My Go To Kokanee Dodgers and Lure Combos

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Pre-Dawn Setup:
- Peak Performer Dodger Glow Wonderbread: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
- Wickiup Sunrise Microhoochie: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
Sunrise/Early Light Shallow (30' or less) Setup:
- Peak Performer Dodger Lite Silver Moon Jelly: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
- Pink Microhoochie: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
Sunny and Shallow Setup:
- Gold Big I Dodger Pink Crush: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
- Red Microhoochie: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
Deep (30' or greater) Setup:
- Peak Performer Dodger Lite Purple Haze: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
- Pink Purple Microhoochie: paulinapeaktackle.com/shop/ol...
Thank you for watching!

[@BC-ue3ku]

That’d be cool to put all these dodger/hoochie combos together and sell them as a kit. “Spilt Milt all day combo” I’d buy one👍

[@SequimFishBros]

Your Thailand trip looked incredible. Love and appreciate your content.

[@spiltmilt]

Appreciate your support. 👍

[@Private_Idaho_1]

I bought a moon jelly dodger last summer after seeing you doing well with one. Works great!

[@cookDMR]

Keeping to the pink purple pattern you suggested... I ended up buying a rocky mountain dodger in a uv purple pink spatter pattern and a uv purple pink hoochie. I used both together on American Lake this weekend and caught my limit of Kokanee in under 2 hours. Amazing. I was doing so well that an eagle took notice and started to circle me. I used other combos last weekend on same lake and didn't fare nearly as well. Thanks man!

[@craigambroson2482]

Wow! What fantastic, concise information. I will certainly alter my presentations this season. Thanks for sharing your expertise again.

[@ahhdat]

Thank you for sharing, Tyler.

[@fishwhistle9666]

Thanks for this, the wonderbread pp dodger is my favorite too.

[@macsmith2092]

Great video. Thanks. I use a heavier gauge dodger when I'm fishing the surface. Some of the lighter ones just ski across the top for me.

[@clarkfelt4098]

Thank you for the advice!

[@waynecollins7929]

Great information

[@emeraldcitydreamz]

Great information. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@reapergrim76]

Great stuff! 👍

[@robertmagnuson4108]

Proud new owner of the old town pdl 120! Hope to see you out there spilt milt.

[@spiltmilt]

Congrats!

[@nw_angler]

You're the best!

[@aaroncarlson260]

Love your ice fishing content! I'm curious, do you ever target kokanee when you ice fish? If so, what lakes in Eastern Washington would you go to?

[@jimb7710]

Thanks!

[@spiltmilt]

Thank you!

[@returnofsid]

I think it was yesterday, I mentioned how I get something new out of your videos, each watch. I've rarely been able to make a dedicated effort to target Kokanee. It's been one of my top fishing priorities, for the last 18 months or so. I've also never fished Chelan. However, with the prospect of the upcoming tournament, and an invite from a cousin, to be a teammate, I've been on a very specific internet path recently. I've watched this one a few times. This time, while realizing I had failed to hit the Like button, I'm also getting some very specific questions answered!! My question, Chelan Kokanee are deep! Do we focus on their ability to see, at those depths? You confirmed my thoughts!

[@richardhowarth7758]

Hey Tyler, good stuff as usual. I was wondering if you have any particular go-to combos for, say, overcast conditions, or breezy conditions where the water surface is broken up.

[@spiltmilt]

That would be my typical low light silver/moon jelly with a pink hoochie.

[@chubbrock659]

okay question.... lets say you're targeting rainbow or cutthroat trout. Would you use these same setups or something different? I find that when I'm chasing kokes, Im catching just as many trout as I am kokes on the same rigs. But would I find a better success rate for trout with a different type of setup?

[@estric3246]

Great video! Do you have an easy way of tying the leader for the hoochie to modify the length while on the water? It's not a variable that I mess with much because I don't want to deal with retying them while on the water.

[@blakegipson8136]

I have a bunch of hook rigs I pre-tied on a foam board. If a fish roughs up a rig or a particular combo is working well, I can slide beads/shrimp/squid onto a fresh rig and tie a Perfection Loop (any non-slip loop works) in 30 seconds and be ready to fish.

[@brandonblake7295]

Love your videos, you got me into fishing kokanee. I want to get some Paulina Peak tackle just don't know where to begin. Do you recommend flutter bugs, micro hoochies or spinners? Also targeting raindow trout. Thanks looking forward to your future videos!

[@tannerfiez4977]

Great video as always, super informative. The flasher discussion made me wonder if you have ever tried out the 4” versions of the 360 flashers for Kokanee?

[@spiltmilt]

They don’t work at Kokanee troll speeds

[@kenbob126]

when salmon fishing different depths and times of day matters . im seeing a cross over from kokanee vs salmon.

[@humbugvideos]

What color combos have worked best for you at the Idaho lakes?

[@rogerb6035]

Love your videos, very informative. Have you ever fished Odell Lake in Oregon? If so what setup would you recommend.

[@spiltmilt]

Just did today and got skunked. 😆 I’ll need to get back to you on that one

[@jayirvine2693]

when you say fishing for kokanee at depth what is the depth range you are referring to. what combos have worked well at between 25-35 feet and then below 35 feet. i fish a lot with Paulina Peak and it works well thanks for all your help. Jay Irvine

[@spiltmilt]

At depth for me generally means on thermocline or deeper so 35' or deeper

[@ThaxorSmash]

any input on combos for a heavily glaciated lake? I fish alder (nisqually impoundment) and its been a hard nut to crack. My best luck has probably been on a moonjelly/red dodger with mini shrimp. Ive thought a pure silver may be good as well but havent tried it yet.

