Thank you, David. I'm just trying to help the fishing community. A lot of people have helped me and continue to do so. You never stop learning new fishing techniques.
Great instructional video. It's refreshing to find a video where you're not listening to screaming profanity, pounding music and plugs for "buy my stuff". Just subscribed. Thanks for the great information and for taking the time to put this together. Tight lines.
i know this is older post David but yet again a plethora of info i can use these upcoming weeks at Davis bar thanks again for your passing on of knowledge for us beginners!!
Great video , thank you very much , I am trying to learn how to do big river trolling for Steel head and salmon , videos like this that really explain , help people who wish to learn how !!!
Thanks for this excellent video. I appreciate the technical information: very helpful for a guy like me who is trying to figure out how to land my first Columbia River salmon.
As you might guess, I use what works for me. I'm not ready to be influenced by vendors although they can certainly benefit if their product is really working for me.
If your lines are at a 45 degree angle you can multiply your line counter number by .7 to get an estimate of depth. So, if you let out 40 feet of line and multiply it by 0.7 you have 24 feet from the rod tip. You still need to account for the distance that your rod tip is above the water. This is simply an estimate that I use.
Hey Josh, it's a pleasure meeting you. Mike? I know a few guys name Mike that fish. I hope you got some fish. I'm just back from Davis... my daughter killed it today and we were done by 9am.
Hey David, long time subscriber and just want to say thanks for making awesome, well-put together videos that are to the point but very informative. Native North Portlander myself. I was curious which 360 flasher releases you've used and if you have found one you like over the others? I know you have put some miles on these 360s so I trust your opinion. Thanks! Hope to see you out on the river.
I've only tried the Simon release. The magnet picks up metal fragments on the bottom so you have to clean it once in a while but other than that, it seems to perform. The Underdog boat, Mike, told me the other day that he wants to give me some other product to test out. Once that happens, I'll be able to tell you which one I like best.
Great video about techniques David. I see most of the fish you caught were likely two year old fish and 10 pounds or less. . Have there been any large salmon this year? We are having a banner season down here in California out of the Golden Gate with most fish caught being 15 to 25 pounds.
Edward, I've heard of some big fish but we've boated mostly smaller fish. I haven't made as many trips this season so it's just a small sampling. Good to hear that you guys are getting bigger fish. The ocean conditions are quite concerning and we had an emergency closure last week. The season was drastically cut back to begin with.
What rods are you using to handle 16 ounces? I broke a lamiglas using 12 ounces out here in Hammond for silvers lifting a fish into the net. I’m using a 15-30 lb redline but it’s only rated for 6 ounces.
Jayson, I'm using pretty standard salmon rods. My favorite is my Shimano Clarus. I believe it's a 15-30 lb, heavy, with moderate action. You rod should fish fine with 16 oz if it's rated heavy. It's possible that your rod was defective or had a weak spot.
Andrew, I think a spinner with a hoochie skirt will work great but I haven't tried that out lately. Give it a shot and tell me how much success you have.
Mario, there's always bank fishing on the Sandy and Clack. Don't give up, just use what you have and go get em'. I put my time in on the bank just like everybody else.
At that time I was using a barrel swivel sliding on the main line. More recently I've been using a fixed dropper for 360 flasher fishing. I use two bead chains connected with a split ring. I attach a duoclip to the split ring. This helps to reduce the "spinning" of my mainline which results in twisted line.
