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  Thread: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!
Post: RE: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!

(09-23-2014 06:02 AM)FishingAssasin Wrote:  Great job catching the fish! Coincidentally, I caught my first salmon 2 , 2 days ago. My profile picture is pic of the biggest of the 2. Hello Fishin...
Boatless General Discussion 10 4,846 09-24-2014, 04:42 AM
  Thread: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!
Post: RE: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!

(09-21-2014 09:48 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  Congrats. Once you catch enough, you will be experienced enough to land them within a few minutes with no fuss. In the future, set you drag properly befo...
Boatless General Discussion 10 4,846 09-22-2014, 07:36 PM
  Thread: Newbie Question - Foul Hooked Salmon
Post: RE: Newbie Question - Foul Hooked Salmon

(09-20-2014 09:10 AM)dahliablue Wrote:  Where is the west trib? Is that credit river? Where on the river? Hello dahliablue - I am not sure if we are supposed to be naming rivers but I will PM y...
Boatless General Discussion 17 6,848 09-21-2014, 03:27 PM
  Thread: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!
Post: RE: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!

(09-21-2014 11:38 AM)Toasty Wrote:  Good job! I've never caught a salmon on a pier or at the mouth, basically because of the landing issues. In the river I can easily grab it's tail and revive...
Boatless General Discussion 10 4,846 09-21-2014, 03:10 PM
  Thread: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!
Post: Confessions of a newbie - first ever salmon!

Just back from fishing - instead of my usual west tributary pier, I decided to try the mouth of the famous river. Although I have scouted this location a couple of times during the day, it was still ...
Boatless General Discussion 10 4,846 09-21-2014, 07:47 AM
  Thread: Newbie Question - Foul Hooked Salmon
Post: RE: Newbie Question - Foul Hooked Salmon

Thank you everyone for your responses and your patience to a newbie - I want to make sure that I do the right things - observe the regulations and equally, behave in an ethical manner that does not vi...
Boatless General Discussion 17 6,848 09-19-2014, 07:08 PM
  Thread: Newbie Question - Foul Hooked Salmon
Post: Newbie Question - Foul Hooked Salmon

Another newbie question - foul hooked salmon - if you have an obviously foul hooked salmon, what are your thoughts on how to best release: -cut your line right away - leaving your hardware on the fis...
Boatless General Discussion 17 6,848 09-19-2014, 04:18 AM
  Thread: Proper Salmon Reviving Method - Pier Fishing
Post: RE: Proper Salmon Reviving Method - Pier Fishing

MuskieBait - thank you! Great advice with respect to preparation and being ready. Torpedoing the salmon back into the water - makes sense to get the fish back into the water as soon as you can - I w...
Boatless General Discussion 9 4,940 09-15-2014, 05:11 AM
  Thread: Proper Salmon Reviving Method - Pier Fishing
Post: Proper Salmon Reviving Method - Pier Fishing

I have observed salmon catch and release from piers but wondered what is the best method to ensure maximum survival. At the west tributary pier, I have seen the salmon simply thrown back into the wat...
Boatless General Discussion 9 4,940 09-14-2014, 12:12 PM
  Thread: Salmon Fishing - Swivels on Spoons?
Post: RE: Salmon Fishing - Swivels on Spoons?

Thanks everyone - OT the video was great, now I know what those snaps are for - I always wondered why they would sell just the snap without the swivel. I am planning to head out early tomorrow to a w...
Boatless General Discussion 6 5,018 09-12-2014, 06:55 PM
  Thread: Salmon Fishing - Swivels on Spoons?
Post: Salmon Fishing - Swivels on Spoons?

I have searched this forum but I have not found the specific answer to the question I have - adding swivels to spoons. But my apologies if I missed something and this topic was already covered. Here...
Boatless General Discussion 6 5,018 09-12-2014, 05:13 AM
  Thread: Challenges as a shore fisherman
Post: RE: Challenges as a shore fisherman

Hi OldTimer, That is an interesting point - I always wondered if the boats would spook the fish in a way that they would not bite - I will factor in your point when I go back this weekend and try dif...
Boatless General Discussion 33 25,887 09-11-2014, 06:58 PM
  Thread: Challenges as a shore fisherman
Post: RE: Challenges as a shore fisherman

Hi zippyFX - thanks for the tip - I am just starting out using spoons and so I have to time my casts/retrieves with the early dawn boaters who pass by. I do see quite a few people who seem to still f...
Boatless General Discussion 33 25,887 09-08-2014, 10:53 PM
  Thread: Challenges as a shore fisherman
Post: RE: Challenges as a shore fisherman

Now that I have started fishing from shore/pier - a disadvantage that I have noticed is having to pull your line out of the water to allow the boaters to pass. I have noticed that there are more gent...
Boatless General Discussion 33 25,887 09-08-2014, 05:15 AM
  Thread: Greetings
Post: RE: Greetings

Giuga10 - thank you for the warm welcome!
Boatless Welcome! 4 1,725 09-08-2014, 04:44 AM
  Thread: Greetings
Post: RE: Greetings

(09-06-2014 08:18 AM)OldTimer Wrote:  Hey Boatless, Welcome to OSF. A good start might be searching/reading in the articles area for topics that interest you. BTW - fishing can become an addi...
Boatless Welcome! 4 1,725 09-06-2014, 08:56 AM
  Thread: Greetings
Post: Greetings

Hello Everyone, I am old school and this is my first forum of any kind but I am taking the plunge as OSF looks like a great place to learn and share. I am a novice fisher - fished growing up but not...
Boatless Welcome! 4 1,725 09-06-2014, 07:26 AM
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