My Kokanee Corn Scent Recipe
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How Kokanee anglers prepare their corn is a closely guarded secret for some. In this video I show you how I prepare corn for Kokanee fishing. How I cure it and scent it depending on the time of year to ensure a consistent bite and a bait that stays on the hook.
Remember in the spring I do best with anise and krill. Summer and early fall bloody tuna and garlic. Shrimp works well year round.
Products featured in this video:
Pro-cure Water Soluble Scent: pro-cure.com/p...
Pro-cure Bait Oils: pro-cure.com/p...
Canning Salt: amzn.to/322FCUZ
White Shoepeg Corn: amzn.to/3iLX1Ie
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You have no idea how much your videos have helped people. I grew up in Phoenix and obviously lacked places to fish. I'm now in the PNW and fish all the time and use tips from people like you. Thanks a million man!
I agree… I did grow up in the PNW and still learn a bunch from this channel.
Watching this for about the 10th time. This time, I'm curing my first Kokanee Corn, while watching. I'm even trying some pretty interesting combinations.
I always learn something new on your channel - Thanks!
Glad to hear it! Appreciate your support.
Thanks for speeding up my learning curve.
Great stuff thanks for sharing just got our first fishing boat and heading to Chelan at the end of the month, been binge watching your Kok videos!
Great stuff man. Not a fully experienced kok fisherman so am still vetting this as it pertains to that fishery, but another method that seems to work for me and is quick is to use the jar attachment on vacuum sealer and run a few cycles in presence of the oils. Drives oil into the kernel upon breaking the vacuum. The oil slick will persist much longer. That may not be necessary for you guys that are prone to limit quickly. Works great for trout though or if having trouble finding emulsified products.
Look forward to seeing more content.
Cheers
Cool idea!
Kok fisherman or koke fisherman 😂
Thanks so much for the corn tips and pro cure . I'm just getting started fishing .
Thanks!
Hey @spiltmilt, I think your videos have single handedly altered the history of Kokanee fishing in WA state. Not exaggerating. Thanks for all you do to help us get more fish in the boat. Trolling Jan-March for Kokes would you still recommend Anise Krill? Thanks.
Yes I favor anise krill in the spring. Thanks for the kind words.
Another great video. Keep up the great work. Shared to our kokanee group!
What is this kokanee group of which you speak?
@@pdx25rsti our group is on Facebook and is called Kokanee Fishing BC
This is the first time anyone has explained the big advantage that water soluble scents have when used with corn. Thank for the exceptionally informative video!
I would like to check that I got the formulas right:
In the spring when the surface temperature of water is below 60 degrees, you recommend soaking the corn overnight in 1/2 teaspoon water soluble Fish Oil Shrimp or Krill. Also add ½ tsp anise scent. (I GUESSED AT THE ANISE PART. IS THAT HOW MUCH ANISE OR ANISE EXTRACT TO USE?)
In the summer when the surface temperature of water is over 60 degrees), you use ½ tsp Fish Oil Bloody Tuna and ½ tsp water soluble Fish Oil Garlic Plus.
For a 1/4 cup of corn use 1 tbsp of water soluble. A 1/2 tsp of the anise is all you need.
@@spiltmilt Awesome! I will update the formula Thanks again and keep up the great videos!
Thanks. I had heard you mention using salt, but was nervous about running a fish trip by just putting some straight in like that. Thanks for the walk through. I'm taking an old friend out koke fishing this weekend and will have to try this out.
Be sure to use kosher or canning salt not table salt
Awesome video. I haven't fished kokanee since last winter, but when I do I almost always use pro cure and have awesome success. I also catch burbot with pro cure.
Keep up the awesome work
Just what i was looking for SUBD
Thanks for the video!
I'm going out tomorrow to apply your technique for kokanee for the first time. Thank you for your great vids and in depth detail. One question I have is after you add salt to the corn, wait 1/2 hr and drain, Do You Do A Quick Water Rinse to remove excess salt from the corn?
No rinse
Awesome.
I guess 800 people jumped on those Pro-Cure links, because almost all the scents you recommended are “out of stock”!
I've noticed that repeated freezing and thawing of the corn will cause it to soften as the freezing action breaks down the cell walls of the corn. Will curing the corn in this way reduce that softening action when refreezing an unused quantity of cured corn? Thanks! Great Video!
