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Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby edgar215 » Aug Mon 13, 2012 1:43 pm

what would be best thunderstick colors for salmon at LM?
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby Rich » Aug Mon 13, 2012 2:47 pm

I'm always partial to firetiger. But that lure may run a bit shallow for LM salmon, depending on how you are using it/how deap they are running.
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby mplant1 » Aug Mon 13, 2012 3:33 pm

if i were to throw a thunderstick (and i never do), i would go fire tiger or the glow green option.
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby Navyfisher » Aug Tue 14, 2012 11:45 am

mplant1 wrote:i would go fire tiger or the glow green option.

x2

Saw a guy last season slaying them up in Wisconsin throwing a flickr shad with a x2 #4 treble on the tail, removing the belly hook and running it like a carolina rig witha 1oz sinker.

Just get it in their face and they will hit it.
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby Capten » Aug Tue 14, 2012 2:47 pm

I agree on the glow green. Any of the glow patterns would be better than just the regular variety .....since you can used both day or night.
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby SpecialEd » Aug Tue 14, 2012 3:05 pm

Bone or glow herringbone in the DEEP thunderstick or DEEP Jr. thunderstick sizes.

swap out the split rings and hooks too.
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby bubblefish » Aug Wed 29, 2012 9:44 pm

You can catch the best sized Chinook during end of Aug/Early Sept on any Spoon if at the rich retrieve speed against the current properly if the aggressive females are in. I've gotten kings on almost every spoon every time, but the best hands down glo-spoon Is the KO WOBLER. I won't tell you what size and shape, because they all swim great. I don't live in Chicago as some of you may know, so my best king Salmon tackle unfortunately isn't with me. I just came back from a Carribean array of weeks angling. I would be willing to trade tackle for 1-2 KO Wobblers.
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby mplant1 » Aug Wed 29, 2012 11:06 pm

bubblefish wrote: I would be willing to trade tackle for 1-2 KO Wobblers.


they run about 7-8 bux a pop around here and i good supply. what would you trade?
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby bubblefish » Aug Wed 29, 2012 11:56 pm

mplant1 wrote:
bubblefish wrote: I would be willing to trade tackle for 1-2 KO Wobblers.


they run about 7-8 bux a pop around here and i good supply. what would you trade?

I can trade anything basically from Seagur to Owner/Clousers. What sizes/colors do you have? I am only in Chi this week for another 36 hours. send me a PM on here w your email address.
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby TheWoz » Aug Thu 30, 2012 7:42 am

You'd say the KO wobbler beats a never dulling moonshine?
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby mplant1 » Aug Thu 30, 2012 7:58 am

I have blue glow and glow green size 3/4 oz. Stock hooks are swapped with size1 daichii trebles. Basically, the sickest spoon application for shore kings. Yes, hands down, ko wobblers are better than moonshines. Maybe I should swap that logo out! Bubble dude, shoot me a pm. Both kos are yours if there's something of interest for me in trade. Got any big xraps?
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Re: Thunderstick for Salmon?

Postby tiocfaidh ar la » Aug Thu 30, 2012 11:19 am

mplant1 wrote:I have blue glow and glow green size 3/4 oz. Stock hooks are swapped with size1 daichii trebles. Basically, the sickest spoon application for shore kings. Yes, hands down, ko wobblers are better than moonshines. Maybe I should swap that logo out! Bubble dude, shoot me a pm. Both kos are yours if there's something of interest for me in trade. Got any big xraps?


:thumbup: :thumbup: he has turned me into a firm believer with our ventures this summer...i personally like glow green.
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