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Some guys seem to like the sit and wait them out theory, I generally sit at least 45min to give it some time to settle down and the bite to get going.
Sometimes I don't think the anchor hit the bottom and they're biting other times you couldn't buy a fish. I will move several times to try and find them if I need to. Everybody thinks this is a no brainer and any one can just anchor up drop your bait over and bail them. IMO that's not really the case. Yes some times but not always, I talk to a lot of fisherman and a lot catch 1 or 2 or none. I fish there quite a lot and my best night was 26 rainbows last year NEVER been close since then! I have learned as well DO NOT remove the fish from the water unless you plan to keep it otherwise IT WILL DIE FOR SURE!
I either quickly remove the hook if in the lip or clip it off asap and I would say 98% of my fish rocket off to the bottom
I do on a rare occasion will have a floater but if you do the correct thing most if not all will survive. That's why you NEVER see pics of the fish unless I keep them for dinner. USE COMMON SENSE !!!
As far as water depth I have caught them in 60ft and as shallow as 30ft.
Nothing is a given or etched in stone just keep at it and you'll find em.
Like ANDY said A logbook is actually the MOST important piece of equipment you can have. The longer you keep them the better the info gets!!! You think you can remember it all, You can't LOL but the Log will !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm not here to critic your catch. But to say nice job. You'll get em next time!!!

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You can do like I do, use a very small #8 Mustad 3906 light wire fly tying hook. The fish comes up and you don't see the hook cut the line as close to the mouth as you can, see the hook and it's a quick ally-oop with the forceps. Also the 3906 does not have bait holder barbs.
Take it one step further and press down the barb if you like. I swam in the middle of the lake at night (kids, don't try this at home) and you would swim down about 10 or so feet and you could feel the water get very cool, semed like the top 10 feet of water was the warmest.

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thanks Dale and Eddie. And Andy I too have swam down there and noticed the water gets way colder for sure. I'll look for those hooks and try it out

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great advice guys, good thread with info. When Getanet and I were out sat morn I picked up stratification at 18 FOW, not a real thermocline but definitely a density change, enough to see the haze on the sonar returns. In my experience (I know my electronics well lol) there has to be a 15 degree +/- for it to show up solid and thick, and this was a haze so I would guess about 10 degrees difference, and I marked surface temps at 78-79 so the fish have a great zone to live in with water 68-69 and cooler as they go deeper. theres no reason why any would not make it if handled quickly and correctly