Another Trout on the Troll @ the Vine.

[mandoman68]

Originally Posted by One_Leg

Here is the biggest of the day from the Vine last Saturday. (1-3-09)


All the other fish were less than 2.5 lbs. A slow day overall.

I saw a couple of larger troll fish taken that day, including a 15 lb. monster.

All my fish were taken on the troll using 6 lb. green tint Izor XXX.

I was using a 00 Luhr-Jensen Chrome with Prismatic Tape Dodger towing a size 4 baitholder with a threaded crawler on a 4 lb. Seaguar 14" flouro leader.

I smeared it liberally with Nitrogrease, infused with copious amounts of Garlic BANG spray.

It put up a real nice fight due to the nearly complete tail it possessed.
It was only missing a small section of the top of the tail.

I seem to have pretty good results while using the Garlic spray.
But I am gonna switch back to the Shad BANG now that I have a new can.
I lost my old one about 6 months ago.
Has anyone seen it laying around anywhere?

I think I will move up one or two lbs. on the line rating.
I would hate to lose a real nice fish for want of stronger line.

I think I will stay with the Izor XXX green tint.

What are your opinions regarding my selection of Izor XXX?

[mandoman68]

Thats a beauty! Is that the only fish you got or did you limit?What am I doing wrong?I have been fishing the Vine for 15 years and every year the fishing gets worse and worse for me.The last 3 times I got skunked.Was there for MLK and I saw one fish caught.Didnt see anything on the meter anywhere on the lake.Tried everything and trolled too.Used leadcore with needle fish,nightcrawlers.flashers,all the rapalas,yozuris.Flatlining.dropshotting,splitshott ing,sightcasting to boils,powerbait,powerworms,slipbobbers with crawlers,minijigswith and without scents all in one day and nuthin.But at any other lake and especially at Corona I knock the shit out of them,always.Bout ready to cross the vine off my list.Very frustrating.I am nowhere near a newby in fresh or saltwater.I know this sounds shitty but i am beginning to think that they really dont stock very often.I used to limit all the time there. The bass,crappie and cats are reliable.Help!

[mandoman68]

Originally Posted by mandoman68

Thats a beauty! Is that the only fish you got or did you limit?What am I doing wrong?I have been fishing the Vine for 15 years and every year the fishing gets worse and worse for me.The last 3 times I got skunked.Was there for MLK and I saw one fish caught.Didnt see anything on the meter anywhere on the lake.Tried everything and trolled too.Used leadcore with needle fish,nightcrawlers.flashers,all the rapalas,yozuris.Flatlining.dropshotting,splitshott ing,sightcasting to boils,powerbait,powerworms,slipbobbers with crawlers,minijigswith and without scents all in one day and nuthin.But at any other lake and especially at Corona I knock the shit out of them,always.Bout ready to cross the vine off my list.Very frustrating.I am nowhere near a newby in fresh or saltwater.I know this sounds shitty but i am beginning to think that they really dont stock very often.I used to limit all the time there. The bass,crappie and cats are reliable.Help!

[birdman]

Originally Posted by mandoman68

Thats a beauty! Is that the only fish you got or did you limit?What am I doing wrong?I have been fishing the Vine for 15 years and every year the fishing gets worse and worse for me.The last 3 times I got skunked.Was there for MLK and I saw one fish caught.Didnt see anything on the meter anywhere on the lake.Tried everything and trolled too.Used leadcore with needle fish,nightcrawlers.flashers,all the rapalas,yozuris.Flatlining.dropshotting,splitshott ing,sightcasting to boils,powerbait,powerworms,slipbobbers with crawlers,minijigswith and without scents all in one day and nuthin.But at any other lake and especially at Corona I knock the shit out of them,always.Bout ready to cross the vine off my list.Very frustrating.I am nowhere near a newby in fresh or saltwater.I know this sounds shitty but i am beginning to think that they really dont stock very often.I used to limit all the time there. The bass,crappie and cats are reliable.Help!

Wow . Brutal . Hit the vine on a cloudy day , like tomorrow , flatline 4 pound test , about 100 feet back, at 2 MPH, in the flats, with a diawa sc shiner. Hooooook upppppp !!!!!!