Recent content by Big Moby

a little slamola can't hurt either.

Interesting concept. i like it:) When I used to be a deck hand we would run a 1lb. cannon ball with parachute chord and a clip. Those would be used off the front 2 rods. Whe had sharpie marks every 10 feet on the rope in order to figure depth. Talk about a "ghetto" down rigger. it worked...

I hear that brother. I want to chase them above the falls and in the Santiam

I like to fry up sea lice with a little lemon and butter:D

nice! I like the clip idea. I have never used one. I think with 300+ boats out there something different is always worth a shot.

I was out this weekend on the C with a couple of buddies. We ended up going 3-5, 2 were non clipped. After the fog lifted we were astonished at how many people were out there. After about 2 hours with no take downs we started questioning our tactics. I noticed that about every person out there...

I have done very well for spring chinook in this system. There has already been 1 springer caught, but yes it is still too early. best times are late may through july I go about it three different ways. 1. troll or cast spinners. you will see about 75% of the guys there are casting blue tip...

Good advise! The edges, particularly rock or slate bottom. I don't have much luck with sandy bottoms.

soft pink and peach seemed to be the go to for us. I remember a friend of mine used to do well with the orange comets.

Merle Haggard concert!! That is awesome! I went to see him at the crystal ball room about 7 years ago. It was the best 35 minutes of music I ever heard:confused:. The Nestucca and Wilson is where we did the best. There are still a lot of fish around. This rain should really get them moving...

That is exactly how I rig mine....The brine is a little different though:cool: The one they show is a tried and true brine

Just got back from 5 days of steelheading the north coast streams. All I can say is the fishing has been epic!!! I fished with 3 friends each day. Our slowest day was 2 our best was 15 hooked 9 landed, including a 20+ pounder. Still a lot of brood stock around as well. Fish are throughout the...

Blown out until...wednesday???

I hate fishing a rising river! Having said that, I was fishing the Trask as the river was blowing out :(. My buddy Rene hooked 3 in about 1/2 hour at the dam hole. I did not touch a fish. Moral of this story. It can be done but not ideal:confused:

Nice! I have been experimenting with this technique, except I'm using thin spoons. I have landed 2 so far in deep cold water. Takes a little getting used to though.