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Fishing tournaments are a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing. I just did the Edmonds Coho Derby myself. What size downrigger weight do you use? I have pretty similar setup but your weight looks bigger. Nice to see another kayaker with the "No Bananas" flasher.
@@wizzle89 right on! These tournaments are way better than I expected. Highly recommend even just to connect with fellow anglers and talk fishing afterwards.
@@BCFishingJournal Yeah, dont mean to be “that guy”. Just suggesting that if you had no music - the people that like it probably would never bitch about it being absent.
Raw fish is the best! I eat at least half of the fish I catch raw. Good tip about coating your hands before handling the rice. I’ve always messed that part up.
@@BCFishingJournal do you mind sending the address? Because when I googled maps it - it went to the pier.. but upon reaching the pier it said we weren’t allowed to fish?
@@fannie203 in the river leader length is based on water clarity. If it’s low and clear, I like a longer leader like 3’-4’ long. If it’s murky or low clarity water 18”-24”. If you use a longer leader I may put some tiny split shots midway on the leader to ensure the bait is getting to the bottom.
@@peterwheatstraw7080 it’s a blast! It has exceeded my expectations on the salt especially with a few custom extras like the downrigger, it’s a fishing unit. You’re going to love it!
I have a couple of those same Alijoz 300s on light one-peice slow-pitch jiggiing rods (one is 6'3 and the other is 6'6'). They are super strong and light. I have been jigging chinooks on them in my pontoon boat the past couple years and it is an absolute blast. Those reels are really nice for the price. For trolling I do prefer a mooching reel as well though.
I own both the same baitcaster and also 3 mooching reels (my usual salmon setup) This past weekend it was one of the mooching reels that did a birdsnest. Line wrapped into the arbour and behind the spool warping around the gears. It can happen to both. Each has their use but for the Victoria/Vancouver Island area most do prefer mooching reels for salmon. I use my bait caster for jigging or if running a dipsy diver.
I typically am watching motored boats fishing, but this looks epic. The action in a kayak must be something special. What's the biggest fish you've pulled in?
@@vincentsnyder6622 it’s an absolute blast being on the water in a kayak like this. And if I catch fish at the same time it’s a cherry on top. The largest fish on the yak, is a high teen pound Chinook Salmon.
You seemed to miss that these reels have two braking mechanisms, and how to set and adjust each of them. I don't recall you doing much with the centrifugal brake at sll, for thst matter. Did I miss something?
You completely missed something very important inside the "knob" or cap at the end of the spool shaft, next to crank. Unless you have the "record" variant, which has ball bearings for the shaft as well as for the spool, there is a retaining clip inside thst cap designed to seat inside the groove in the shaft. You must undo that cap and release shaft or ypu will deform that retaining clip and even break it. It is essential that you DON'T just open out the reel body then simply yank the shaft free, as s lot of people do. End result is that clip stops doing its job and worse. You didn't explain the inportance of that retaining clip, of the shim thete too for thst matter - or did you simply yank that shaft out too?
Lots to cover on these reels, if I’ve missed something I appreciate the heads up. Hopefully with the comments section, this video can be helpful resource for anglers with these reels. Cheers!
hey Jesse amazing video! I wanna target greenling in the lower mainland area, do you find that certain tides work best? Also what depth is best for greenling? Cheers
I enjoyed the video and found it helpful however. I just lost my laketroller yesterday when the Scotty T bolts popped out. The yak attack looks way better however it doesn’t look like it’s compatible with the lake troller. Am I missing something?
@@cwilliams66 yes, correct. The yak attack mounts only apply to their accessories. Scotty accessories will require Scotty mounts or there are some universal mounts like Navarre. I like the Scotty mount (and products) but would replace the t-bolts with the thicker rectangle sizes.
Hey Jesse thanks for the tips I’m potentially looking into kayak fishing around Vancouver and this was great help! Any reason you chose the pedal drive over the fin drive styles?
