Salmon jigging techniques?
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Breaking_Shimanos
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Still very ambiguous... should just say no trebles if that's the intention
MadJigga
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I never fish salmon with a treble! I,ve caught a winter spring while in search of lingcod(good thing it was a keeper) as the fish was hooked through both bottom and top lip and had put up a good fight. It's mouth was thrashed, and I'm not sure it would have survived had I released it.
bigdogeh
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I almost always remove trebles and replace with single barbless hooks. especially if fishing anywhere where rockfish might be encountered. and even if I'm targetting them. just seems so much easier to release a fish. and easier on the fish also I would think... usually use a single with bait also.
TheBigGuy
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Looks like the treble ban is still in place then at the mouth of the cap as of Aug 1st.
Breaking_Shimanos
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X2 for jigging with single hook. I prefer siwashes.
ryanb
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Can you point me to the reg? I can't seem to find it this year and thought it had been removed.
aheny
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If you look above I posted a screenshot of it.
hambone
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I get a large majority of my fish on the drop, not while jigging but an extended drop ether right from the surface or a good 20'. I think it creates that situation where the fish has to decide to either take it or leave it.
I've had springs follow my lure right to the surface which proves to me that they'll watch a jig out of curiosity and not necessarily bite it if the action doesn't suit them.
I've had springs follow my lure right to the surface which proves to me that they'll watch a jig out of curiosity and not necessarily bite it if the action doesn't suit them.
aheny
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Breaking_Shimanos
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Ok So 3 or more single hooks are clearly against the rules such as herring rigs.. trebles are obviously not considered single hooks, so this rule only applies to single hooks?
Aheny, i have no idea what youre saying.. I'll just stick with single tandems or trolling with a treble single away from the cap mouth. More fish for you I guess but less fines for me.
Aheny, i have no idea what youre saying.. I'll just stick with single tandems or trolling with a treble single away from the cap mouth. More fish for you I guess but less fines for me.
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TheBigGuy
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I've never seen them check the hooks anyone trolling for salmon in all my years of fishing the cap. The regulation is there to prevent snaggers impaling the fish with oversize trebles and a lead weight. I actually dragged that exact setup off the bottom of the mouth of the Somass River one time, so there are people out there who do that sort of thing. As long as your not attempting to snag fish using trebles I don't think you will ever be bothered.
I usually stick to singles when jigging for Salmon as well, so no worries there.
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Waterwolf2230
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TheBigGuy
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You can rig your own very similar stinger hook rigs. Use very heavy test Downrigger spectra or dacron line and heat shrink tubing. I'm sure you could find some you tube videos on how to tie up your own.
