salmon slamin HOLLAND 7/8/2023 am

[2MD]

6 for 9

one 24pounder and also a 20pounder

all hits between 112-118 fow

south troll was best but north produced too

here's what worked:

Green Jeans meat rig - 4 hits on low diver out 100

Happy Meal Standard size - 3 hits on copper 300. 

Kevin's girlfriend meat rig - 1 hit on low diver out 125

Chrome two-face spinny and fly - 1 hit high diver back 160

Blue flounder / green flounder standard size rigger combo- 1 hit on rigger down 75

 

[SeaFoam]

Wow. Nice fish.


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[littleboat]

Monsters .... Congratulations!

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[John's Tuition]

Awesome job What speed was best (SOG or at the ball)?

[2MD]

we don't use fishhawk but SOG trolling south was best 2.5-2.9

trolling north was 1.9-2.1

got kinda violent rough out of the north late morning and current was coming at us for sure 

[ZachEno]

Nice work!!


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[zgrinder on Fin Warrior]

I believe I heard you out there yesterday on channel 68.  Congratulations on a great catch.  I only managed one 12lb king in 99 FOW on a diver down 66' (orange killer spoon) with a hand full of tip ups.  What I learned from your report is that all your presentations are no deeper than 60'; rigger down 75 at the ball ~60' down'; 300Cu at 2.5-2.9mph 40-45' down, low divers with 100-125' line out running 30-40' down.  The water is very warm (~ 60 degrees and above) where these fish hit.  Clearly my presentations are set too deep (targeting 50-55 degrees early morning) and will rethink my spreads. I found bait in 123FOW but no where else.  Not sure what these fish are hunting for but there must be bait up high that I am not picking up.  Thanks for the report.  This is really valuable!

And yes, I ran a north troll from 9:15 to 10:20am - it was pure joy (sic).  Was sort of hoping I didn't get a hook-up as I was not clear how I would boat one fishing solo.

[2MD]

yes for sure and wow I cannot imagine running north in that solo - impressive man!