So you want to go to the river tomorrow and catch some coho. But the fishing gods say you can only take one lure or bait(extra shrimp or eggs okay). So what would your one choice be? The gods will place a curse on you if you hedge and take more than one.

I think I'd choose a float and an egg cluster dangling below it.

What happens when the eggs milk out???
no fair taking a jar of eggs :p


Black Vibrax #4 (clear water)
Orange and silver (stained water)

[ 10-02-2001: Message edited by: Pickled Herring ]

Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, I'd suggest the Vision Super Secret Spinner. Guaranteed results.

If you can't find any of the new spinners in your local stores, I'd pick up a few 50/50 #1 Dick Nites, just in case!

[ 10-02-2001: Message edited by: parker ]

guaranteed results?......I like that....in that case....I choose what Parker said

Dick Nite in 50/50 gold/silver. Size #1
Salmon, steelhead, dollies, cutts, shad...lethal.
K

The best lure I have found so far is a FILE, tee-hee!!!PEACE

Dupont Spinner, brass bladed with some red on it

Fishhead5

KWIKFISH!!!!!!Far and away the most versatile lure! From steelhead to nookies, coho to chums, trout and even......... god forbid humpies. The question is do I get dinos to wrap it with too? Bait can work any time any where as well! So for a lure my choice is quick....kwikfish. Overall though I think I'd rather be stuck in the middle of nowhere with nothing but a rod and some good eggs!

I'll have to go with a piece of yarn. Pick the color, depends on what river and visability.

BK-
And what color Kwikie would that be??

? I have to plead the fith! There are too many hits on this site to give out that kind of classified information. I think its much more important to focus on tuning your plug correctly and fishing the right water!

I'll go with yarn. Just as Swami said the color depends on the river and conditions. If forced to pick one color I'll take dark blood red. Peri you really picked a mean one! How about our favorite 3 choices? It's just totally against our nature to have one lure for every silver moment.

Cove RV Park & Tackle Prostaff(1)
Always FishOn!
Gooose

Parker you are a wise man. Dic nites are my favorite choice. Plus they work for all river critters. My secret is to bend them a little bit to bring a better wobble action.

Just one lure?.... Hmmmm.... I thought there WAS only one! :p

Pedro??? Funky Chicken??? Custom????

It is only between you and me...I swear!!
If you dont tell me, I still manage to find out. I know who you know most of whom can get easily loose lipped with a tad bit of alchool.

Hey 'Petz, I heard a rumor - just a RUMOR! - that he paints his Kwikies flat black and puts a cut out arrow shaped lure tape in chartreuse or flame red on the underneath side toward the back end. Or was that olive green with mustard arrow shaped tape? I can't recall this late at night.

And those little Dick Nite spoons do not work for silvers - what are you FOOLS talking about?!?

[ 10-03-2001: Message edited by: RT 1 ]

RT-
Petz?? Thats the first time I have been reffered to as that...

Was called Pretzel Boy all the time in school but never Petz.

BTW-
Dont lie to us...you know Dick Nites work for coho. Hell you've got your own Wee one readily avaliable.

[ 10-03-2001: Message edited by: RPetzold ]

You guys sure know alot about each others "wee ones"

Fishhead5

You could also try RT's favorite lure..............the buttplug herring :p

I dont think I've ever laughed harder! I dont think the fish are too crazy for RTs buttplug herring, maybe theres too much MSG in his diet. :p Butt then again the foul odour alone might triger a brutal strike out anger or defense!

Right on, BK, that's too funny

RT says that his special brine for the buttplug herring is made up of mostly vaseline He claims it gets much better action that way! Oh yeah, don't forget to put a florescent piece of arrow-shaped tape near the tail so it can be seen even when used in the deepest holes :p

Ok, RT don't even think of telling us how you tune your buttplug herring.....

I'm pretty sure that the words, butt, plug, herring, tune, and pliars should not be used in the same sentence!

Parker

Okay BK, fess-up the kwicky color, or else! The fish gods tell me they coud inform the FBI that you snuck in from Canada and your real name is Ahmed...(Then we could find out 'all of your secrets)...hee hee

#3 gold Mepps. Gaurenteed never to starve if you've got a couple in your vest

Or maybe a 5/8 oz. Mepps Flying "C" with a chartruese body. Casts good, works deep, catches fish. Buy one today.

An old brass with red Thomas Cyclone 3/8 oz.

Gooose and Swami,
care to describe how you rig up your yarn for silvers?

Has anyone tried 'tad pollies' for silvers?

LOL guys. But let's be fair and informative here. My buttplugs are made from the smallest yellow pack herring. The Kid's are made from the largest purple pack herring - and reportedly he uses them whole; doesn't even bother to plugcut them! Geeez, what does that say about the hole he likes! Hmmmm - with lack of rain I wonder how his hole got so big? Oh wait, I think I know the answer ... oooooh yuk dude! Not you Justin (just in) .

BTW, he likes to troll his headfirst - if ya know what I mean.

"Knights of the Roundtable"

OK, back on track here. Ya, the D.N.'s work real well at times, especially in clear water. I was just teasing the guys for revealing that - but who am I to say crap about that, eh?

If I had to pick just one lure to use in my all around salmon/steelhead fishing, it would be a Kwikfish in K-14 size and in the matalic blue and green striped chrome body; of course with a chartreuse arrow tail underneath. I would use a single 2/0, maybe 3/0, siwash hook extended with a beadchain from the belly eyescrew. Keep the eyescrew in a straight plane fore to aft (hey Justin, eyescrew and weallscrew; just keep it 'straight', OK ). This would be good for all the species and good for a variety of water conditions. But I sure am glad to be able to use more than one lure. And don't forget eyescrew.

RT

OK, I quess I'll let the cat out of the bag scince most of the fish catching skills on quickies come from rowing them through the right holes the right way. Are you ready? Or I could be just making this up, getting me really drunk is probably the ONLY way to know I'm telling the truth! Metalic chartrues with a pink bill! Pedro is also a darn good plug!!! :p

#3 vibrax solid silver.
BTW, how come no ones carrying the single hook ones anymore, I'm getting tired of cuttin of trebles and fightin those little split rings to put a single on.

One Lure for Coho.....it wouldn't be a tricky dicky they have their time and place .....low clear water , non- pressured fish

Just one .......4# virbrax 1/2-1/2 blade red body..........Os

Pround to be an American

[ 10-04-2001: Message edited by: Osprey ]

Flicker Spinner for the clear water, # 4 foxes for the colored water!

I'm pretty partial to the white Tadpolly.

LOL Ya' Kid I hear ya there! That plug will keep ya on a few fish when no others will. Or a white hotshot, they have quicker action. The bottom line is fishing hard and staying in front of fish!!!