How do you rig your set up? I went out with some buddy’s and we trolled through a big school like 10 times without a single bite, even tried some superbaits.

On the last part where you showed the jig. What weight was the jig, a 1/4 oz?

That isnt ethical at all

This helps a lot i have failed thus far at producing steelies on bobber rigs only spinners have worked for me.

Will be chasing steelies at the confluence in the morning (Friday) Which reminds me, better get to bed it’s a two hour drive 😁

Great information!

Need to let them chew longer.

Move forward before the fish is near the boat, so your net man can be in better position.......

Always keep the drag loose. Then, when you go to set the hook put ur hang tight on the spool set the hook and let off. And let it run all it wants. Also stop reeling keep tention on rod tip. Dont reel until it stops running or it runs at you. Otherwise keep tention on rod tip, And you will stop losing them. I had to loose a lot of fish to learn this lol.

At least you're getting hit. I'm 35+ hours in down there now with only one maybe-bite (just a bump). 😢 Thing is, I'm not seeing anyone else catching much of anything either. 🤨

Let the other guy grab the rod

You have to learn to forget your misses. We had a day this fall where we went 0/9 and then the next weekend went 5/5. It goes both ways

Not letting them hit long enough and you need to motor into the strike soon as you notice it pin the motor you’ll start catching more fish

I have fished Kokanee for 40 years,big Kokanee,small Kokanee.I troll 1.5 to 1.8 I don’t really pay attention I can look at my gear and see how it looks and know the speed is right.I only use a chrome sling blade and a pink hootchie .Water temp ,early season Kokanee are shallow them they get deeper.I don’t care about temperature just run my gear where I see Kokanee on my fish finder.I use dyed corn or pink Berkeley maggots with mikes scent.I use 6.5 ft cheap fiberglass rods with big line counter reels 10 lb mono ,I use the same rods for crank baits walleyes and lake trout.I live by flaming gorge and strawberry in Utah catch big Kokanee not those shakers in Idaho.look up lake records at those 2 lakes

Fish 7, not enough drag on to keep a pre load on the rod tip.......

Unless you get into a 30lber that's spooling you, leave the boat in gear

Yea, yeeting on fish within seconds or during a take down.....not a long term win on catching fish

You don’t kick her out of gear after your hooked up??

Those fish aren't pinned, and that's the problem. If you aren't going to engine set em (highly recommended), you have to let that fish turn and bury the hooks in the corner. You are grabbing the rod while they are still chewing!

Not trying to beat you up, but we always wait a few seconds before grabbing the rod, would also say your drag is too loose. Both of those will help hookups, hook size and spacing might need to be looked at too. Smaller fish like jacks and coho will not strike like a bigger king to really set the hooks. I was losing a lot of fish years ago, kept switching hooks and size tell I got a good landing ratio

You have to give those fish a 3 count after the bite starts brother! Trust me on this one regardless of the excuses popping up in your head! Tight lines (and keep em tight)!!

This video is absolutely maddening to watch because you didn't change your hook setup or adjust the presentation.

Good video, everything doesnt always go according to the plan, give you credit for sharing this and not just hiding it away,,,so often we dont share the crummy days but we all have em…keep fishing keep catching and making videos👍

If you use a spinning reel while trolling, do you get more line twist? Thanks for your time👍👍

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These are the things that keep us humble. Any fisherman that hasn’t had one of those days is either lying or not telling the truth 😁 You certainly made up for it though. That was an awesome trip! Kudos’ Skipper 👍

If you’re going to be back up there on the 1st or 2nd hit me up I have a extra twisted sister you can have

For the last few years we have gone to a let them eat mentality. Wait at least five seconds and then let the boat set the hook by giving it a little gas. Salmon are not bass and their mouths are much softer. If you listen to the audio of any big C guide boat you’ll hear them gun it for a second to set the hook, the client never does. The moment we went to this system we don’t lose fish a few seconds into the fight. My guess is that you set the hook too hard, now the hole not the diameter of the hook but much larger and longer. So then when the head shakes start happening that hook has the opportunity to move back and out.

Tighten your drag, all that winding and no line gain is such a rookie move. Who's paying attention out there ??