[@spiltmilt]

In glaciated lakes the amount of available light is reduced substantially. My suggestion would be to focus less on color and more on contrast. I am going to go way out in left field here and suggest trying white or even black hoochies and see if they produce for you.

[@robertmagnuson4108]

Just got my new 120. Can I fish with you sometime. Love your videos.

[@UncannyCheeto]

Have you talked about why you choose Paulina Peak over any other brands like Rocky Mountain Tackle or others? Is it shapes, color patterns?

[@spiltmilt]

I just have a long relationship with Paulina stretching back to my early Kokanee fishing days. Rocky mountain tackle makes plenty of good stuff.

[@user-jf3pi6mj8i]

As you start out and could only afford One or Two Dodgers which would you select. Thanks love your vids

[@spiltmilt]

Nickel moon jelly and Gold hammered pink

[@Girthology]

Do you like to primarily stick with the 4in sized dodgers? When do you like to run larger and do you ever go with under 4in/minis?

[@spiltmilt]

I fish a wide variety and have no real strong preference.

[@L3Dhelpguide]

Across the sun or away from sun always , you dont like to look towards sun and neither do the kokanee....lol

[@glythea]

What time of the year are you talking about? Do you lengthen the leader when water temperatures are colder?

[@spiltmilt]

Year round. I don't lengthen the leader based on water temp.

[@oliviaocampo6440]

hey i fished at lake chelan a few times but i’ve been skunked! do you have any tips?

[@spiltmilt]

This video might help even if you are not a kayak angler kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHXTgmmZm6l8p80

[@silveredsilence]

Just curious have you ever taken a really small minnow spoon (like 1/16 oz) and put it out past the end of a dodger and had results?

[@spiltmilt]

Sure Ive run spoons like Dick nites and god tooth spoons and caught fish. Not my confidence lure though

[@paulbuckles1235]

Hello Milt, Your leader length on the deep setup looked shorter than all the rest in this video. Wondering what length you run your leader for this deep setup? Thanks for your videos!!

[@spiltmilt]

6"

[@catfishman9516]

@@spiltmilthow come the link to the silver moon jelly dodger looks different from the one in the video?

[@NghiaPham-xi5so]

Do you usually put any bait at the end of those lures? Thanks

[@spiltmilt]

Yea gulp maggots

[@tucker80863]

Have you ever fish Eleven mile reservoir in Colorado? If so, any recommendations?

[@spiltmilt]

No I’ve not

[@TigerShark2700]

hello, what bait if any are you using?thanks

[@spiltmilt]

Berkley Gulp Maggots

[@waynecardwell2835]

Did you bend these dodgers? I have the wonder bread and its pretty flat

[@spiltmilt]

I bend the teardrops a bit

[@chrispower3368]

The links for lites are broken sends to invalid page. Thanks for this info. Needed.

[@Pianosa77]

Same

[@chrispower3368]

Links now work and can search and see the lite lures. Couldn't when posted.

[@richwiningar2590]

Do you use size 2 or size 4 hooks when building hoochies?

[@spiltmilt]

2's for bigger Kokanee and 4's for anything under 16"

[@richwiningar2590]

@@spiltmilt 👍

[@Reptiles_for_recovery]

I cannot find nickel/silver for those Paulina peak lite dodgers, only gold plated. I’ve been looking for a while too.

[@spiltmilt]

I contact Paulina Peak to find out what's up. They may have just run out of stock.

[@spiltmilt]

Should be back in stock by the end of this next week.

[@diezelvh4133]

Pink wedding ring.

[@arlanjohnson8841]

Looked through all the comments and didn’t find this question. Which style of dodger do you prefer or works best the skateboard or teardrop?

[@spiltmilt]

Whichever the fish are biting

[@WillYllera]

Do you use premium micro hoochie or regular from PP?

[@spiltmilt]

Both but the regular pink, orange, and pink/purple are the ones I fish the most

[@WillYllera]

@@spiltmilt you said you use 10lb mono. What’s your thoughts on 20lb braid up dodger then leader 10lb mono to increase chances not losing dodger when your snagged

[@spiltmilt]

That should work. My Kokanee fisheries aren't too snaggy so I've never needed to do that

[@jkline999]

Great vids, thx. But dammit, i get so f'ing bored catching such tiny fish.

[@pasichnyk]

I’m noticing a consistent yellow and black eye on all your dodgers. Coincidence, or is there some magic you’ve found with that eye? And if so, where do you source your eyes?

[@spiltmilt]

Standard on all the dodgers from Paulina Peak

[@tamastarczy6262]

KOKAEEN

[@pancakeface5717]

Thanks Tyler. Great stuff for people like me. You know, the people who get lost in all of the options.

[@stevenovak4326]

looks like the silver moon jelly and purple haze dodgers aren't available any longer

[@spiltmilt]

More likely just sold out at the moment. It's that time of year.

[@stevenovak4326]

@@spiltmilt figured, I placed an order to get me started on my very first kokanee outing. Need to decide on what bait to tip the hooks so looking at your other video. Then, decide on what will be my inaugural lake,