Recent content by SLEDME

No 401k money spent on my boat.My boat was bought with cash saved and earned from hard work.My alumaweld is only 18' but i can assure you i do everything possible to avoid creating wakes for smaller boats.I have been on the Siuslaw for over 25 years and yes there are some idiots out there but...

Kwikfisher if you go to google earth and search for hayes lane in junction city you can follow the road to the boat ramp.The boat ramp was recently improved and the parking area was expanded.From the ramp you can just follow the river from the google earth view and you will see the first house i...

Marshall Island boat ramp on the willamette would be a safe option for your boat in the spring.If you fished this stretch you could run upriver just past the first house on the left side and fish down from there with very few obstacles to worry about.There is a lot of water in that area that is...

Trolling with the tide covers much more water and puts your lure or bait in front of more fish.Fish will sit nose into current when the tide is moving so you want your offering coming at them.

You can use a coyote spoon by tying in a banana weight(1 1/2-2 ) ounce about 2 feet above the spoon to get it down.When throwing spoons try casting as far as possible then let a large loop of line form downstream in the shape of a C then lock down your bail or button on a level wind and slowly...

For something different try throwing a spoon at them.Large crocodile or pixee spoons work well.

If most are trolling with a flasher and you are not your spinner or herring will stand out and usually get more strikes.For attraction try adding 1 glo bead to a spinner body or peg the same above your herring.The bead on a spinner body would of course only work if you make your own.My...

Looks like a summer to me.:peace:

Keep in mind this time of year the fish are really on the move upriver so hitting the resting spots while the tide is running is more important than usual.I would troll a spinner or kwikfish and fish any inside corners just like you would for springers on the willamette or a similar system.There...

Blade size is determined by water speed so.....size 4 or 5 for medium to slow flows,size three for faster flows.10 lb minimum line with a maximum of 12 lb will allow your spinners to sink and work properly.

When possible toss your spinner upstream and retrieve it at a speed that is just slightly faster than the current.Once your spinner gets below you let it swing down stream and dont be in a hurry to get the next cast off.Let your spinner hang at the end for a few seconds.For steelhead silver...

I will say hey next time i see your boat.We got 2 Chinook in the boat that same day a 25 and a 14LB with a third Chinook taken by a seal.The 25 lb was a first ever for my brothers wife so that was fun to see.We were in a 15' camo sled with a Honda 50/35 jet.Those fish and all of my Chinook and...

Hey Thuggin4Life i was just a couple of boats away from your boat "guide status"when you released that Coho saturday and i was impressed with the way you handled the fish.Good job.Earlier that day i had some words with a boat that killed a very nice Coho by dropping it in the boat 3 times while...

Just thought i would post a picture of a 18 lb 35"Coho that i caught a few days before they shut it down.This is my second biggest ever on the Siuslaw the first was released and not weighed but it had to be close to 25lb. The Siuslaw kicks out some huge Coho at times and it was great to be able...

If these fish are resting which it sounds like they are then large flashy spinners or spoons can annoy them enough to trigger a response.The Jed Davis book on spinner fishing is a good bit of information on the subject but his usual subtle approach is not always what is needed to make a fish...