Herring Problems

[Danderson]

Hey all. I just got home from 5 days on the Nehalem. Very slow fishing for me morning to night with 1 native Coho caught. :smile:

Anyways I have had a hell of time with my cut plug herring I'am not sure if I'am cutting it wrong or just using the hooks wrong when i thread it anyone know a link or have any advice on a proper way to thread and cut a herring for trolling. I obviously have the wrong everything going on. Thanks a bunch all good luck out there will be on the siletz for a few days so thought i would give the cut plug another shot if I can get some help. Looks like we some good tides coming up so hopefully this will bring in some fresh fish because the rain thing Does not look good :smile:

On a side note I fished the siletz this morning and I saw 9 or 10 fish caught upriver from Chinook bend and In front of Chinook bend Rv park. Down river bye coyote rock was slow. All the fish I saw caught were still bright and big.

[garyk]

Getting the right roll can be frustrating. It's discussed often here, search the archives for past threads with lots of good info.

An alternative is to use a Rotary-Salmon-Killer type (there's several brands) bait holder.

Why bang your head fishing the Nehalem and Siletz - Tillamook where's it's at right now.

Regarding Nehalem, did you try spinners and bobbers in the upper tidewater, especially the N.Fk? It's a virtual quarantee those silvers are piling up there -- they can be difficult, but you'll be fishing over fish.

[Fishplay]

I work nights at Spirit Mountain. Stop by and have security call for Greg (slot Tech). Have at least one bait thawed, a plug cutter, and a mooching rig. I'll run outside and show ya how to rig one. I'm here from 2000hrs - 0600 Mon night through Fri morn.

[Flatfish]

You may want to get a Gilly cutter.If nothing else there are some pretty good instructions in there on how to cut and hook placement.For what it's worth,if you ever get a chance with a guide(on any newer tech-new to you)go.It will save you big bucks in the long run and get you into fish sooner.After a good bud showed me what a herring looks like in many different spins I can do it myself because I know what I am looking for.Without that HUGE building block,I was spinning my wheels(herring?).While I am a long ways from great at it I am better than I would ever been without the help.
Good Luck.
Mark and the sleepy dog.

[Danderson]

Cool thanks guys and Greg maybe see ya tommorow morning around 500am :smile:

So is it cleopatra or dolphin treasure I need a machine that will pay. After the herring point me in the right direction :smile: lol