Very cool Gary. Fishing with you and Danny at Escott was one of the best trips I’ve ever had. Wish I was there again. I’ll have to try some plugs out in my boat next time I’m out.
I remember before he called it "Fishing Diary" when he called it "Nice Fish". I never missed an episode of either. He often went up to Naden Lodge which was owned by a lifelong friend of mine.
Those reels look uncomfortable to use. That is the handle looks too small to easily grip. Do people use level wind reels (like a Daiwa Saltist) out there too? Thanks
Banana weights only when using cut plug herring. Downriggers on wood and plastic plugs. Speed depends on current. 2.5 to 3.5 good trolling speed. You want the plug to swim and have horizontal movement. Keep plug at least 39 feet from downrigger pin.
have you used banana weights in lieu of down riggers? how about trolling speed, continuous or can you you use the technique of in gear and then neutral?
i like how you guys are NOT pin pullers. i'm tired of everyone saying you have to pull the pin, it's far superior. i don't believe it. my only preference, and i wish it would take hold either with the industry in general, or even in the regs eventually, is a max hook size of 5. the Pacific Salmon Lab research during their catch and release studies show that above size 5 results in more serious and frequent eye injuries in chinook, so i've gone to size 5 max on all my plugs. beginning at 27:30 on this video you can see the discussion ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8nThmHxQkaE.html
Great comment. Hook size on those plugs were designed for commercial trollers. In today's world of catch and release the game changes. Thank you for the input
