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Topic: Getting set up to fish in puget sound  (Read 1445 times)

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smckinnie

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  • Date Registered: Aug 2014
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Hi Everyone,
I'm new to fishing from a kayak.

I've seen many people on the sound fishing in a kayak using flashers, mooching rigs and even some top water fishing.

My question for getting the presentation down deep is this:  Has anyone invested in the micro downriggers you can buy off of amazon?  I've seen them mounted on Pontoons.  Just curious what other people's experience with these have been.


Trident 13

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Lots of kayakers using downriggers, all the way from Scotty Lake trollers to cannons and above.  Do a nwka search on the subject and you'll find lots of info.


Trident 13

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Do keep in mind that using a downriggers adds new opportunities in many ways.  You can fish much deeper, but it's better to use the FF rather than be personally looking for them while tangled in a line at 50-60 feet.  :fish:

You'll have to play with pole holders, etc. soread up on the existing articles and I suggest testing their use in a nice calm fresh water no-motors allowed lake. You don't need any...
 :blob3: :wav:

It might be time to see if there's any interest in a GTG in the greater Seattle area.  I'd bring the trident set up with the FF and downrigger and others can bring some. 

I'm in Kent and know of 1-20 places near Auburn/Sumner that have adult beverages and might even let us bring a yak inside after dark. :3some:
(Sorry, I'm not usually a emogee guy, but got bored for a bit.)

I just checked with the Half Lion Brewery in Sumner right off 167 and we could bring the Trident 13 in, have a GTG and go over downrigging, Fish Finders, nets, stories and lies.  They have plenty of brews, a nice side area and do it on a night when they have a food truck.  Maybe hand it from tip to tip and pretend it's a bucking bull to ride? 
(Told you I was bored this PM, I'm going to post the lower end of this in a new thread, so if you're responding about the GTG, maybe go there so we don't steal smckinnie's original thread)
« Last Edit: September 21, 2017, 04:23:58 PM by Trident 13 »


ballardbrad

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Pick up a Deep Six Diver.  They will get you down plenty deep to target coho and even some kings.  I've picked up two nice coho on my last two trips out to Shilshole.  Here's a tutorial


Trident 13

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Good to pay attention when the Ballard man talks, sometimes (like this morning) you'll catch him as a guest on the fishing talk show on 710AM talking burbot fishing on Lake Chelan:-)


 

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