This is the most informative thead (for BM fishing) that I've read in a long time.



O/E was selling the Pro-Troll BB at the Puyallup sportsman's show for $80. I am hoping that they will have the same deal at the Seattle show. Then I can play the BB game, too.

SQ
I bought a black box two weeks ago at Outdoor Emporium for $79 - You don't have to go to the show

Thanks, CD. I'll pick one up this week.

Wow, that's one heck of an avatar you've got there!

what is the best you,ve found for bigger fish,?? plugs, herring, flasher& squid, spoons
your help please.

Herring hands down, cant beat the real thing. Although I am biased, havent bought a flasher in ten years. Last Abe and Al I owned I used as a bracket to mount my stereo in my boat. