Favorite gear/method for Puget Sound area Pinks

Trolling with the usual small pink squid and flasher/dodger, or tossing a pink buzz bomb would be my thoughts.  Well, most anything pink, but they hit more than that in my boating experience. I'm not sure how the trolling is going to work out with a flasher from a kayak, seems like a lot of drag. 
Because so many of you experienced people out there have already sorted out the "cast versus troll" for pinks, can you share what works for you?

Thanks in advance for help in getting my kayak bloody,
Bob

I just picked up a couple of rotator jigs from Sportco...Going to put a pink hoochie in between the hook and the jig with a bead...I have heard that has been working well. I used a pink Buzz Bomb year before last and it worked great...Casted it from the yak over by Brown's Point. I also used a half pink/purple Dick Nite with some success...Pink and shiny with a little noise seems to be the best. Good luck to everyone when they hit!

The last few runs I've been using a 2" pink buzz bomb with a 2" pink hoochie between the hook and lure. I've only really used this setup in less than 25 feet of water, but it has consistently gotten more bites, and fewer lost fish than straight buzz bombs. It has a slightly different action, and the fish tend to hit the hoochie rather than the actual buzz bomb--which means you tend to hook them inside the mouth rather than outside(which often happens with the straight buzz bomb)

I've done better casting to where I see pinks breaking the surface, rather than trolling.  I never seem to be able to troll where they are..
So I like to use the small buzz bomb with hootchie.  I've also done well with  my steelhead float rod, with a sliding float, weight, and a pink spoon on a couple foot long leader - casting and pulling slowly back.
Everyone should remember to use single point barbless hooks - I've witnessed several citations given to people using the stock trebles in the buzz bomb packages.  I like to use sickle hooks (Matzuo or Gami Big River), slowly pinched to leave a bump.

Buzz bomb the only way to limit fast!!

Good advice on the hoochies.  I've dressed some spoons way but never a buzz bomb.  I'm going to try it.

Like others have said I've caught pinks on trolling gear, but I've caught more casting a small pink buzz bomb.  Two years ago I spent a few days "runnin' n' gunnin'" - well as much as one can in a kayak.  See a splash, hit the pedals aiming toward the flood side, cast ahead of the fish when within range. 

It seems to me that pinks run in little packs of 3-5 fish.  If you catch one and are fast enough, one can catch another in the pack. 

somebody have a picture of the buzzbomb-hootchie combo?

You can simply thread a 2" or 1.5" hoochie on a 2/0 hook and superglue it just below the eye.

Or you could use the same technique as "Hoochie Hookers".  Tie a #5 barrel swivel on a length of leader.  Thread the hoochie down the leader and over the first eye of the swivel.  May be easier if you clip the tight tip off the hoochie.  Then use a siwash hook on the other eye of the swivel.  Thread the buzz bomb on the leader.

I'll probably try both methods.

You can simply thread a 2" or 1.5" hoochie on a 2/0 hook and superglue it just below the eye.

Or you could use the same technique as "Hoochie Hookers".  Tie a #5 barrel swivel on a length of leader.  Thread the hoochie down the leader and over the first eye of the swivel.  May be easier if you clip the tight tip off the hoochie.  Then use a siwash hook on the other eye of the swivel.  Thread the buzz bomb on the leader.

I'll probably try both methods.

Seems too complicated.  Why not just run the hoochie down the leader and just let the hook sit naturally inside it?  Run a bead it you're worried about the hook pulling through.

-Allen

I have been using the bead method as Allen suggested.   Prior,  I would occasionally notice a bit of seaweed or other debris get hung up on the hook,  causing enough drag that the buzz bomb would slide down and away from it when descending.  The bead keeps it right there while still allowing the fluttering effect as it drops. 

I had never seen the buzz bomb / hoochie combo before but looking forward to giving it a try.

I'm gonna try a pink spinner in size 6, see how that does.



Sent from my GD300

I do what Demonick said - 2/0 hook, swivel or beads, hootchie, buzz bomb bumper or bead, small buzz bomb (facing the correct way); but then, this year I'm adding a bead and float stop above the buzz bomb, to keep the buzz bomb close to the hootchie/hook.   Also, don't use too heavy of leader line - the buzz bomb packages have recommended line weights depending on size.   This setup seemed to work well yesterday at Dash Point, but I never saw a single fish caught.

Wouldn't a 2/0 hook be too big?  Somebody posted that you can only have a 1/2" hook gap, or did I read that wrong?

1/0 is the largest in general, but depending on the type and brand hook you use it could be different. You are correct with 1/2 inch from shank to tip.

You can simply thread a 2" or 1.5" hoochie on a 2/0 hook and superglue it just below the eye.

Or you could use the same technique as "Hoochie Hookers".  Tie a #5 barrel swivel on a length of leader.  Thread the hoochie down the leader and over the first eye of the swivel.  May be easier if you clip the tight tip off the hoochie.  Then use a siwash hook on the other eye of the swivel.  Thread the buzz bomb on the leader.

I'll probably try both methods.

Seems too complicated.  Why not just run the hoochie down the leader and just let the hook sit naturally inside it?  Run a bead it you're worried about the hook pulling through.

-Allen

That's exactly how I've used it. Haven't had any issues that I can think of...