Post by: bulldogs40 on July 18, 2015, 10:15:27 PM
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on July 18, 2015, 10:45:20 PM
Post by: wheels on July 18, 2015, 11:06:14 PM
Post by: bulldogs40 on July 19, 2015, 05:03:00 AM
Post by: fishngamereaper on July 19, 2015, 07:24:14 AM
Post by: Hunterman on July 19, 2015, 09:10:20 AM
1. What are you using for weight Deep 6, Down Rigger, Meet Line, or just lead ?
A. Deep 6: I'd run the Number 2, with a flasher & herring 60 pulls of line.
B. Down Rigger: Weights from 6 to 12 pounds, 125 feet, with flasher and herring.
C. Meet Line: 6 pounds of weight, 150 to 180 feet, with a flasher and herring.
Now you have notice that I said flashers with all 3 set ups. The reason is that with the flashed, you can set your trolling speed with the "Thumping" of you fishing rod. A steady slowish (I don't believe I just said slowish :yike: ) thump. Make sure that you have good action on your herring, and on your deep 6, and down riggers, set you release kind of light for the humpies, but these are king depths so hold on :tup:
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: Bill W on July 19, 2015, 09:24:13 AM
Post by: lokidog on July 19, 2015, 07:15:40 PM
BTW, we often do better on our deep six at 45 feet than the downriggers at a variety of depths.
Post by: gotshot on July 19, 2015, 09:18:17 PM
Post by: wheels on July 20, 2015, 08:50:36 AM
Post by: Hunterman on July 20, 2015, 09:27:36 AM
I just picked up a couple deep six. I havn't used them before but a friend highly reccomended them. Just wondering the ratio of line out to depth. AKA pulls or numbers on line counter. Can you give me a hint?
If your going to pull your line out, one strip of line should equal 1 foot. Measure from your reel face out 1 foot. Run your deep 6 down to the water surface, then strip off your depth.
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: wheels on July 20, 2015, 09:32:13 AM
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on July 20, 2015, 09:46:48 AM
As far as King salmon depths, only your fish finder can tell you that. We catch em with 35 feet of cable in the early AM. Then drop as the sun comes up. But you still base everything off your fish finder and what its saying.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 20, 2015, 09:49:37 AM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 20, 2015, 10:04:11 AM
Post by: CP on July 20, 2015, 11:42:29 AM
They often work better than downriggers because they are further from the boat. If you are only going 25 - 35 feet down on the DR drop the flasher 100 feet or more behind the boat. Fish often don't like getting too close to the boat.
I don't like the deep six because of the large drag and because a lot of fish will come unhooked because of that large drag. A rubber snubber between the D6 and the flasher helps.
Post by: gotshot on July 20, 2015, 04:57:51 PM
Post by: bulldogs40 on July 20, 2015, 06:38:31 PM
Thanks the response guys. We did trolled around for a while yesterday and mostly just caught a sun burn. We did manage 2 pinks both within a few minutes of each other. Both were caught trolling coho killers behind deep six divers. We were running a downrigger earlier in the day before it broke during a retrieve and left us with just the divers. All and all a good day caught my first salmon and a mess of crabs.
Thanks for all the replies
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 20, 2015, 08:06:13 PM
Great info!!!
Thanks the response guys. We did trolled around for a while yesterday and mostly just caught a sun burn. We did manage 2 pinks both within a few minutes of each other. Both were caught trolling coho killers behind deep six divers. We were running a downrigger earlier in the day before it broke during a retrieve and left us with just the divers. All and all a good day caught my first salmon and a mess of crabs.
Thanks for all the replies
A good day when you get to eat salmon! Don't forget, the pinks need to be gutted immediately and put on ice to make the best table fare.
Post by: bowtechian on July 21, 2015, 02:39:15 AM
Or they get mushy ???Great info!!!
Thanks the response guys. We did trolled around for a while yesterday and mostly just caught a sun burn. We did manage 2 pinks both within a few minutes of each other. Both were caught trolling coho killers behind deep six divers. We were running a downrigger earlier in the day before it broke during a retrieve and left us with just the divers. All and all a good day caught my first salmon and a mess of crabs.
Thanks for all the replies
A good day when you get to eat salmon! Don't forget, the pinks need to be gutted immediately and put on ice to make the best table fare.
Post by: lokidog on July 21, 2015, 11:38:06 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 22, 2015, 08:34:55 AM
Or just bled out and on ice.... :twocents:
:yeah:
I don't fully clean them on the water. I don't want any cooler water inside the fish. Mine turn out great just bled with tons of ice.
Post by: Bill W on July 22, 2015, 10:58:47 AM
I now use those scissors for walleye.
Post by: Gobble Doc on July 22, 2015, 12:44:15 PM
Post by: CP on July 22, 2015, 12:49:03 PM
Post by: h20hunter on July 22, 2015, 12:52:12 PM
Post by: Gobble Doc on July 22, 2015, 12:55:48 PM
Post by: Gobble Doc on July 22, 2015, 12:56:37 PM
Post by: Stein on July 22, 2015, 01:02:57 PM
Post by: lokidog on July 22, 2015, 04:07:56 PM
I also have a friend that loves to eat the eggs, so they stay in the fish until fileting.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 22, 2015, 04:20:45 PM
I always gut because it cools the fish much faster. You don't eat the inside of the ribcage, so really no meat touches anything.
These fish are coming from 50-55 degree water, you don't need to really cool them too much. More about keeping them from getting warm.
Post by: WSU on July 22, 2015, 04:25:51 PM
Post by: lokidog on July 22, 2015, 04:31:10 PM
Post by: WSU on July 22, 2015, 04:45:53 PM
Post by: lokidog on July 22, 2015, 05:02:28 PM
I was kidding. Somebody has to say something like that on a humpy thread.
You are forgiven, unfortunately, I have encountered that attitude frequently. Of course, who wouldn't prefer eating a king or sockeye to a pink? IMO, a pink in the boat is worth a whole bunch of kings in the sound. :dunno:
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 22, 2015, 09:01:37 PM
I was kidding. Somebody has to say something like that on a humpy thread.
:chuckle: Seriously, ain't that the truth! Think there's a rule somewhere that you can't go 10 posts without a crab bait reference. I always just chalk it up to BD types that don't know how to properly take care of fish - either that, or they're trying to eat river fish. Same people that don't like antelope.
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 22, 2015, 09:07:58 PM
I always gut because it cools the fish much faster. You don't eat the inside of the ribcage, so really no meat touches anything.
This. You're fishing and got fish to catch. Filet at the ranch.
Post by: pd on July 22, 2015, 09:38:12 PM
Or just bled out and on ice.... :twocents:
:yeah:
Thousands of gill netters can't be wrong (I know somebody will flame me for this...). Scissors are fine, or just reach in and pull the main line on the gills, and throw them in the ice hold. They will bleed out just fine, and cool at the same time. Don't gut them---a waste of your time, and introduces bacteria in the process, speeding deterioration.