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We hit the big lake out of SJ again this morning for 3 hours. We ended up going 2 for 3. The first fish was a coho that hit a red with black squiggles Brad’s Thin Fish within 30 seconds of putting the first rod out. A big king hit a Moonshine magnum RV bloody nose on a 7 color leadcore. We lost a coho on a dipsy with flasher fly.

What’s your program or spread for spring kings? I catch plenty of coho but am usually lucky if a catch a king whereas other boats trolling around me are catching 2 or 3 or 5 kings. We ran two mono high lines on boards for Brad’s Thin Fish for coho and then we had a 5 color, 7 color, downrigger, and dipsy with orange stubby and green fly. All rods except the dipsy have 50 ft mono leaders in 20#. We ran spoons on the leadcore and downrigger. I only ever get hits in Moonshine bloody nose in magnum. Dreamweaver super slims and Michigan stingers never work for me. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.

Looking for tips/recommendations on how to target kings better. 

Seems like spoons on DR and LC catch most of the spring kings we get. Sounds like you are doing that. I personally start with a mix of sizes and colors and see if they will clue me into a a presentation they may want that day. You can pin slider spoons on your DR lines too to get a few more options out there.