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SD2OR with a trophy fall walleye

Topic: First Kayak Chinook!  (Read 1543 times)

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Asully503

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It took me longer than expected but I finally made it happen yesterday. I don’t fish in my kayak as much as I would like to due to work and other obligations (and plunking has been pretty good to me this year). But I finally made it happen yesterday on the Willamette fishing 360s and spinners. It actually went a lot smoother than expected but that’s probably cause I saw the extra fin early in the fight and the pressure of getting it in the net wasn’t very high. Not too much of a fight from the fish because the mouth was wired shut, all 3 treble hooks buried, 2 in the upper jaw and 1 in the lower jaw. Probably 12-14lbs if I had to guess. Released to swim another day. Legs and knees are sore this morning after 6+ hours on the river dragging those flashers and 12oz of lead around.


snopro

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Congratulations!  Wishing you a keeper next time.


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Saw this on iFish too. Congratulations on the fish! Hopefully the next one gets to come home.


BentRod

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Big congrats!  That's awesome.


Mojo Jojo

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Nicely done… sorry it had to go back but it’s better then trolling all day for …..



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Drifter2007

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That is awesome!

I am hoping that I get my 1st  kayak Chinook this year.
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SD2OR

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A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

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Asully503

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Thank you everyone, this was only my second kayak Springer trip of the year so I’m feeling pretty lucky to hook and land one. I will remember this story for a long time because the fish hit when I was ‘using the facilities’ and still managing to somewhat pedal. I hooked a couple salmon last fall on the Columbia but I think I made some rookie mistakes taking my feet off the pedals and immediately going to grab the rod. This time around I kept consistent pressure on fish with the pedal drive and just took my time with it.


Drifter2007

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I have a real hard time with the desire to just grab the rod. I don't have a pedal kayak yet. YET!

I know that when I do get a bite to just keep paddling, or even paddle faster before I grab the rod.
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SD2OR

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I lost my first 3-4 coho ever last year, due to picking up the rod immediately, and or stopping my pedaling. Don't stop, or touch the rod, until the fish is taking line!
A day without fishing probably wouldn't kill me,
but why risk it?

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3rd Place ORC 2023

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Tinker

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I have a real hard time with the desire to just grab the rod. I don't have a pedal kayak yet. YET!

I know that when I do get a bite to just keep paddling, or even paddle faster before I grab the rod.

Spot has a heck of a great video tutorial about hooking and landing ocean salmon on YouTube:
« Last Edit: June 08, 2022, 02:46:22 PM by Spot »
I expected the worst, but it was worse than I expected...


Spot

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Spot has a heck of a great video tutorial about hooking and landing ocean salmon on YouTube:

Hey Tink,

I think the video you meant to link was the takedown video where I use the paddle to set the hook: 

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Lutefisk

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That Best Salmon Takedown video makes my hands go shaky!!!! That is a really cool compilation of some big fish grabs.


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Thanks for sharing the video!
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