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I have definately landed some low 20s salmon with fresh cuts on both sides of tails or the backs. I think they just nip at whatever they can.

Sawyer wrote:Any thing interesting down there besides White perch R.K?

Random leaves, smaller yellow perch, small mouth bass, and small salmon with no mouths haha

I have still only boated a few shakers this year.

They are mostly white perch. Already checked it out.

Even with my punch pads I still give her 10 twists. Reason being I had braid cut into a pinch pad I was using, and no matter how much I tried to get it to release, it would not. So I lost a really nice salmon as I was reeling up the weight. Just sharing since it was a painful loss for me back then w...

Did that a few weeks ago. Was using a diver down 40 ft over 120fow and hooked a fat pike. Pretty lame haha. at least it didn't take the coveted spoon.

Tamiron isn't kidding about new hook. They need to be filed as well. I use a decent bass pro brand hook sharpener and a few passes every other trip,and after a snag I'll sharpen. Foshingmachine is right too. On video slower speeds results in more spit hooks.

. Ive video taped many fish biting my dull hooks. After sharpening, and I mean sharp enough to stick to anything. Not so much anymore. Use a magnifier to check out a "sharp" hook and see how dull they are.
I've had bad luck keeping the bigger crappie on this year too though

Xcalibur wrote:Here is the 21 inch 5lb salmon caught by my better half.

A 25 inch salmon with this weight training program would be like 10lbs.... That's a really nice salmon Excalibur

I mostly catch mine around eagle,mountain right off the drop offs. Zig zag east to west along that contour ..... Or bounce back and forth between cedar and grand isle contours. Always seem to pick up salmon staging around baitfish. Last year I was fishing 30ft down on memorial day and got rewarded.

_vn_ wrote:fished saturday and sunday @ Cumberland bay, used dipsy divers with copper colored spoons and caught lakers both days, they were hitting in 50-60ft of water

has anyone caught anything in IS ever?

There are some serious salmon in there, just have to pay your dues haha

Way to go! That big ole fish put up a good fight I bet. Thanks for sharing

I put mine on a fly rod. Absorb the smack some of the bigger Atlantic's deliver on the core.

That's a pretty good photo for the background of forum page

What a salmon and a read!