Rain City
Crew Member
I think it's all about time spent on fishing forums.It's simply all about time. Time on the water fishing.
Trying To Improve At Fishing. Please Help!
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wildmanyeah
Crew Member
Remeber fishermen are liers, I can’t tell you how many times I’ll be talking to a guy at the launch in the morning and he will tell Me how hot fishing is and where he’s going to fish the day.
I’ll follow him out and the next thing I know he’s going a completely different direction or ends up where’re I’m fishing.
I’ll follow him out and the next thing I know he’s going a completely different direction or ends up where’re I’m fishing.
Tyler Brinks
Member
I wondered if there was some sort of norm that I should know about when fishing in a crowd. I will definitely adopt this as my SOP. Now we just need to get a few more folks to understand this.
As a newcomer to trolling in a group of boats, I have been using the standard international rules of the road.
It has made me unpopular on at least one occasion.
I assume this rule applies to structure, rather than shorelines?
searun
Well-Known Member
Applies more to shorelines, although in a few areas where we all know the structure (shallow reef for example) everyone uses the rule. Just makes sense to keep everyone working as one unit and getting along. Main thing is to try to work together. Everyone makes a mistake now and again, or mis-judges how quickly the closing speed is so there can still be oops moments.
Charlie415
Crew Member
You need to revise that a bit....Dinner on the boat, couple glasses of wine with the wife. Pre-make the coffee so its ready to perc when you get up. Off to bed at 10pm. Up at 4am turn on the coffee. Adjust the cabin temperature that was turned down over the night. Fire up those diesels to let em warm up a few minutes. Pull the hook making sure the wife whacks the chain as needed. LOL you know what I mean soon enough. Pour a couple coffee's heavily fortified with Baileys. Once the lines are in the water, then its time for a second well fortified coffee. Is it time yet? Maybe maybe not..........Ok wife makes bacon and eggs breakfast. Make sure someone is watching the lines cause you never know. Then nature will be calling soon......crap time. Oh oh we have our two fish daily limit, back to drop the hook, clean fish and wash up the dishes. **** its only 9am.......what are we going to do for the rest of the day..........ANYTHING WE WANT!!!!! It's a GOOD life. Enjoy!
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Rain City
Crew Member
I took over years ago lol.
Stizzla
Crew Member
I’m now well into the referred book (@BarryA) I got in the mail last week... the first few pages were tough to get through about weather. I will go back and try that section again as I know it’s important. After that I’ve been soaking it up about the spawning, feeding habits and physical traits of salmon. I feel like I will learn a lot as I get deeper into it and I bet I will be more successful moving forward.
Here’s one of the best books I’ve read on chinook fishing. Great explanations on all sorts of terminal tackle and baits. If I could only read one book on fishing it would be this one:
http://www.thescienceofsalmonfishing.com/
Stizzla
Crew Member
That’s the book
Here’s a fishing tip. When you can’t go fishing, read about others who have. Helps to stem the shakes.
Make sure all your stuff is in good working order, trailer, motors, electronics, riggers etc. You don't want down time when the bite is on.
Buy the best sounder/chartplotter you can afford. Make sure you learn how to use it.
Get a good pair of binoculars to see what is going on around you.
Use a good radio for any free info that might be around.
A few good fishing buddies that can catch fish and will give you timely and reliable reports can be very helpful.
Use the angle of your wire to determine what speed to go not your plotter (tides/currents).
Change your speed if it is not working, when in doubt speed up, you will cover more ground hence find more fish/bait to work.
Turn often and take note of which side gets bites, if it is the high side speed up, if it is the low side slow down.
Periodically put the boat in neutral and let the lines settle. ( don't do this if you are already hugging bottom over rockpiles )
Periodically speed up and raise the lines in the water column.
Get gear you have faith in and learn to use it properly. Different flashers, spoons, and plugs set up with different hooks and strength of leader will act differently. Learn how to fish "your" set up not the set up of the guy beside you. You need some old faithful, meat and potatoes, tried and true go to set ups. One line should always be one of your old faithfuls not a continuous rotations of experimental crap.
Buy good line, better swivels, and the best hooks ( keep em sharp! )
If you can't tie good knots use a crimping tool.
Try to set up your rig so the hook is at the back of the lure to avoid short bites that don't find the hook.
If you want to catch fish leave the booze at home, you are out fishing not partying.
Some days it really pays to get the gear in the water early.
You can learn things from just about anyone so keep your eyes and ears open.
And finally, the best time to go fishing is when you can.
Buy the best sounder/chartplotter you can afford. Make sure you learn how to use it.
Get a good pair of binoculars to see what is going on around you.
Use a good radio for any free info that might be around.
A few good fishing buddies that can catch fish and will give you timely and reliable reports can be very helpful.
Use the angle of your wire to determine what speed to go not your plotter (tides/currents).
Change your speed if it is not working, when in doubt speed up, you will cover more ground hence find more fish/bait to work.
Turn often and take note of which side gets bites, if it is the high side speed up, if it is the low side slow down.
Periodically put the boat in neutral and let the lines settle. ( don't do this if you are already hugging bottom over rockpiles )
Periodically speed up and raise the lines in the water column.
Get gear you have faith in and learn to use it properly. Different flashers, spoons, and plugs set up with different hooks and strength of leader will act differently. Learn how to fish "your" set up not the set up of the guy beside you. You need some old faithful, meat and potatoes, tried and true go to set ups. One line should always be one of your old faithfuls not a continuous rotations of experimental crap.
Buy good line, better swivels, and the best hooks ( keep em sharp! )
If you can't tie good knots use a crimping tool.
Try to set up your rig so the hook is at the back of the lure to avoid short bites that don't find the hook.
If you want to catch fish leave the booze at home, you are out fishing not partying.
Some days it really pays to get the gear in the water early.
You can learn things from just about anyone so keep your eyes and ears open.
And finally, the best time to go fishing is when you can.
A lot of great info here, I'm still learning as well and just wanted to say thanks. 1 question I had about patterns and book keeping. Do you compare your info from year to year or would you compare it on a 4year cycle . Thinking the salmon from one area will likely like the same as their predecessors?
