Snowy King- Alaska update - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

cell128 · 04-14-2015, 06:15 PM

That's a huge ass flasher! I'm gonna steal the stop sign around the corner and strap it on My line...maybe these yellows will bite.....nice fish!!

Kardinal_84 · 04-14-2015, 06:47 PM

Thanks grey zone. I appreciate that!

Cell128...Big flasher? You can see that its by a fraction of an inch, one of my smaller flashers in my lineup. It's my go to color of late. My other favorite is the top one. Traditional Les Davis (or is it Luhr Jensen?) 8" dodger. The large "Swarm" Flasher is typically run just off my down rigger ball. I can't say its upped my catch rate though I know charter captains that swear by them. Still in testing phase.

I will say that from years of watching fish react under the ice to my "dodger and jig" set up ( http://guidesak.blogspot.com/2014/01...e-fishing.html) I think that not only does it attract the fish, but once it gets near the jig, the fish thinks the dodger is a competing fish and will more aggressively attack the jig. I know a lot of folks that fish without one. But I do think its worth the extra drag. In this case, I believe more drag can be a good thing. More drag the flasher has I think it generally means the more water the flasher is moving. This translates into more vibrations being transmitted. So I don't shy away from heavy drag flashers...except that I am generally lazy. Argh...sorry about my flasher thesis...lol.

It probably doesn't even mater. But for me at least, its a huge part of the fun of fishing...the quest for the perfect set up. Crazy because if there is one thing my 4 decades of fishing has taught me, it is that there is likely no such thing. Haha.

grey zone · 04-15-2015, 08:23 AM

Every trip to Soldotna I stop at all the local tackle stores and check out the dodger and hoochie selections. Last year I used a Fish Flash flasher for the first time on the Columbia River and the herring we used were beveled just behind their head which made them roll. The friend that took me fishing was very particular about the roll and if he did not like the action he changed the bait. Do you bevel the herring that you put behind the Fish Flash flasher and does the green label indicate the size of the herring.

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04-14-2015, 06:15 PM	#1
cell128 lizard king Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lakewood Posts: 520	That's a huge ass flasher! I'm gonna steal the stop sign around the corner and strap it on My line...maybe these yellows will bite.....nice fish!!

04-14-2015, 06:47 PM	#2
Kardinal_84 Alaskan Lurker Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 73	Thanks grey zone. I appreciate that! Cell128...Big flasher? You can see that its by a fraction of an inch, one of my smaller flashers in my lineup. It's my go to color of late. My other favorite is the top one. Traditional Les Davis (or is it Luhr Jensen?) 8" dodger. The large "Swarm" Flasher is typically run just off my down rigger ball. I can't say its upped my catch rate though I know charter captains that swear by them. Still in testing phase. I will say that from years of watching fish react under the ice to my "dodger and jig" set up ( http://guidesak.blogspot.com/2014/01...e-fishing.html) I think that not only does it attract the fish, but once it gets near the jig, the fish thinks the dodger is a competing fish and will more aggressively attack the jig. I know a lot of folks that fish without one. But I do think its worth the extra drag. In this case, I believe more drag can be a good thing. More drag the flasher has I think it generally means the more water the flasher is moving. This translates into more vibrations being transmitted. So I don't shy away from heavy drag flashers...except that I am generally lazy. Argh...sorry about my flasher thesis...lol. It probably doesn't even mater. But for me at least, its a huge part of the fun of fishing...the quest for the perfect set up. Crazy because if there is one thing my 4 decades of fishing has taught me, it is that there is likely no such thing. Haha.

04-15-2015, 08:23 AM	#3
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	Every trip to Soldotna I stop at all the local tackle stores and check out the dodger and hoochie selections. Last year I used a Fish Flash flasher for the first time on the Columbia River and the herring we used were beveled just behind their head which made them roll. The friend that took me fishing was very particular about the roll and if he did not like the action he changed the bait. Do you bevel the herring that you put behind the Fish Flash flasher and does the green label indicate the size of the herring.