfishing .com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
5.25.09 Tahoe 12.9oz. Big Mack 20+!! Place- Lake Tahoe.
Took out Brent Hagood of Georgia and Ed Hardt today for some of that Tahoe Mack'n and they wanted to go Big and they Were Not Dissapointed !!! Using 6.5 Silver Platter Trophy sticks we hit north shore and netted one fish the 24 pounder !!! It took brent 25 minutes to reel in and he was speechless!!! Yes I don't beleive it either.... Eric said he dreamed I would hook into another Monster mack today and told Barb when he wke u and I did Later that morning !!! ............Number 42...............YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE !! !! Thank You Lord !!! Aloha !! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
5.20.09-5.25.09P> Place- Bucks Lake.
Thank you Jake. Caught the big one on Trophy Stick as well as half of our fish after losing our sticks to structure, once I LOST all my trophy sticks!!! Was there for five days, and caught close to thirty fish. Smallest was around five pounds, and the largest was eighteen. Ended up coming home with close to forty pounds of fish, and released probably about one hundred pounds of Macks back into the lake. Will Definately think about doing that trip again next year. Cabin and Lake was a Blast. Jake Need More Sticks!!! WILL WORK FOR STICKS!!! Stafford Family
4/20/09-5/20/09> Place- Bucks Lake.
Angler Robert Jones- Boats 34 Macks over 10 pounds in one month with many in the 20 range all on 5.5 & 6.5 Silver Platter Trophy Sticks. This is one heck of a report!!!!!! Robert Jones-Quincy Ca.
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 10, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Went out on Lake Tahoe Yesterday at 12:30 and fished with Trophy Sticks til 3:30 as winds and waves were back to blizzard intensity and 3 to 5 foot white caps. Hooked into and Netted with the "Wonder Net" a 11 pound 32 inch Big Mackinaw off Blue Holes on south shore and he was a beautiful dark brown male !!! Then off Zephyr Cove Buoy hooked into a 6 and half pound 26 inch fighter !!!! Took one over the bow while reeling in and THAT DID IT...... I ran the PT-109 back home to Cave Rock and saw instantly Increaseing Large Waves coming over the breck water Rock Wall !! Showed the 11 pounder to earing man inspecter at the ramp and ran the Yukon and PT-109 Home and put them both to bed . Aloha!!!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 8, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
I Trolled off cave rock again with Fishsniffer flotila in lite snow and wind at first ...... Got three hookups - 1. 6 pound mack released 2. 18.2 pound Monster Mackinaw 37 inchs long and a solid fighter for me , Hit right as the wind increased as Macdaddy Pounded By (the PT-109 and I ) and the rest of the flotilla headed in ( I was going to put and Run in to but that is when the Reel went crazy and started screaming..... I fought the Big Mack for a while and finally got him with the Monster 12 foot Net , thru the increasing Winds and Westerly White Caps of 3 to 5 foot swells . I went in reverse to keep strain off of line and the trophystick !! I called steve on the radio .... but he was already in along with everyone else and so I took a picture of it on the deck ,Released the Thick , Dark colored and White lipped Toothy Mackinaw as it was not what I was looking for as it was only a youngster , no blood and he zipped home to the bottom !! 3. Brand New Large Heavy Duty Ranger Net !!!! It only put up a Drag of a fight !!! I now have a net Surplus !!! Come on Lads who lost one ? The 12 foot handle on the new Giant Net that Steve Foley and Jake Bunio got Me Came in HANDY !!! I Smell em and They are still there in NICE ARCHS off Cave rock and they areall 6/8 pounds to alot of 12/15 pounds and 3 or 4 Arches ( or as I call them Project Fish) in the Monster Mackinaw Lake Trout Class of 20 30 pounds!!!! No lost lures as the wind and waves pushed me waaaay to fast to get Stuuuuck !! Cave Rock ramp clear of snow. Aloha !!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 7, 2009 Place- Lake Pardee.
