David Johnson
11-16-2004, 07:09 PM
It's Been One Sweet November!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415Nov4.jpg
The month is only half over and going strong.
Despite the lack of rain (one of the dryest Novembers on record) we have fished on half a dozen different rivers with success on all of them.
Back-bouncing or bobber fishing eggs has been the go to methods for us.
For those who don't have a lot of experience with these methods it can sometimes be challenging, but with practice we've had great results.
For bobber fishing I find the two hardest things for people to remember is to reel up all the slack before setting the hook, and then setting the hook hard enough to drive it home.
There's no big hurry to set the hook, all that salmon wants to do is swallow the bait. I suggest that once the bobber is on it's way down, point the rod right at it, reel until you can feel the fish down there and then set that hook, HARD! The bait is five to 15 feet down there so a good hook set is important.
When backbouncing eggs, getting the feel of the lead tapping bottom is the first and most important step. Get it going at a good rythm and make sure the tap, tap, tap is felt on every stroke.
This year we've had a lot of light biters when backbouncing, or at least they have started out biting light.
Many times I've seen my clients feel the initial pickup but then assumed it wasn't a fish and after a few seconds they would start bouncing again, only to pull it away from the fish.
When I feel something "fishy" I'll go "on point" for sometimes up to a minute or more and finally the fish will start to wolf it down.
Another scenario I've seen is the guys are bouncing along and all of a sudden they think they are hung up. NO! It's a fish. I always like to say, "expect it to be a fish, don't expect to get hung up"
It can take years for an angler to become proficiant at mastering backbouncing, but once they are look out!
<font color="red"> Here's a few more shots of our recent trips. </font>
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415Castle.jpg
Three Hour Limit!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415ed.jpg
On my last post I had a pic of Ed here with his third limit in a row. Well, he did it again, that makes eight fish in four trips! He wants his friends to know they can buy his autopgraph for $5 :yay:
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415ray.jpg
The California Boys Score!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415Brook.jpg
And here's Brooke the Utah trout fisherman with a chrome hen :dance:
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415Nov4.jpg
The month is only half over and going strong.
Despite the lack of rain (one of the dryest Novembers on record) we have fished on half a dozen different rivers with success on all of them.
Back-bouncing or bobber fishing eggs has been the go to methods for us.
For those who don't have a lot of experience with these methods it can sometimes be challenging, but with practice we've had great results.
For bobber fishing I find the two hardest things for people to remember is to reel up all the slack before setting the hook, and then setting the hook hard enough to drive it home.
There's no big hurry to set the hook, all that salmon wants to do is swallow the bait. I suggest that once the bobber is on it's way down, point the rod right at it, reel until you can feel the fish down there and then set that hook, HARD! The bait is five to 15 feet down there so a good hook set is important.
When backbouncing eggs, getting the feel of the lead tapping bottom is the first and most important step. Get it going at a good rythm and make sure the tap, tap, tap is felt on every stroke.
This year we've had a lot of light biters when backbouncing, or at least they have started out biting light.
Many times I've seen my clients feel the initial pickup but then assumed it wasn't a fish and after a few seconds they would start bouncing again, only to pull it away from the fish.
When I feel something "fishy" I'll go "on point" for sometimes up to a minute or more and finally the fish will start to wolf it down.
Another scenario I've seen is the guys are bouncing along and all of a sudden they think they are hung up. NO! It's a fish. I always like to say, "expect it to be a fish, don't expect to get hung up"
It can take years for an angler to become proficiant at mastering backbouncing, but once they are look out!
<font color="red"> Here's a few more shots of our recent trips. </font>
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415Castle.jpg
Three Hour Limit!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415ed.jpg
On my last post I had a pic of Ed here with his third limit in a row. Well, he did it again, that makes eight fish in four trips! He wants his friends to know they can buy his autopgraph for $5 :yay:
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415ray.jpg
The California Boys Score!
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/medium/415Brook.jpg
And here's Brooke the Utah trout fisherman with a chrome hen :dance: