Hey @maltby_pass5632 many thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed these salmon strikes! Watching this is like pre-season training in preparation for the big moment when that rod goes off during the season - you'll know exactly what to look for! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Hi Tony many thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed these salmon trolling strikes! Always a blast the moment a big salmon strikes and the rod starts going crazy! Thanks again and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Hi Nigel many thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this salmon strike compilation from last year! Yes indeed - it is a blast when a rod "goes down" and certainly fun to look back at all of the strikes (at least the ones on camera) throughout the season. Is spring brining any good fishing in your neck of the woods? Tight lines! Captain Zac
@@CaptainZac sadly not but, we can get the odd fish here and there but all the best places are tied up with expensive clubs and very tight rules. We don't have anything like the fishing you have either in River or the sea. A small 1lb trout is a good wild fish,, and a 10lb salmon is a cracker. Take care bud and keep catching.
@@nigelkavanagh2048 Geeze sorry to hear there isn't more fishing opportunity readily available - all the more reason to swing by Alaska one of these days! Those little trout sound like a cool challenge to pursue! It can be super rewarding to catch a wild trout that didn't come from a hatchery. All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Hi FishinHank that sounds like a blast! Cohos are silver bullets with so much energy that feeling the immediate strike with a stickbait and then the initial powerful run - hard to beat!!! Tight lines! Captain Zac
Hi Russ thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed these salmon strikes! That is a great idea to use the bell clips! It is actually painful to watch some of the video as a king salmon is thumping away on my rod and I'm staring off into the distance the other direction or pre-occupied steering the boat. I'll definitely have to give these a try - thanks for the suggestion! I assume that you've used these in the past? I bet they would make a lot of noise if a salmon really starts thrashing after the strike. Calm seas and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
@@CaptainZac Yes I use them now all the time. I'm always looking around or doing something and look over and see the rod just bumping a long and wonder how long that fish was there. Now with these bells I know right away when there is a fish.
Reel down and keep pressure.....no need for bass fisherman who like to rip lips! :) Never stop moving forward either, if you do it drops the spread into each other and it gets tangled. I grew up fishing the east coast, 14 rods trolling on on a 19ft boat. We had planer boards though. Severely limited here! Love watching that rod go off
Haha hi there FishinHank all very well said - great advice! Certainly no room for bass fishing yanks in the salmon trolling game! I grew up fishing on the east coast (PA) as well and was always amazed at the precision of the Lake Erie trolling setups. Between countless planer boards, dipsy divers, flat rods, etc., it is a small miracle that chaos didn't break out every time a fish struck! The limit of one trolling rod per angler in most areas/seasons in Alaska is certainly a different ball game than 14 rods on a 19ft boat! That setup must have been a work of art!!! Thanks for watching and as always - calm seas and tight lines! Captain Zac
"Terrible Reaction Time".... but I bet you still caught that fish. Just shows how having the right gear and using it properly can help cover some goofs that occur while fishing. Well done. Tight Lines.
Hi Geoff thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed these salmon strikes! Well said - it certainly helps when the gear does its job even when the fisherman is asleep at the wheel! It also helps to have, dare I say, LUCK on your side every so often! I'm sure we all benefit from a little luck out on the water from time to time - and capturing it on video just makes it more apparent in this case! Calm seas and tight lines as always my friend! Captain Zac
Hi Piscatorian many thanks for stopping by and I'm glad you enjoyed this salmon trolling footage! It is definitely a blast when a trolling rod "goes off" and the salmon battle begins. You've certainly captured many of these trolling strike moments in your videos as well! Would be great to cross paths up here in Juneau one of these days! Calm seas and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Hi Steven many thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed these salmon strikes! Yes indeed - absolutely looking forward to the upcoming season! In terms of fighting the salmon, I almost always clear the downriggers (especially the one of the fish side) by hitting "auto up" and then clipping the weight to the arm and rotating the whole unit inward toward the boat. Every so often on a big fish I will raise the outboard engine(s) if it seems like there is a good chance the fish will find its way there. I can generally avoid this by focusing on boat positioning with the kicker engine but sometimes an energetic coho has other ideas! What is your approach for clearing the gear? Smooth seas and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
Hi Bob thanks for tuning in and I'm glad you enjoyed this salmon trolling footage! Sure - I use a GoPro to capture my video footage. All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
If you keep it in gear you will probably land more fish... and your other lines in the water will get bit... but it probably doesn’t matter living in Alaska..
Hi Salmon Killer thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed this compilation! Yes indeed - keeping it in gear does tend to provide constant pressure and reduce the number of thrown hooks due to slack in the line. Sometimes it is a trade-off on whether to pull the other line since the fish can end up tangling with the second line and getting off - one in the boat is worth two in the sea! haha All the best and tight lines my friend! Captain Zac
