anorthernhunter
Active Member
I have fished in Campbell River for years growing up and now fish yearly
at North Island Lodge up at Langara Island Haida Gwaii.
I have watched and heard about fisherman laying their back line out "10 or 15 or 20 pulls" and
have never done it because I always though that being so close to the motor the exhaust smell
in the water would deter them. (recalling water skiing and smelling the exhaust smell in the water
thinking that the fish wouldn't stay around that smell).
Well reading on this forum and in particular watching a video just posted showing salmon grouping
just behind the boat in the prop wash got me thinking ... maybe I am missing something.
I always put my back line waayyy out back ... maybe I should rethink this.
Any thoughts on this ... especially around the motor smell in the water?
I believe that no matter how long we fish/hunt etc., there are always tid bits we can learn and I
am open to rethinking this "behind the boat" strategy when I go to Langara next month.
Thanks,
Northern
at North Island Lodge up at Langara Island Haida Gwaii.
I have watched and heard about fisherman laying their back line out "10 or 15 or 20 pulls" and
have never done it because I always though that being so close to the motor the exhaust smell
in the water would deter them. (recalling water skiing and smelling the exhaust smell in the water
thinking that the fish wouldn't stay around that smell).
Well reading on this forum and in particular watching a video just posted showing salmon grouping
just behind the boat in the prop wash got me thinking ... maybe I am missing something.
I always put my back line waayyy out back ... maybe I should rethink this.
Any thoughts on this ... especially around the motor smell in the water?
I believe that no matter how long we fish/hunt etc., there are always tid bits we can learn and I
am open to rethinking this "behind the boat" strategy when I go to Langara next month.
Thanks,
Northern