Originally Posted By: eddie
I like to run a whiskey line, which fishes a lot like a meat line but with modern gear. Usually a 3 - 4 oz. banana sinker with terminal gear behind. Last year, I was out with buddies on a boat and one of the downrigger lines broke, so I put out the whiskey line and caught a 10lb. chinook. I probably wasn't deeper than 10 - 15 feet below the surface! What a hoot!


Not sure where the "whiskey line" came from but what you describe is my early morning presentation particularly when fishing with herring for silvers in the fall along the rips. Subtle takedown? Not a chance - they are all over it!


Edited by Larry B (08/08/19 12:10 PM)
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