@@brennanyu8790 honestly I haven’t been in a fin drive kayak for years! So I can’t say I’ve done my homework and say one is better than the other. The Old Towns have been perfect for the type of fishing I’m trying to do, but that’s not to say others couldn’t do the same.
No nylon traps. And never discard of your reel rat's nests or trim ends in the water. Knot trim ends belong in pockets or a baggie. Sorry to get preachy.
@@ninos431 the rigger was around $250, the mounting system (V-Lock) was around $100. I might do a video outlining all the details as the install was pretty involved.
Love it, just moved to port hardy about three months ago and wife got me a pontoon boat been bottom fishing pretty much every day off from work. Love your set up and your video. What kind of in line camera is that ?
Hey man I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I can tell you are a amazing fisherman and I was wondering if I could run a idea by you. Bassicly use a bottom rig with a fly on it at a river like the Capilano. Please let me know what you think
@@AliMajod-rk5hj thanks for the kind words. In regards to your question, are you looking to use a bottom rig that would bounce down the river with the fly or sit still with the fly in the current? First off I admire your thinking out of the box approach to the Cap. Second, I’m not an expert with the flies to be honest, but I think you’d need some more natural movement than one being stationary in current. So I don’t think that would work. But it never hurts to explore and try new things! Who knows maybe you’ll get a section of the river where that approach slays. Thanks for following my channel, and let me know if you try that out!
this is great mate and perfect timing as lately i’ve been thinking what i would do if the worst was to happen while out in the deep.. will take a good look at my yak now and plan things.. thanks!
Awesome man! Did you notice any water inside the hull after flipping? I know the Salty doesn't have the front hatch, but maybe from the hatch under the seat? I know on our 120s we had some water inside after flipping, most likely from the giant front hatch, would be interesting to do a video on how long it takes for the kayak to fill with water! 😂😂 cheers bro!
Great question! This was one of my concerns in doing this. I also have a thru-hole drilled into my yak for the electronics, so was worried about that and the compartment under the seat you mentioned. All that to say, NO WATER. I was pleasantly surprised. It flip was pretty quick, but there was no water inside.
@BCFishingJournal you nailed it in the video, first priority is to get the kayak flipped back over, everything else can be found later....or replaced! 😆
did this a couple of weeks ago with mine I find it easier to get in behind the seat where most people keep their crates ....like you I keep one side of my old town free of stuff I cant imagine trying to remove a bunch of accessories from the tracks while your in the water so you have access to the kayak .....everyone needs to practice this .
Love this comment. Thanks for sharing that, I hadn’t considered the backend (no idea as to why), but will try that next time. Regardless, I have way more confidence in my OT now.
wet release, no netting, no handling of wild coho. filming comes second to conservation. i thought kayak fishermen were more likely to demonstrate best ethical practices, clearly i'm wrong.
@@thecount1001 you obviously don’t kayak fish because there are often times when a net is needed to calm the fish down to remove the hook. The net is also used for safety/stability purposes while removing hook. I use a soft rubber net and always wet my hands before handing a fish to help protect the slime. I do wet release many of my fish as well, so your assumption of my ethics are off tilt.
@@thecount1001 your kayak and experience still doesn’t equate to what I’m doing. I’m in an elevated seat, trolling with a downrigger line and 10’ rod. The soft net helps the process and the fish get identified and released quicker. Your 18’ cruiser which is not even close to what I’m doing. Perhaps you’ve done some vertical jigging off your cruiser, when I’m jigging most fish are wet released. But again, the trolling is completely different, especially in my 12’ fishing kayak. If you really want all the info on why I fish the way I do instead of acting like a keyboard warrior, dm or email me (it’s all in my profile for contact details).
@@hellojrod I prefer to reel with my right, the reason I did it backwards sometimes is the placement and anchor point of the reel. Hence the mention of the longer butt end side of the rod for the leverage.