We tore up 24 Rainbows with the biggest fish going 5.3 pounds. It seemed like every time we dropped the 4.5 Silver Platter or Baby Bow we hooked up. Non stop action. 1.5-2.3 were the best speeds. Pautzke liquid krill scent was very effective for us.www.lastcastguide.com
Captain Fred Thomason 209-765-5284 Last Cast Guide Service www.lastcastguide.com
February 6, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Went out off cave rock with trophysticks off downriggers in snow showers and worked 50 to 100 feet . Lost two trophysticks . and had no hook ups for a while the double hook up at the end of the day !! A 11 pound 32 inch Big Mack and a 15 pound 35 inch Big Mackinaw !! They were a double hookup right at ramp gate closure/4:00pm . What was weird was that both had wrapped themselves Together and twisted the fishing lines from both lines around themselves and the other lines very Well !!!! I used the big new net to get them both at the same time !!!! They were like burritos..... and after removing the trophysticks and all the line ,released both back to the Deep and they were only bleeding slightly. They were a pitiful site and almost looked like a Giant Spider had wrapped them in Thread !! Cave rock ramp was clear when I left it , but now this morning it is snowing and 1 inch to 3 inchs are now on ground at Lake level. No other hits. Aloha !!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 4, 2009 Place- Lake Almanor.
We got into 4 brown trout to a little over 4 pounds and a huge small mouth Bass pushing 7 pounds. The hot ticket was the 5.5 Baby Bow and the 4.5 & 5.5 Tasty Tui Trophy Sticks. Water temp was 38 degrees and conditions were just right
February 4, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Trolled off downriggers alone off cave rock yesterday. Saw 3 other boats pulling in a couple rat macks. Hooked into a 31 inch 10 pound mack that nailed the gills with 6.5 baby Bow and bleed out... I had to keep it. Then the FUN started .....hooked into 2 MONSTER MACKS! The first was on for 20 minutes and SHREDDED the 10 pound and broke off just as I could see Him !! 15 to 20 pounds it felt like. Then an hour later the BIG MO HIT !! Had him on for 40 minutes ,VERY NICE FIGHT !! as I pulled him in to the boat over 60 feet of water... I got a perfect Look Down on Moby as He fought with great head shakes ( ON ROD Tip and Straight Down on the Bottom ,as I Watched His Head Shake Like a Gallon Paint Can Shaker !!!! And I got to see him shake his head and and Break me off under the Boat !! The line was even more shredded than the Last line !! What a Magnificent Animal as It turned and headed back Deeper along the Bottom !! A 7 pound 27 inch hit later and released him and he Zipped straight to the bottom !! Aloha !! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
January 26- February 2, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Gene & Jake hit the big lake and Jake hit a monster mackinaw at 20+ pounds on the east side of the lake on the 6.5 Baby Bow Trophy Stick. See the picture in the picture gallery! Video coming soon, stay tuned! www.blueribbonfishing.com
January 20, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Went out on Lake Tahoe Yesterday at 12:30 and fished with Trophy Sticks til 3:30 as winds and waves were back to blizzard intensity and 3 to 5 foot white caps. Hooked into and Netted with the "Wonder Net" a 11 pound 32 inch Big Mackinaw off Blue Holes on south shore and he was a beautiful dark brown male !!! Then off Zephyr Cove Buoy hooked into a 6 and half pound 26 inch fighter !!!! Took one over the bow while reeling in and THAT DID IT...... I ran the PT-109 back home to Cave Rock and saw instantly Increaseing Large Waves coming over the breck water Rock Wall !! Showed the 11 pounder to earing man inspecter at the ramp and ran the Yukon and PT-109 Home and put them both to bed . Aloha!!!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Tuesday August 26th 2008 Place- Walnut Grove.
Fished a three hour recon mission for stripers. MISSION COMPLETE! 12 Stripers to 12 pounds on the troll with the 6.5 inch Tasty Tui Chub Trophy Stick with a white trailer worm..
