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Originally Posted by mhtranger
I am planning on fishing Sunday as well. First time for salmon. I will be in my bass boat and was told this time of year not really a need for down riggers or anything deep. Top water or live bait works well. Was I told wrong? I hope not. I guess I will see......
David
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Biggest problem in a bass boat can be trolling slow enough. I used to drag a couple of drywall buckets with lot of holes drilled in the bottom (home made drift socks), tied off to my rear cleats on about 10' of rope. It slowed down my 200hp Ranger enough to troll at a reasonable speed.
These days I have a small Lund with a Honda dedicated to the cause and down riggers that can be attached to my larger boat for when the fish go down.
(But unfortunately I'm 'doing time' in the Washington, DC area for a few years and will not be able to get back for this year's ice out salmon fishing.
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