OPENING DAY on the West Coast

[@freemanfishing350]

Hooks used: www.jiggeek.com/product-page/jig-geek-trailer-hook

I started seeing their gears in one of the local shop... I see you're part of their Pro-Staff. How hard was it to get the "Pro-Staff" status?

[@freemanfishing350]

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[@Riverbugger]

Nice fish!! Love seeing bald eagles as a bonus. Good times on the kayak! Keep up the great work. Finally got out today and caught 3 small bows. It was 94 degrees here. Stay safe!!

[@NorthwestOpenSeason]

They don’t get much brighter than that. Nicely done bro 👍

[@freemanfishing350]

Dimes!

[@iancollings5047]

Beauty fish and great video!

[@freemanfishing350]

Thanks man I really appreciate it!

[@cohocuddy1221]

Keep them coming brother

[@freemanfishing350]

Will do brother!

[@corbychappell9751]

Opening day success! I knew you would catch one. What a beautiful Chinook too. Great to see you out with your dad too. Keep the videos coming.

[@freemanfishing350]

Will do!

[@rabes1981]

Way to go man! This little series of vids has been awesome! I gotta get a kayak that looks like way too much fun.

[@freemanfishing350]

It's ridiculously fun if you are willing to put in the extra effort as opposed the standard power boat w/ electric downrigger.

[@ceriedwards991]

Again I'm envious. When I had a good paying job. I visited B.C. 6 times for fishing. Whether it was hit or miss, didn't matter. It was a Bucket list thing to check off at first. Then it just made more sense than partying and burning money. Given those trips cost $$$$. Totally worth it. The experience was awesome. Keep it up as long as you can.

[@freemanfishing350]

Thanks man, will do! Im incredibly grateful I live in a beautiful place with pretty great fishing, that's about all I need.

[@FishingWithBottles]

Things go a little sideways at 5:12! Haha! Good, healthy looking keeper! 👍

[@freemanfishing350]

Things usually go sideways at some point in my videos lol

[@terrykonrad1243]

Nicely done Bud. What is your “go-to” rod, reel and line combo? And would you stick with it or go heavier?

[@freemanfishing350]

I was using a fairly light setup in this video but where I was fishing generally doesn't have many fish over 20lbs around. 10' 8lb - 17lb rod with a 6500 sized reel, 30lb braid with 30lb mono as a leader. Most people don't use braid around here but from the kayak it allows me to troll much deeper without using a downrigger as the line diameter is much thinner and cuts through the water. Having the same breaking strength leader as my main line isn't the best move if you don't want to lose your swivel & trolling weight but I had a break off in a previous video while using 20lb mono so I switched to 30 and have had no more break offs thus far. Probably the next time I spool up my reel ill go 40lb braid and keep the 30lb leader, 40lb braid is still really thin but that 10lb breaking strength gap would make a break off where I lose my whole setup less likely, not that iv had a problem with that but may aswell be safe.

[@WetBaconFishing]

Great day of fishing video documented right here!!!! Good catches dude!

[@freemanfishing350]

Thanks, hopefully many more to come. Gonna try really hard to get my yearly limit in the salt this year of 10 but that'll be a tough goal to achieve even with the winter Chinook season.

[@daughter_ofthesea]

Awesome video! Any chance you would share the name of the spoon/gear you used?

[@freemanfishing350]

Planning on making a video going over my gear/how I have been fishing from the Yak recently for Chinook!

[@wogysnl13]

possible to get info about your net?

[@freemanfishing350]

Honestly can't remember the brand or where I even got it from, just a rubber net, had the thing forever and I can't see any obvious brand markings on it. It's a bit small for Chinook though I really want a bigger PVC coated net.

[@wogysnl13]

@@freemanfishing350 yeah I need bigger net for this season cant find any good ones from Amazon's... maybe local shop would have more choices.

[@andrewb5412]

You got the kayak, nice one. I'm still using my arms to paddle

[@freemanfishing350]

I know you mean with a paddle but my mind went to you swimming around with a fishing rod in your hands. New video idea 👀? lol

[@ryderoakes7345]

Are there any Salmon in the rivers right now? Trying to get into fly fishing for them.

[@freemanfishing350]

Hearing a few reports of Pinks in multiple river systems but its still pretty early and not big numbers yet.

[@bobgomavitz1330]

Another awesome day! Questions…so the past vids in the row boat you were catching Chinook’s. This was an opening day vid, so where you in a different area for those kings? Also, so you allowed to continue fishing after retaining your limit? How the Kayak compared to the row boat fishing wise. Easier, harder or about the same. Just fishing not to and from. Thanks

[@freemanfishing350]

Catch and release Chinook fishing is legal. The kayak is definitely better for me because of the pedal drive. Hands free movement means I can stay on fish im marking on the sounder in tidal current/wind and keep jigging at the same time! The rowboat may be better if you want to exclusively troll as it is a more steady platform to mount a downrigger to.

[@robertlehman9411]

Where are you fishing that only one salmon per day, That sad when the fishing is that great

I was tempted to bring my Hobie PA14 out on the Island ... I've never been on the island. But my friend told me they were charged almost 700$ extra for the ferry just because they had a trailer. So I guess I won't be bringing my yak out there anytime soon! I rarely use my yak since I moved to Agassiz.

[@freemanfishing350]

That's rough, do you have a roof rack you could pop it on? Or do they charge extra for that too im not sure I haven't taken my kayak on BC ferries yet.