Captain Mike Gravert 916-806-3030 Intimidator Sport Fishing www.intimidatorsportfishing.com.
Wednesday August 27th 2008
Place- Hogs Back-Delta.
Fished a few hours for 7 striper to 8 pounds with the 6.5 inch Silver Platter Trophy Stick with a white trailer worm on the troll..
Captain Fred Thomason 209-765-5284 Last Cast Guide Service www.lastcastguide.com
Here are the running depths and speed recomendations for Trophy Sticks
At 120 feet back when running on the riggers,at 2.5-3mph the 4.5's & 5.5's run about 8 feet deeper than the downrigger weight & the 6.5's will run about 11 feet deeper than the weight. When down rigging for trout we like a 100-120 foot setback with the Trophy Sticks. At 200 feet back at 2.5-3mph the 4.5's & 5.5's run about 8-9 feet deep & the 6.5's around 13 feet deep, you will lose depth the slower you go or by shortening your setback. Run the 4.5 inch sticks at 1.3 - 2.5, the 5.5 inch trophy sticks between 1.9 - 4mph & the 6.5 inch sticks between 2.0 - 4mph. For Striper the 6.5's at 100 feet back will run at that 9-10 foot desired range. Slower speeds and shorter set backs and they will run a foot or 2 shallower deepending on direction and tide speed. For trophy size trout- A lot of big fish lately have come running the 4.5's on the downrigger with an intense wobble at slower speeds like 1.2-1.8 mph. You lure has to be within 5 feet of where the fish are (where you are marking them on the finder). Work your boat in good "S" patterns but stay on track. Fish where you are marking fish. Concentrate on these areas and when they are ready to bite they will. When top lining the sticks, don't rip them as much as they have their own "hunting action" when set ata minimum wobble, (see video section for video presentation) a few jerks here and there can be good. Too much ripping, like with other stick baits and the sticks won't work as good as a few jerks here and there and working the boat and making those lures work hard. Switch it up as with your speed but always pay attention to the speed you are running at all times. Catching a big fish will definitely make you forget all the important factors on why and how you just caught that fish. When top lining the 4.5 & 5.5 inch trophy sticks stay in 15 feet of water and weave in and out of the 10-15 foot deep range. When running the 6.5's and long lining stay in 15-20 feet of water and weave in and out of 15-20 feet deep of water. I hope this helps, oh yeah don't forget your Pro Cure trophy trout gel & rainbow trout either. The UV Flash works phenominal as well. Smear this on the backbone of the sticks every 30 minutes or so. It is gel form ground up tui chubs & Rainbow Trout from Oregon & California. A main forage of big fish all along our coast, rivers and lakes..
Trophy Sticks are hitting everywhere. We have just got recent reports of the largest Mackinaw to come out of California. A 34 pound monster. Pics will be soon to follow. We have been getting reports from locals from Flaming Gorge and the 10" Monster Stick Silver Platter is the secret lure for the Trophy targeting angler of this Reservoir. With 30-50 pound fish being reported weekly. One guy got a 24, 27, 32, 38, 42 all in one day on this lure. We have also got recent reports of Trophy Bluefish caught on them in Waterford CT on the 6.5 Tasty Tui Trophy Stick. (See Gallery) A local lake in the Sierras kicked out a 26 pound mackinaw on the 10" Bloody Bow Trophy Stick this season as well. See video section and picture gallery. Our Hot- Steel Custom exclusive Trophy Stick has been slaughtering fish on Lake Camanche, Amador, Pardee, Almanor, Silver Lake, Caples Lake and is just about one of the hottest Trophy Sticks custom baits on the market. You can only purchase them at Manteca & Sacramento Fisherman's Warehouse or on www.fishermanswarehouse.com
