Recent content by Spoonplugger1

Back when I was stationed in Charleston back in the 70's there was stripers in the sloughs of Coos Bay, and we used to start the season by catching them on Bastendorff Beach.

The Mercury motors 30 hp and smaller are Tohatsu made, super good motors, but if you need assistance, I believe St. Johns Marine Services has been the Tohatsu dealer for some time and their parts are cheaper than the Mercury catalog parts.

Have caught a lot of salmon over the years throwing plugs.

If it floats, it fishes. I have caught fish from many types of craft including the old fish shacks of the 60's tied/anchored in the river with a plank to the bank to walk out on. Congrats on the fish.

Tarnish will come off without using anything abrasive, it's an oxide that can be removed chemically, my mom used a shallow ceramic serving dish covered in aluminum foil, baking soda and hot, boiling water to remove tarnish, the pieces have to have direct contact with the foil to work. Any...

The four stroke 30 would respond more like your 25 two stroke in acceleration, but carry a better load. IMO.

Are we talking about the mechanics of learning to fish, getting the fly there, or where to fish and presentation?

Surprised no one mentioned the Metolius R. near Sisters, I've caught a lot of browns, rainbows and a few bulls out of their over the years.

Don't underestimate your boat, my granddad fished the rivers and on good days the ocean out to the old lightship in a 14 ft. Tollycraft windshield wood boat. 16 ft. was a popular size at the fishing camp we fished out of at Chinook, WA. Rarely was a boat over 19 ft. Because there wasn't the big...

Ol' Sparky there, makes an interesting point, I judge people by their word. Which party in states still don't have people on the Affordable Care Act? They also have the least upkept infrastructure and upgraded facilities, highest crime, etc. If you want something, you need to get others behind...

Sounds like a rollcast situation possibly, did you get taught that? With a little practice 50-60 ft. casts will be possible with a 5 weight rod. You will probably throw off powerbait though I have never done it, worms will work, and the use of the smallest Dick Nite spoons it well within the...

Since the registration requirements are a federal law and older than all of us and it has served us all well, there really is no need to make things more difficult than necessary and really registering a vessel is no big thing. After all whether we have a vessel and whether or no it is powered...

Have a lot of inexperienced, or ill informed opinions here. The venerable Penn 409 reel my grandad used from the 50's till he died, my 86 year old dad still uses for salmon and sturgeon have 8 lb. drags, salmon were much bigger than. My Penn GTi320 reels I caught deep sea fish on including a...

I've always had decent luck with one of those clear floats you can water to for weight and Royal Coachman or Prince's Nymphs. Just cast and reel them back slowly.

60 years ago we didn't have an abundance of large fish either. Keepers now, you had to throw back. Maybe we should try slot limit sizing like the sturgeon and the fishing on the east coast. Pretty soon everything will be searun cutthroat size. I think we're around 125 dams on the Columbia...