Actually, on the Kenai, that's a below-average sized bait. Some guys use 'em the size of their palm! If you compare that to the size of the mouth on a 40#-plus king, you'd see the fish have no problem sucking it in. Personally I like my baits about the same size and profile as my spinning drift bobber. On the other end of the spectrum, some guys use none at all, and do just fine.

There's a group of guys from WA that have been coming to Kenai Riverbend Campground forever.... they swear by backbouncing SnG's with no bait and have been doing it that way for nearly 20 years, despite the conventional wisdom that bait significantly increases the odds of a bite.... go figure! They forgo all the mess and downtime re-baiting, and just save all their eggs for steelheading. I've seen these guys pull ashore with some of the most impressive limits of Kenai hawgs when other boats were struggling. Me included!