Jake Bunio Trophy Sticks Pro Staffer
6.08.09 Tahoe 12.9oz. Big Brown!! Place- Lake Tahoe.
Dan Larkins of Sparks reeled in a Mammoth Lock Leven Crome/Silver Tahoe Brown of 12 pounds 9 oz. znd 31 inchs long off North Shore !! Inside the cal Neva Bouys in 15 feet of Water with a 5.5 Tui-Chub Trophy Stick covered in Pro-cure Tophy Trout Gel and Pauzkies Fire Krill ,was It's Down Fall !!! 8 pound P line was the line.... It had 8 or so Small Crawdads 1.5 to 3 inchs long !! Later we saw a Meganzer Diving Bird get Nailed by a Hugh Brown or Mack ( 3 or 4 feet) 30 feet or so from the PT-109 , while Mackinaw Fishing and it was Awesome !!! The Monster Fish Leaped out of the Water after following the Bird up from the deeps and drove it back down ...in it's mouth ... to never Reappear Again !!! It was the First time that I have Seen such Agressive Behavior toward Birds !!! I have seen them hit and injure or kill them on the Surface while under the Water... But never Leaping out of the water like a Great White Shark Nailing A Seal !! We got Mackinaw Lake Trout limits for All in 1 hour and 40 minutes today for the Carson City Ormsby House Sportsman Assosiation Members..19 inch to 24 inchs.....Aloha !! GST 8) www.blueribbonfishing .com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
5.25.09 Tahoe 12.9oz. Big Mack 20+!! Place- Lake Tahoe.
Took out Brent Hagood of Georgia and Ed Hardt today for some of that Tahoe Mack'n and they wanted to go Big and they Were Not Dissapointed !!! Using 6.5 Silver Platter Trophy sticks we hit north shore and netted one fish the 24 pounder !!! It took brent 25 minutes to reel in and he was speechless!!! Yes I don't beleive it either.... Eric said he dreamed I would hook into another Monster mack today and told Barb when he wke u and I did Later that morning !!! ............Number 42...............YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE !! !! Thank You Lord !!! Aloha !! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
5.20.09-5.25.09P> Place- Bucks Lake.
Thank you Jake. Caught the big one on Trophy Stick as well as half of our fish after losing our sticks to structure, once I LOST all my trophy sticks!!! Was there for five days, and caught close to thirty fish. Smallest was around five pounds, and the largest was eighteen. Ended up coming home with close to forty pounds of fish, and released probably about one hundred pounds of Macks back into the lake. Will Definately think about doing that trip again next year. Cabin and Lake was a Blast. Jake Need More Sticks!!! WILL WORK FOR STICKS!!! Stafford Family
4/20/09-5/20/09> Place- Bucks Lake.
Angler Robert Jones- Boats 34 Macks over 10 pounds in one month with many in the 20 range all on 5.5 & 6.5 Silver Platter Trophy Sticks. This is one heck of a report!!!!!! Robert Jones-Quincy Ca.
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 10, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Went out on Lake Tahoe Yesterday at 12:30 and fished with Trophy Sticks til 3:30 as winds and waves were back to blizzard intensity and 3 to 5 foot white caps. Hooked into and Netted with the "Wonder Net" a 11 pound 32 inch Big Mackinaw off Blue Holes on south shore and he was a beautiful dark brown male !!! Then off Zephyr Cove Buoy hooked into a 6 and half pound 26 inch fighter !!!! Took one over the bow while reeling in and THAT DID IT...... I ran the PT-109 back home to Cave Rock and saw instantly Increaseing Large Waves coming over the breck water Rock Wall !! Showed the 11 pounder to earing man inspecter at the ramp and ran the Yukon and PT-109 Home and put them both to bed . Aloha!!!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 8, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
I Trolled off cave rock again with Fishsniffer flotila in lite snow and wind at first ...... Got three hookups - 1. 6 pound mack released 2. 18.2 pound Monster Mackinaw 37 inchs long and a solid fighter for me , Hit right as the wind increased as Macdaddy Pounded By (the PT-109 and I ) and the rest of the flotilla headed in ( I was going to put and Run in to but that is when the Reel went crazy and started screaming..... I fought the Big Mack for a while and finally got him with the Monster 12 foot Net , thru the increasing Winds and Westerly White Caps of 3 to 5 foot swells . I went in reverse to keep strain off of line and the trophystick !! I called steve on the radio .... but he was already in along with everyone else and so I took a picture of it on the deck ,Released the Thick , Dark colored and White lipped Toothy Mackinaw as it was not what I was looking for as it was only a youngster , no blood and he zipped home to the bottom !! 3. Brand New Large Heavy Duty Ranger Net !!!! It only put up a Drag of a fight !!! I now have a net Surplus !!! Come on Lads who lost one ? The 12 foot handle on the new Giant Net that Steve Foley and Jake Bunio got Me Came in HANDY !!! I Smell em and They are still there in NICE ARCHS off Cave rock and they areall 6/8 pounds to alot of 12/15 pounds and 3 or 4 Arches ( or as I call them Project Fish) in the Monster Mackinaw Lake Trout Class of 20 30 pounds!!!! No lost lures as the wind and waves pushed me waaaay to fast to get Stuuuuck !! Cave Rock ramp clear of snow. Aloha !!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 7, 2009 Place- Lake Pardee.
We tore up 24 Rainbows with the biggest fish going 5.3 pounds. It seemed like every time we dropped the 4.5 Silver Platter or Baby Bow we hooked up. Non stop action. 1.5-2.3 were the best speeds. Pautzke liquid krill scent was very effective for us.www.lastcastguide.com
Captain Fred Thomason 209-765-5284 Last Cast Guide Service www.lastcastguide.com
February 6, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Went out off cave rock with trophysticks off downriggers in snow showers and worked 50 to 100 feet . Lost two trophysticks . and had no hook ups for a while the double hook up at the end of the day !! A 11 pound 32 inch Big Mack and a 15 pound 35 inch Big Mackinaw !! They were a double hookup right at ramp gate closure/4:00pm . What was weird was that both had wrapped themselves Together and twisted the fishing lines from both lines around themselves and the other lines very Well !!!! I used the big new net to get them both at the same time !!!! They were like burritos..... and after removing the trophysticks and all the line ,released both back to the Deep and they were only bleeding slightly. They were a pitiful site and almost looked like a Giant Spider had wrapped them in Thread !! Cave rock ramp was clear when I left it , but now this morning it is snowing and 1 inch to 3 inchs are now on ground at Lake level. No other hits. Aloha !!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
February 4, 2009 Place- Lake Almanor.
We got into 4 brown trout to a little over 4 pounds and a huge small mouth Bass pushing 7 pounds. The hot ticket was the 5.5 Baby Bow and the 4.5 & 5.5 Tasty Tui Trophy Sticks. Water temp was 38 degrees and conditions were just right
February 4, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Trolled off downriggers alone off cave rock yesterday. Saw 3 other boats pulling in a couple rat macks. Hooked into a 31 inch 10 pound mack that nailed the gills with 6.5 baby Bow and bleed out... I had to keep it. Then the FUN started .....hooked into 2 MONSTER MACKS! The first was on for 20 minutes and SHREDDED the 10 pound and broke off just as I could see Him !! 15 to 20 pounds it felt like. Then an hour later the BIG MO HIT !! Had him on for 40 minutes ,VERY NICE FIGHT !! as I pulled him in to the boat over 60 feet of water... I got a perfect Look Down on Moby as He fought with great head shakes ( ON ROD Tip and Straight Down on the Bottom ,as I Watched His Head Shake Like a Gallon Paint Can Shaker !!!! And I got to see him shake his head and and Break me off under the Boat !! The line was even more shredded than the Last line !! What a Magnificent Animal as It turned and headed back Deeper along the Bottom !! A 7 pound 27 inch hit later and released him and he Zipped straight to the bottom !! Aloha !! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Captain Gene ST. Denis Blue Ribbon Sport Fishing 530-544-6552 www.blueribbonfishing.com.
