Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: brood dude on January 06, 2008, 04:44:58 PM
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i picked up some of these little guys for the first time this last year and didn't have much luck with them. they seem to be real soft out of the jar didn't want to stay on the hook at all. i put some in salt to tuffen them up a little but that didn't really work.any of you have a good way of using these things? do they work?
thanks
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never used them. Which variety of Krill did you get. The krill I'm familiar with is only about .5 to maybe .75 of an inch. If it's fresh, you may want to experiment with mashing it down to some juicy extract then put some of this in with your roe cure like Pautzke's. I experimented with the fire cure with good results this last fall. I almost now like it more than pro cure. It has a beautiful red color and holds together very well.
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Krill sacs? ???
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Yes dude, they do work. I prefer the frozen ones rather thatn the ones that comes in jars. Depending on the size I may put one or several on the hook.
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Only place I have seen krill catch fish is the cable pool...I think they are so fragile that they aren't condusive to being fished in any sort of decent flow.
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It's not the most durable bait for river fishing. We've always used krill when fishing for kokanees in lakes and have been quite successful doing so.
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I've caught steelhead in the Fraser and the Vedder float fishing with krill, they are soft and they are a pain in the a## to use you can toughen them up a little with salt but count on rebaiting every third cast or so. Tying them on with spider wire might help but you'd have to be carefull not to cut them in half. The only advantages I can see to using them is they WILL sometimes work and there are a lot in the package so you'll get enough to fish all day when you buy them.