Whole in the Water
Well-Known Member
Thinking of changing things up a bit. Most my life I have used the standard 11 inch flasher on all my hootchies, teaser heads and spoons. They obviously work great.
I am toying with the idea of reducing the size of the flasher used or eliminating it altogether. My reasoning is as the average size of salmon seem to be getting smaller over time and having a 11" flasher certainly reduces the fun of playing a fish and can increase mortality on catch and release according to recent studies.
I have used dummy flashers off the downrigger and will continue to do so.
What I am wondering about is if anyone has used:
- inline flasher off the main line with good success for teaser heads & spoons
- more important to my post here - has anyone used the smaller 8 inch flashers off the main line with success for spoons, teaser heads and specifically hootchies?
Just wondering if the smaller 8" flasher can provide enough action to a hootchie to make it effective? Anyone have any experience to share on this?
I am toying with the idea of reducing the size of the flasher used or eliminating it altogether. My reasoning is as the average size of salmon seem to be getting smaller over time and having a 11" flasher certainly reduces the fun of playing a fish and can increase mortality on catch and release according to recent studies.
I have used dummy flashers off the downrigger and will continue to do so.
What I am wondering about is if anyone has used:
- inline flasher off the main line with good success for teaser heads & spoons
- more important to my post here - has anyone used the smaller 8 inch flashers off the main line with success for spoons, teaser heads and specifically hootchies?
Just wondering if the smaller 8" flasher can provide enough action to a hootchie to make it effective? Anyone have any experience to share on this?