January 26- February 2, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Gene & Jake hit the big lake and Jake hit a monster mackinaw at 20+ pounds on the east side of the lake on the 6.5 Baby Bow Trophy Stick. See the picture in the picture gallery! Video coming soon, stay tuned! www.blueribbonfishing.com
January 20, 2009 Place- Lake Tahoe.
Went out on Lake Tahoe Yesterday at 12:30 and fished with Trophy Sticks til 3:30 as winds and waves were back to blizzard intensity and 3 to 5 foot white caps. Hooked into and Netted with the "Wonder Net" a 11 pound 32 inch Big Mackinaw off Blue Holes on south shore and he was a beautiful dark brown male !!! Then off Zephyr Cove Buoy hooked into a 6 and half pound 26 inch fighter !!!! Took one over the bow while reeling in and THAT DID IT...... I ran the PT-109 back home to Cave Rock and saw instantly Increaseing Large Waves coming over the breck water Rock Wall !! Showed the 11 pounder to earing man inspecter at the ramp and ran the Yukon and PT-109 Home and put them both to bed . Aloha!!!! GST www.blueribbonfishing.com
Tuesday August 26th 2008 Place- Walnut Grove.
Fished a three hour recon mission for stripers. MISSION COMPLETE! 12 Stripers to 12 pounds on the troll with the 6.5 inch Tasty Tui Chub Trophy Stick with a white trailer worm..
Captain Mike Gravert 916-806-3030 Intimidator Sport Fishing www.intimidatorsportfishing.com.
Wednesday August 27th 2008
Place- Hogs Back-Delta.
Fished a few hours for 7 striper to 8 pounds with the 6.5 inch Silver Platter Trophy Stick with a white trailer worm on the troll..
Captain Fred Thomason 209-765-5284 Last Cast Guide Service www.lastcastguide.com
Here are the running depths and speed recomendations for Trophy Sticks
At 120 feet back when running on the riggers,at 2.5-3mph the 4.5's & 5.5's run about 8 feet deeper than the downrigger weight & the 6.5's will run about 11 feet deeper than the weight. When down rigging for trout we like a 100-120 foot setback with the Trophy Sticks. At 200 feet back at 2.5-3mph the 4.5's & 5.5's run about 8-9 feet deep & the 6.5's around 13 feet deep, you will lose depth the slower you go or by shortening your setback. Run the 4.5 inch sticks at 1.3 - 2.5, the 5.5 inch trophy sticks between 1.9 - 4mph & the 6.5 inch sticks between 2.0 - 4mph. For Striper the 6.5's at 100 feet back will run at that 9-10 foot desired range. Slower speeds and shorter set backs and they will run a foot or 2 shallower deepending on direction and tide speed. For trophy size trout- A lot of big fish lately have come running the 4.5's on the downrigger with an intense wobble at slower speeds like 1.2-1.8 mph. You lure has to be within 5 feet of where the fish are (where you are marking them on the finder). Work your boat in good "S" patterns but stay on track. Fish where you are marking fish. Concentrate on these areas and when they are ready to bite they will. When top lining the sticks, don't rip them as much as they have their own "hunting action" when set ata minimum wobble, (see video section for video presentation) a few jerks here and there can be good. Too much ripping, like with other stick baits and the sticks won't work as good as a few jerks here and there and working the boat and making those lures work hard. Switch it up as with your speed but always pay attention to the speed you are running at all times. Catching a big fish will definitely make you forget all the important factors on why and how you just caught that fish. When top lining the 4.5 & 5.5 inch trophy sticks stay in 15 feet of water and weave in and out of the 10-15 foot deep range. When running the 6.5's and long lining stay in 15-20 feet of water and weave in and out of 15-20 feet deep of water. I hope this helps, oh yeah don't forget your Pro Cure trophy trout gel & rainbow trout either. The UV Flash works phenominal as well. Smear this on the backbone of the sticks every 30 minutes or so. It is gel form ground up tui chubs & Rainbow Trout from Oregon & California. A main forage of big fish all along our coast, rivers and lakes..