Love you videos but please…Turn your clicker off!!!😎

Hmmmmm ok I fish this fishery a lot I live here , but again you say dialing in but you give no information leader length, no colors no hook setup no nothing Just watching you fish it is hard to give feedback when we the viewers have no information to base the feedback on. when Jacks are biting alot good luck catching them on 360's and superbaits they just get off it happens but without you giving information it is impossible to offer solutions/.... a ton of people have had the same problem this year including myself some days you are the windshield some days you are the bug. It is called fishing not catching...... p.s I have learned the hard way let them take the rod to the water let them hook themselves you are a quick draw artist just wait a bit longer and make sure the drag is set pretty firm so all slack is taken up on the bite .

Tough day but thanks for sharing! I noticed the Joy dish soap. Do you wash you flashers and lures with it? If so, how often?

If you’re up there on the 1st. Or. 2nd hit me up i have a extra twisted sister super bait I’ll give ya

Not to gain anything from your misfortune but it makes me feel a little better. I've trolled a little on buddies boats before and caught fish but I took my own boat out for my first salmon trip last weekend and while we saw a lot of fish being caught my boat just wasn't one of them. It was a brand new river to me and my fishing partner so trying to learn the river and navigate through the mess of boats and trying to catch fish proved to be really difficult. I did hook one nice chinook and it came off about 20 feet from the boat after fighting it for maybe 15 seconds. And I went home with a jack coho. Not a complete loss but it was discouraging. Only those two take downs all day. I'll count it as a win but I know we could have done better.

By the sound of your clicker you keep reeling and reeling but your drag isn’t set correctly, so you’re reeling and reeling but you aren’t gaining any ground.

5:17 well said!!

The first thing I noticed is you should really slow down when grabbing the rod, let the fish turn and really set the hooks itself before you pick it up, I think that alone will help alot. 2nd if I’m running super baits, always use 3 hooks, you are allowed to so why wouldn’t you. I like to run only 1 bead, hook and then I’ll set my 2nd hook shank right at the end of the Superbait. So if it short strikes the hook is right there. And then I’ll run my 3rd hook 2-3 inches behind that. If im running spinners it’s always a treble with a single trailer about an inch- 1in 1/2 from the bottom of the treble. I like to run gamaktsu octopus, BRB hooks and addicted fine wire bait hooks, always 3/0 or 4/0, maybe your hooks are too small. Days like this are bound to happen, but when they do I find myself changing the gap sizes in between my hooks, changing leaders because the hooks could be dull and moving the position of my rod holders, the angle could be off. Hope this helps!!!

Set the hook when you pull the rod out of the holder. Razor sharp hooks, my friend-- sharpen sharpen sharpen. When you have a fish on, put the kicker in neutral. In that stretch of river, I don't use more than 8-10oz of lead. Is it possible your rods are just a bit too light? I like a stiffer rod when trolling down there, and that hook is gonna get set hard. I've noticed bite drops of by 8, then really drops off by 10, but sometimes 11 can be magic.

Love the vid ❤ DO NOT EVER let ANYONE tear you down no matter what they say 😊All that matter is that the people who support you are the only ones you pay attention to!I love you ❤

I just think that’s called “averaging out” for all the incredible days we have. You still got 12 bites, that’s pretty special in itself.

Broooo I got so sick of watching you grab the damn rod. Wtf bro stop touching it. Let the damn owner of the fckn boat grab the rod. WhyTF are you continuing to grab the mother fckin rod bro.

One thing I notice in allot of your videos is your so eager to grab the rod, you don’t give them a chance to eat it. Try waiting a few seconds (count out loud to 5 if you have to lol)so they get a chance to get it in there mouth and then turn away, that’s when they hook themselves.

One thing I notice in allot of your videos is your so eager to grab the rod, you don’t give them a chance to eat it. Try waiting a few seconds (count out loud to 5 if you have to lol)so they get a chance to get it in there mouth and then turn away, that’s when they hook themselves.

Wait bait did you use?

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The 1 thing that can help sometimes is lowering your rod tip sideways towards the water just before your flasher surfaces.

What's your setup? Weight on the rear vs. sides and setback distances for rear vs. sides?

Fantastic Video, very entertaining! Let's Fkn Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After losing 2 fish, why wouldn’t you let someone else try 😂

You did a stellar job on the structure of this video. From another creator, awesome work. On another note, you are not alone. Nothing is more frustrating then one of these days. I get it.