[Chris Nordling]

....... Quality fresh bait does. jc

This is the truth!

Personally, I run my anchovies on the shorter side behind a 360. I think someone said 32-36", and that's probably closer to what I do. 'Chovy in the helmet, triple hooks (3/0, 4/0/ #4 treble) and send it. Deep water, I don't use a lead dropper, shallow water when we're dredging sand I use a dropper. If we're fishing da meat in the herring version, I brine mine with the Pro-Cure clear or blue( the all in one bottle) the night before, and stick it behind the triangle about 48"-60ish" leader, double hooks.

Tight lines folks !
Chris

 

[Chris Nordling]

Solid leader for the anchovy or split with a swivel to counter leader twist?

That close to the 360 it's one single leader. There's a 6 chain bead swivel at the top of that tho, usually.

 

[Chris Nordling]

One more question… I noticed the anchovy rigs Jc was running were using a treble hook and a single hook. What’s the philosophy behind that treble hook? I hate treble hooks myself. Kirk

Drop a treble on the carpet and try to get it loose. That dang thing has three points to grab anywhere! I usually "hang" it back a little, and will let your imagination do the rest. It's just how I do it. We use spinners and Kwiks with trebles in a lot of other fisheries, and love them or hate them, they have their place.

As far as the 5' leader behind the triangle....The old school thinking was the attractor brought the fish close to the bait, and then spinning bait did the rest. Typically, behind the triangle in other fisheries on the coast the thought was longer leaders for Chinook and shorter for coho. I think that the 360 mania dispelled some of that. But, in areas where the water is much clearer than the Columbia, I think that still holds relevance (insert your favorite Bay here). Netting a fish with a 5 foot leader is something I can do by myself, if I'm fishing alone. With guests on board it is much less of a challenge. But, I use longer rods. However, back in the day, we used to run 7'9 out the stern with those leaders, or even longer. That was a challenge! HAHAHA.

Chris

 

[Chris Nordling]

I talked to 4 different boats today that harvested 6, 6, 7, and 7 coho with an average of 4 anglers per boat. Those are 2 local boats and 2 other good fishermen. All were very happy with the amount of action they had today.

There are fish around. The clip rate isn't good. Sealions are a problem.

I would say it is worth trying to learn this fishery.

This is a very accurate report! I am looking at the tides later this week and into next, and am contemplating towing my boat back again for more action. It's not easy by any means, but if the rain holds off, it should be worth it. Plus the lack of crowds make for an extremely enjoyable fishing and crabbing day.

Think I will go make some phone calls, and try to round up some crews to go have some fun later this week.

Thanks BGF and Crew for making this season so enjoyable. Always a pleasure running into you and Mrs BGF on a daily basis, on and off of work.

Chris