Yes the salt helps reduce the mushiness
Hi Tyler
I picked up new jars I like to know how you clean your Canning jar for your corn Thank you
I just use regular dish soap
Thanks again for the excellent advice on how to better catch the kokanee. I've caught a few limits at Yale on custom made lures with the little shrimp you mentioned in another video. I have a question that is unrelated to corn and scent... You mentioned learning to kokanee fish on Merwin... Do you have any advice for catching fish on Merwin? I don't have the same luck there that I have at Yale.
Merwin can be tough at time. What I learned early on in that lake was not to overlook the areas near Speelyi especially in the spring. Also fish in Merwin tend to school tighter than in other lakes so once you find a school mark it with a GPS and stay on them.
@@spiltmilt thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
Noticed the squid oil but no mention of it in the video. Do you still use it and when?
I have a supply of those little plastic condiment containers so I can bring a variety of scents fishing.
Thanks for another informative video.
Shrimp not squid. Shrimp is my fall back scent year round
You briefly mentioned using pink and/or orange bait dyes. It would be easy to get carried away by bringing multiple jars of corn with a variety of scents and colors, so I'm just curious, if you're fishing a new location and you're not dialed in to what the fish might prefer, how many varieties of scents/colors would you bring with you?
Often just a couple colors and scent varieties at most.
Thank you! 😀 Have you caught trout with this bait? And or what other species have you caught using these great recipes? Do you fish off the bottom, use a bobber, or both, on lures as well? 🤔
I catch lots of trout while trolling with these baits
Tyler, when kokanee fishing with your various scented corn, as a bye catch have you noticed one scent that attracts Trout more than another?
I do seem to catch more trout in the spring when using anise. Might also be that there are simply more trout around after spring plants
I've been curing my own corn this year, excellent points comparing the oils. Question, would rock salt also work? I once received a pre-cured corn with rock salt added. As always another excellent video from you.
Rock salt works. Any non-iodized salt should be good actually
@@spiltmilt follow up question, pro-cure also makes a Kokanee corn cure mix to add to corn. Do you use that, if no why not? Thank you.
Tyler. I know people like using corn on lures. My question is why would fish like corn ?. I know that back in the late years in the 50’s people used corn in their chumming. Problem was that fish can’t pass corn and died. Anyway, aside from scent way would trout like corn?
Rn
The trout can't digest corn claim is false. Its a myth disproven many times over. Why they like it so much I can't really say.
Tyler , iam making a batch of corn. What sents do u use through the winter? Krill and Anise or Galic and Bloodytuna?
I tend to do better with krill anise in the winter
After you add the salt and let it sit for 20-30 mins, do you rinse the salt off the corn? Or do you leave it there then add the scent oil?
Leave it in
@@spiltmilt Thanks man!
Hi Tyler Thanks for all the advice on kokanee fishing from the kayak on your corn recipe do U Add garlic to your early Spring recipe?
Not usually I stick to shrimp, krill, and anise in the spring
@@spiltmilt Thank you 👍 see you on the water
I got to say I'm gonna try The clip on weight This Spring
How long does the corn last if you don't freeze it?
Two to three weeks
Do you think that Salt is an attractant? By itself.
Yes
Can’t buy that kind of corn here in Canada unfortunately. What would be your runner up?
Whatever’s firmest I suppose
OK, I am a little confused by this one. Are you saying that you no longer use the oil based cures? Or are you saying that the water based cures are just a better option?
I don’t use the oil cures anymore
does it have to be canning & pickling salt or can you use sea salt?
Sea salt is fine just not iodized
Will this work for ice fishing
Yes
Do you have a video using or making the color dyes?
I almost never use them.
I find it odd that these corn cure videos never mention Kokanee Special. That has been my go to since 2006, and I generally place top 10 in the derbies I go to and am in the same vicinity for numbers caught vs other derby fishermen. For a few years I tried running a couple different scents but it was typically a wash or the Koke special caught more...
Really nothing to the Kokanee special scent its just herring and anise oil with amino acids but if it works for you that's great!
Would mortenson quick cure work to? Same measurements?
There are several other ingredients in there and I'm not sure how the Kokanee would respond to them
Hey split! How long does your cure storage in the fridge since this isn't much cure other than the salt?
About 3 months or so.
Do you drain after you let the salt sit for 20-30 mins?
Better to wait several hours or overnight before draining
👍
Can Koknee digest corn?
Yes
I don’t think that they make the fish oil in that size bottle anymore. I can only find spray bottles. Anyone else notice this?
I noticed that as well.
What part of Washington state are you from?
North Central
How do you keep the carp off the corn bait?
Well carp don't chase dancing corn in the middle of the lake.
Waste of time using corn. Just use the maggots from gulp, they cost 4$