I havent used any hardware since 1999 after a trip to Rivers Inlet B.C. After seeing how they fish up there for huge kings.They use large cutplug herring thats it.
So when I got back from there I decided to try it here. I use blue lable herring on a 6'leader to a bead chain I let this out about 40' behind the boat than hook it to the downrigger. No flasher.
And stick with the 5 rules for catching kings.
1. fish early
2.fish deep
3.fish close to shore
4.FISH SLOW!!!! (REAL SLOW)
5.fish tide change
Since I started doing this my catch rate has improved at least 10 times over how it was before.
For coho I speed up using the same setup. This is easy fishing and you dont have to lug around a 20lb tackle box.
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Chinook are the Best all else pale in comparison!!!!!