Wet day to end a dry spell

After having such a great early springer season my luck really dried up. I went out five or six times with nothing to show and I might have even been on the verge of getting pouty about it. This morning I decided to launch at Oak Grove and run upstream around Meldrum and back. Instead of my trusted blue herring I rigged up a prawn spinner and just for the sake of totally going outside my comfort zone, I dragged it behind a flasher. All I know is to sweep bottom in 15-30fow so I went for suspended fish in deep water with 30 feet of line out today. Up between Cedaroak and Meldrum Bar I noticed two really big furbags milling about in close proximity and I had that thought that now wouldn't be the best time for a hookup so I turned back downstream to get away and of course my rod buried right then. Luckily both the dogs left me alone but the fish had my back turned to them the whole time so it was some authentic and wholesome Oregon City panic going on for sure. The fish ended up nice and dead in my boat and its nice to know that they really will bite a prawn and they at least don't mind it behind a flasher and that springers do sometimes bite in deep water. It is especially nice to end a dry spell.

Sweet!! Perseverance pays!!! Nice fish!!!!!

Sweet! Way to power through. Sometimes all it takes is trying something a little different. I've had those trips where I go days and days with no fish, then I switch to something different and I've got a fish in my lap that took less time to hook and land than getting my rig unloaded and on the water.

There's no such thing as being entitled to a springer......

Glad to hear that your perserverence paid off!  I'm now back to 0 for 3 trips.

-Mark-

Excellent. .. yep ,5 trips including Chinook Showdown now since fish. If not for Vegas this weekend, I'd be hitting it hard !
Congrats, MM!

Nice fish! We going to have to rename you The Springer Kinger?

Thanks dudes. It has been an epic year so far despite a few off days.  I have definitely seen a surge in the kayak population out in the river this year and that is very cool. Also noted have been kayaks hooking fish and there just has to be some real advantage.
Thanks again to the forum for all the information and inspiration.

Right on SpringerMagnet, feels good expanding your confidence with new presentations doesn't it. I can't imagine your running out of table fare from the earlier season unless you're feeding the Brady Bunch. PBs on the river keep asking me if I'm "that kayak guy" with 7 springers under my belt already.
I've thought about installing side view mirrors on the yak to keep my eye on my six for furbags...
Cheers!
Hugh