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@USAFTACP Ай бұрын
Single hooks is the only way to go for sockeye. As you said, the trebles just cause too many issues getting tangled in the net. I'm already planning for the next run. Would you happen to have any insight you are willing to share? The last couple of years my wife and I have fished the pool and camping upriver; doing really well this last year. This year we would like to try and target chinook as well. Unfortunately, with the recent changes to the pool on chinook, I'm thinking of fishing below wells dam and finding a campground near chelan. A couple questions; how is the fishing below the dam compared to the pool? If staying near chelan, would you boat up the river or tow the boat and launch closer to the dam?
@jasonhurdlow6607 2 ай бұрын
I've found using downriggers for Kokanee more of a pain than helpful when the fish are above 50ft. Just use sliding weight rigs or snap-ons and don't waste time fussing with downriggers.
@boattothebelly Ай бұрын
@@jasonhurdlow6607 Agreed! If we do use them, it’s strictly to get our setups straight down and have more rods out the back away from that gear.
@barbarabreeze5009 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree about single hooks
@JOwen72 Жыл бұрын
Did you make a follow up video about how to Jig for lakers off the bottom?
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
We haven’t yet. Life happened. We will be doing one early next year
@SVaya2018 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. Such a great location to fish. What size weights were you using, how much line on the counter and what depth do you think you were at? Thanks much.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
The fish this year were 50-60’ down and as the morning went in we had to drop our gear even deeper. We did best using 6oz and 8oz cannonballs between 60-100’ behind the boat. Just had to tinker with it until we had consistent hits. I’m years past we use lighter cannonballs as the fish were a lot closer to the surface in the mornings. We didn’t have any success up top this year.
@dorsalfishing Жыл бұрын
Random question but are you in the Spokane area? Your face looks really familiar for some reason.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
We are from the Yakima area but in Spokane area quite a bit as well
@loganfishbeard Жыл бұрын
Let me know if you every need a camera man😜I like using a treble for the sockeye but I go small, #6 gamo's with a pretty long setback from the top hook. My buddy prefers much larger single hooks. I think the rod/line/drag plays a big role too. Fast action rod with braid and big hooks helps sink them deep fast. Slow action rod or mono and you might want to downsize to make sure they get the barb in them. Lastly, those sockeye are wierd up there. Some days they will slam gear and hook themselves while other days they barely grab the bait.
@dbfishing8588 Жыл бұрын
Can I ask that dates you fished?
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Last Wednesday and Thursday
@jerrydell4646 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching your video and you show what you use to catch them.
@adamnoga-styron7882 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to some lake Wenatchee footage.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Hoping they cooperate next week
@daveintheburg Жыл бұрын
Dude, sorry to hear but at the same time happy for Matt getting his boat. I've enjoyed your videos and useful information. Maybe develop a new format with both of you guys taking the wives and interweave adventures and edit them into a new endeavor. Maybe call it "He and She vs She and He!" Just a thought! I've been wanting to go to the Brewster pool for the Sockeye before the closing. Problem I have is I'm retired and it's difficult to find someone to tag along on the boat with me that knows what they're doing. I know it can get a bit crowded up there and having a novice onboard is a bit scary. This is especially worrisome during launching as I know the dock can be backed up and when it's your turn you gotta be quick. Also, I understand that parking can be an issue if the launch area is full. Any insight on the parking problem? Good luck and look forward to more in the future from both of you guys.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
What we have found to be essential to finding good parking and not wait long it to be willing to get there early to launch. 3am on weekdays and 2:45ish on weekends. We were in and out within 15-20 minutes every day we launched. We would then go out into the river (or spot lock with bow mounts) and start to setup everything. That has worked very well for us and we don’t have to fight the crowds. If you miss those times by 15-20 minutes you will be waiting. Good luck to you and slay the sockeye. Troll slow.
@adamnoga-styron7882 Жыл бұрын
What rods do you use for the sockeye?
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
I like to use Velocity Ninja’s and Velocity Samurai’s as they have great feel and backbone to handle these fish. Mo prefers the Lamiglas Kokanee glass rods. Both work very well for us.
@thatsme7805 Жыл бұрын
Cool video and nice job, but just honestly wondering if they are actually good eating that far up river in that kind of warm water
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
These summer run fish are great table fare. The sockeyes are the best eating salmon and the chinook are very good as well. The flesh isn’t as firm due to some fat loss due to the long travel but they are still great to eat fresh. We try not to freeze the chinook. Sockeyes hold up well when frozen.
@thatsme7805 Жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly right on, thank you for the reply.
@smokeypwr Жыл бұрын
How far back yall fishin? Depth? Headed to clear lake this weekend and considered fishing rimrock one day
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
We fish the top 15-30’ of water. The back rods have 1-1.5oz cannonballs at 30-40’ back. Front rods have 2-3oz at 15-25’ back. Good luck if you go! It was beautiful there today.
@kcp7042 Жыл бұрын
Any larger silver gang trolls work or specifically the beer cans?
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
We’ve used Mack’s in-line trolls, Kokabow in-line trolls, bigger Ford fender Lake trolls. We have just done better with the beer can trolls with 2 blades. But they all will work.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
I personally don’t like the heavy gang trolls but they do work. They make noise and flash which makes the kokanee check your setup out. That’s all you need for Rimrock. That being said, the simple Arrowflash dodger to a wedding ring worked well too and is much lighter.
@frankbyrd6726 Жыл бұрын
I'd fish with Shane
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Dude is fishy and knows his stuff! Have always had a great time in his boat
@kcp7042 Жыл бұрын
Once you launch, do you have to do some hunting with your electronics to find the kokanee? Or do you just start fishing?
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Nope. Straight across to the slide from launch and we caught fish everywhere
@angelathomas5970 Жыл бұрын
This is why he is th OG!
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
😂 Lots of miles traveled and thousands of fish he has caught in that lake alone I would guess.
@angelathomas5970 Жыл бұрын
Good job guys!!! 🎉
@CurtisYpma Жыл бұрын
Headed to Chelan for vacation soon. Where do I get those Gizzards? They looked tasty. Sweet ride there for sure.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
They were tasty! If they don’t have any they’ll make them fresh for you. We got them at the Entiat Shell station on Alternate US97 (west side of Columbia river). Enjoy Chelan! A favorite destination of ours.
@chriswalter8092 Жыл бұрын
Utah?
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Washington
@kcp7042 Жыл бұрын
Nice haul!! Looks like great weather too. That doesn’t look like one of your normal boats. Loaner or a new monthly payment?!
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
That’s a new monthly payment! Mo has his North River and I now have my Alumaweld Columbia. Waited 1.5 years to get it.
@kcp7042 Жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly Nice!! I’m 3 years into… I don’t know…. Am 87 year loan for my boat I think! Enjoy it!!
@jesse75 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful lake. Only fish in summer. Too cold and depressing in winter for me. Always wondered where the Macks go in summer.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
We are going to try and find out soon. They love the flat area by Chelan and the Mack bar between there and Manson early in mornings. See them much deeper later in the day.
@jesse75 Жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly cool. Surprised you haven't caught a burbot with a jig. But it's interesting where they go in summer.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
@@jesse75 Mo has and my dad has. They’ve been elusive for me. But yes that’s another fish we want to get better at catching. Great table fare!
@JUNationFishing Жыл бұрын
Wow!!! What the heck is in its belly? 👍👍👍
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Air. Due to the depth we were fishing these Mack’s can bloat up due to the pressure changes in their swim bladder. We try to go with a slower retrieve but it doesn’t always work out. If they don’t release their air bubbles on the way up they will die. That’s why we kept these for dinner.
@jesse75 Жыл бұрын
Reel them up fast. They get the bends.
@calebl6609 Жыл бұрын
Great video! What type of jigs are you using for the macks? I normally limit on Kokanee at Chelan quickly and never think to hunt for the macks.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Sorry went in vacation and just now saw this. We will be doing a video solely on Mack’s in the next couple months. We used a 2oz jig head with a large soft plastic crawfish on mine and Mo had a large 5” squid soft plastic. Really it doesn’t matter too much. They like the thump of lead on the bottom coupled with the smell of bait fish.
@donnmoIdaho Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for putting the new color to work and reporting the results!
@kcp7042 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been thinking of getting a couple and trying them for chinook on the Columbia. In place of super baits. Little gel scent. Should work… Can you only buy them on their website?
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
We’ve thought they’d slay cohos as well. Yes only in their website. They have the 2.44” now on the website as of today. They have the larger versions for salmon as well.
@kcp7042 Жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly I’m always nervous to switch from what works to try something new. But they have a good action. Good colors. I think I’ll try one for fall chinook. Thanks!
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
@@kcp7042 That’s why we like to have more people on the boat. We can play around and see what works. It’s nice to be different amongst the swan off normal gear in front of these fish. Haven’t tried it yet. But this year we will and give a report on them.
@donnmoIdaho Жыл бұрын
One point of clarification: The OG1 has an erratic action that trout, kokanee, and similar freshwater fish respond to. The OG2, our salmon lure, has a more stable, side-to-side, action. (We've tested the OG2 for trout; but, the OG1 consistently out-fishes it. And, we've tested the OG1 for salmon; but, the OG2 consistently out-fishes it.)
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
@@donnmoIdaho Great info from the man who makes these! Thanks Donn
@daveintheburg Жыл бұрын
Hey guys, just retired last August and I'm back in the water with my new Alumaweld Stryker. I really like that you guys hit the areas that I'm really interested in. Spent a lot of time chasing salmon and steelhead on the westside but couldn't stand the rat race over there and came back home to the eastside of the state in 1989. Really enjoy your enthusiasm and humor when your doing what you obviously love! Fish on brothers and I'll keep an eye out for you in my travels.
@boattothebelly Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! We do love to fish! Hopefully this year will give us a lot more opportunities to have fun and spend time with great people. Hope to meet you out there some day! Adios Adipose!
@NorthwestCatch 2 жыл бұрын
You guys and gals are awesome. Really enjoyed this one. Nice work out there.
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
It was a fun trip
@halfwatt7905 2 жыл бұрын
👏👏 well done!
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@donnmoIdaho 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Guys! Many thanks for putting the OG1s to work and showing the results! Appreciate it!!
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! We won’t leave those at home ever! The Old Goats 2.13” never have failed us.
@clownmatrix3003 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly hey, do you guys shorten the leader on the OG lures at all when fishing for kokanee or do you use them right out of the package with the pre tied leader it comes rigged with?
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
@@clownmatrix3003 If they’re brand new we use straight from box. Typically 31”-32”. We like slightly bigger hooks when fishing places like Lake Roosevelt so we’ve tied them between 24-28” and been successful. If we chose a good “standard” length, we’d choose 28-30”. Hope that helps
@mikechiurato8468 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Wish you were guides. Could you recommend someone. Tried trout lake last year, not knowing how to fsh it. Too much Algae. I seem to miss the timing of Lake Wenatche season. I will be back in 2023.sept 3rd . Could use some advice to local guides. Thanks for your videos. Well done! Mike Chiurato
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes we wish we were guides too but our real jobs just don’t allow us to do that yet. I’ve heard great things about Moons guide service and I’m sure if you called Upper columbia guide services, Shane Magnuson. He could probably turn you on to some more.
@jerrydell4646 2 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video
@mikegarland9406 2 жыл бұрын
What size North River is that?
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
22’
@sterlank 2 жыл бұрын
Mr Meyer I want that merch
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Contact me and we can get you what you want.
@sterlank 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly it sterling I'm like size small in men's
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
@@sterlank Hey bud! Talk to me on Monday
@sterlank 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly bet
@503SteelKill 2 жыл бұрын
Try those already and will skrink bend with letting it sit in boat. Just spend the money and buy the fishing boards.
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
I agree they can bend and aren’t the same quality but when I can make over 30 small boards for the price of 2 it depends on who wants to save the money.
@adamnoga-styron7882 2 жыл бұрын
What boat?
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean
@adamnoga-styron7882 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly what north river river is it?
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
@@adamnoga-styron7882 22’ Soft top Seahawk
@adamnoga-styron7882 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly thanks you
@dreamwrighter 2 жыл бұрын
That is the calmest I have ever seen that water! Great job btw!
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the wind beat us up for a couple days then it just went flat calm. Thanks
@TheJeremiah313 2 жыл бұрын
I’m heading to lake Wenatchee to try and catch sockeye on the 27th any tips you could give me to put my family on the fish what bait did you use just red hook? Nice catches by the way!
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
It is a no bait or scent, barbless hook fishery. You can use up to 3 single barbless hooks. I generally use 10-12” leaders from an O or OO dodger. I put a 5-6mm red bead between each hook. The key is depth and speed. I’d start at 60 feet deep and go down from there.
@TheJeremiah313 2 жыл бұрын
Sweeeeet thank you very much the advice! We will try our best
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheJeremiah313 Good luck!!
@TheJeremiah313 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@twistedfishing8118 2 жыл бұрын
One ugly salmon
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Upriver brights are gnarly but it tasted great
@jerrydell4646 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video again guy's getting ready myself to head up to the Columbia by the klickatat my self in a couple weeks
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck!! We will be up there soon as well
@kcp7042 2 жыл бұрын
Watched both your Brewster and Lake Wenatchee videos. Great videos!! Honest question, is the extra drive time from Yakima, and the chaos (both at the ramp and on the water) worth the almost guaranteed limits at Brewster? Or is the more laid back lake Wenatchee a better choice?
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
The boat launch Friday-Sun at lake Wenatchee can be a bear. During the week easy peazy. Gates open at 4:00am and it’s slow going. Pick your poison. 2 hrs to lake Wenatchee from Yakima, 3 hrs. to Brewster. Both are catching fish still right now. If I had to choose I’d go Brewster just for the chance of kings as well.
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
That being said, it’s nice to not have to fight the clusters of boats at Brewster.
@kcp7042 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly my buddy and I went to Brewster a couple of weeks ago. Thought we were getting to the launch early Saturday morning. One hour later we had launched the boat!
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
@@kcp7042 Saturday morning launches put you at the line around 3:00am or earlier. You’d still have to wait. Matt and I just chill in the boat once launched. Some take a nap 😂 When the state park opens at Lake Wenatchee at 4:00am, it seems to be the same long line when fishing is good. All part of the sockeye dance we all hate but it’s worth it.
@tomg8673 2 жыл бұрын
Will they close that Brewster area soon if at all?? Thanks
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt they will close the fishery this year. There’s just so many fish that are staged in front of the Okanogan that if they have a good sustain thunderstorm or heavy rain that cools off the Okanogan river, all the sockeye will go. I don’t see that happening anytime soon with the weather supposed to happen but if it does those fish will be gone forever.
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
I had a buddy limit 4 guys today so it’s still hot
@ShenpaiWasTaken 2 жыл бұрын
Nice fish! How long do those fish last vacuum packed and frozen?
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve had them at the 1 year mark and they still taste great and hold a firm flesh. I don’t like to go much longer with them. Usually within 6 months they’re all gone unless I miss a package 😂
@jerrydell4646 2 жыл бұрын
Love watching what you are doing and catching fiah
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
We try to keep it lighthearted and have fun for sure. Thanks for supporting our channel.
@jerrydell4646 2 жыл бұрын
I just subscribed to your channel
@tmtallman 2 жыл бұрын
so what were you doing on the set up? down and distance? lure? tuna? Like 10oz at 38 on line counter with 24 inch bumper and 36 inch leader to a hot tamale superbait filled with Tuna sauced with Garlic and shrimp?
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
That rod had a Brads mini cut plug with tuna with sandshrimp and garlic scent from NW Bait and scent. Matt had two hits on a superbait and 1 hit on spin fish. All with same tuna. Quite honestly can’t remember the rest except we were using 12, 10 and 8oz cannonballs. As we get better at it we will remember depths and lengths. We were close to the bottom that’s all I remember.
@tmtallman 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly you better get a fishing notebook and start tracking all of that. water temp, speed, rod, lure, leader length, bumper length, type of flasher all can make a difference on any given day. The Addicted fishing guys have some great videos on Chelan falls when they go over set ups pretty good. Good luck and have fun. Thank you for all the videos
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
@@tmtallman yes I do! Matt has one but I don’t. Thanks for the tips! Catch a bunch
@111kolive 2 жыл бұрын
Nice fish!
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Keith!
@kcp7042 2 жыл бұрын
Love the video!! When will you guys do a video at rimrock? Rumor is Mike is a bit of an expert up there!!
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe later this month. We are currently hunting down sockeye and doing well!
@kcp7042 2 жыл бұрын
@@boattothebelly nice!! Love both versions of the sockeye!!
@halfwatt7905 2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! I’ve spent wayyyyy too much money on foam 😂
@boattothebelly 2 жыл бұрын
We did some math on all the boards we were able to make with the 4 foam sheets. Using the cheapest boards available here locally, we saved about $250-$300 by making them. All for $10.
@kcp7042 2 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome idea. Thanks!!