Hey welcome OregonAngler!

I always bring herring when fishing the salt for Salmon...Always.

But I also have several other methods at hand in case they dont bite on herring. If fishing bait ball edges, herring is obviously going to probably work for you. But at other times when bait may be scarce, you want to have several other proven methods up your sleeve so you are not limited to one fishing technique. You never know what is going to work, how much bait there will be in the water, etc. Until you are out there on the water. If you troll or mooch herring for half a day and dont get a strike you need to be able to effectively fish with other methods or you might as well go home IMO.

Be prepared.
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