Go on YouTube and look up Spilt Milt. He is from WA, used to work at a Sportsmans Warehouse and he’s annoying, but he knows his stuff in regards to kokanee.
I use 7’0” to 8’0” fiberglass trolling rods made by Okuma and Lamiglas. I prefer downriggers but they aren’t necessary. Since trolling speed is generally 1 to 1.5 mph, you can use the trolling depth grids found online to find out how much weight you need to get down to a desired depth at those speeds.
I use a small flasher or dodger, about 12-14 inches of leader, and a small hoochie/wedding ring/spin’n’glo with a double hook setup with #6 or #4 hooks. It’s like salmon fishing, but smaller. I tip the hooks with cured white shoepeg corn or Berkely Gulp! Maggots.
Good electronics really make finding fish easier. Kokes give a pretty good mark on the finder. I tend to chase marks on the graph to speed up the process.
Thanks Gooch, I found him yesterday, right up my alley, didn't want to get involved with downriggers, because to get started, I'm going to use a Zodiac inflatable.
Thinking about splurging on a small sidescan sonar, I had one on my offshore boat for kings and Silvers, next best thing to lucky.