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How to connect braided line to mono: The Double Uni Knot

August 21, 2014 By JD 2 Comments

I use this all the time to connect my braided mainline to my mono or fluorocarbon leaders: The Uni Knot. It takes a little practice, but it is easy once you get the hang of it!

Filed Under: Bass, Salmon, Steelhead, Stripers, Sturgeon, Techniques Tagged With: braided line, double uni knot, How-to, leader

Underwater Photos: The Rejection

August 17, 2014 By JD 2 Comments

Sometimes everything can be right…the cast, the drift, the bait…and still the fish don’t get hooked. Here’s an interesting scene I shot on a tributary to the Togiak River in Alaska, where a nice Dolly Varden does a fly-by on roe cluster but doesn’t commit to the bait.

The Dolly Varden makes his  move...

The Dolly Varden makes his move…

But something just isn't right…the close proximity of the camera perhaps?

But something just isn’t right…the close proximity of the camera perhaps?

Even that milky goodness seeping out of the bait wasn't enough for this guy!

Even that milky goodness seeping out of the bait wasn’t enough for this guy! Why do you think he didn’t go all in?

Filed Under: Cool Photos, Underwater Photos/Video Tagged With: alaska, bite, char, dolly garden, roe, togiak river, underwater, underwater camera

How to: SF Bay Halibut Trolling

August 13, 2014 By JD Leave a Comment

It’s kind of an old school video, but there’s some good stuff in there…

Filed Under: Saltwater, Techniques Tagged With: halibut, san francisco bay, trolling

How To: Plug for River Salmon

August 6, 2014 By JD Leave a Comment

In this, the most comprehensive guide of its kind ever assembled, I cover everything you need to know to consistently catch river salmon on wobbling plugs like FlatFish and Kwikfish.

Packed with full color photographs and diagrams, I go over everything from the basics to sophisticated tricks used by pro guides.

Get ready to catch more river salmon with my latest guidebook: Plug Fishing for River Salmon, now available for just $2.99:

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I’ll help you understand why salmon eat plugs in the first place and then goes into great detail on several deadly techniques that will help you be more successful on the water.

Flatfish

You’ll learn how to back-bounce, flatline and hover – and several other related methods. I’ll also show you the tackle you’ll need and how to pick the right size, color and models of plugs for each specific technique.

Plug Fishing for River Salmon features close-up gear shots so you can see exactly what to use and how to rig it!

Plug Fishing for River Salmon features close-up gear shots so you can see exactly what to use and how to rig it!

Also included are tips on how to properly rig plugs with different styles of hooks, how to properly tune your lures and the best way to fillet sardines and make bait wraps.

Plug fishing for river salmon

In it, I cover in detail Back-Bouncing, Flat-Lining, Hovering, Plug Wraps, Plug Selection, Tuning and a bunch of other cool stuff I employ every single day on the water!

The book will have plenty of helpful diagrams!

There are tons of color pics of gear and rigs (and fish too!), plus full color diagrams to help you understand the concepts.

Pick up your copy today!

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Here’s a list of the chapters that appear in this guidebook:

Why do Kings Bite in Freshwater?

  • Anger Management
  • Feeding Instinct
  • Time of Day

Flatlining

  • Tuning the Plug
  • Dropping In
  • The Bite
  • Rod Angle
  • Rods, Reels & Line
  • Bait Wraps
  • Pregame Prep

Hybrid Flatlining

  • Borrowing from the side-drifting box
  • Rigging Up
  • Sinkers
  • Technique
  • Backtrolling with Divers

Back-Bouncing

  • Traditional Back-Bouncing
  • Hovering
  • The Go Big Technique
  • Rods, Reels & Line
  • Rigging Up

Plug Selection

  • Flatlining
  • Back-Bouncing/Hovering
  • Plug Color
  • The Basic Food Groups
  • Meat Group
  • Diet Group
  • Chocolate Group
  • Junk Food Group
  • Pimp Your Plugs
  • Wash Your Lures

Plug Wraps

  • Fresher is Better
  • The Tools
  • The Technique
  • Wrap it up!
  • Change ‘em frequently
  • The Night Before
  • How-To Videos

Improving Your Hook-Up Ratio with Plugs

  • The Trouble with Trebles
  • Rotating Trebles
  • Single Hooks

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: featured

Underwater Photos: Dolly Varden attacks a glob of eggs

August 6, 2014 By JD 1 Comment

Okay, more from my Alaska files…Here’s a cluster of roe drifted down a run on the Togiak River loaded with Dolly Varden (some rainbows and jacks were in there too). I always cut the points off the hooks while filming (if a fish got hooked, it caused too much camera shake). This sequence is cool as one dolly rejects the bait and another comes out of the pack to eat it!

He's hot on the scent trail now!

A dolly varden lines up on the scent trail of the bait…

At the last minute, he rejects the bait…perhaps the camera scares him off.

At the last minute, he rejects the bait…perhaps the camera scares him off.

Check this guy out, though…coming out of the pack to attack

Check this guy out, though…coming out of the pack to attack

No turning back now!

No turning back now!

Going in for the kill!

Going in for the kill!

Tastes good!

Tastes good!

Full commitment!

Full commitment!

Filed Under: Cool Photos, Photos and Video, Underwater Photos/Video Tagged With: char, dolly varden, eggs, rainbow trout, roe, togiak river, underwater, underwater fish

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