Salmon Trolling Tackle

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:27:23 +0000

I often get the question of what tackle do I need to get started salmon fishing. Blue Max charters will take you from bare essentials to no budget all inclusive fishing equipment. The boat is another whole article in itself and won’t be covered at this time.
A fishing fanatic could blow a wad of cash in a hurry. A little restraint and a plan is the way to catch a decent number of fish on most trips. Why I say a decent number of fish is because a basic package may not produce in all conditions. My boat is loaded with electronics and dozens of presentation options. The must have list for a charter boat is geared to meeting a variety of good and difficult conditions for all species of fish. The average angler does not need to go to that extreme.
To start let’s cover a very limited budget for one person fishing out of a small boat. In the state of Wisconsin on Lake Michigan we are allowed three rods per person. You could buy three rods although I believe when fishing alone or even with one other person more tackle means more expense and not necessarily more enjoyment or fish on. In recent years the buzzword on the water is stealth. A clean presentation offered a good distance from the boat will take more and bigger fish. Too much tackle will often turn the fish off. Purchase two 8-foot medium action trolling rods. They will give you all the versatility and power you need. There are good quality fiberglass rods starting a $30 each. Line counter trolling reels are important to precision and don’t cost much more than reels without line counters. Look for a quality based on the amount of times you expect to use them each season. A basic bushing or one ball bearing reel is affordable and will last a long time with good maintenance. A $50 reel that will hold 300 yards of 20 pound test has the capacity for a half core of lead and all of the mono or fluorocarbon set ups you may want to try down the road. Spool up with 20 lb Berkley Trilene XT ($7) monofilament. A slightly more expensive but worth it option is to try the advantages of fluorocarbon line. The low stretch near invisible Berkley Vanish ($15) or Seaguar Invizx ($20) will put more fish in the cooler. Types of presentations are endless and the budget minded fisherman couldn’t include all the options. The key here is where are the fish. You must be able to fish at all depths. Plan “A” would be two manual downriggers at about $130 each with an 8 pound weight included. The Great Lakes spawned the use of downriggers and they are very simple and effective at all depths. This is one of the most basic of presentations.

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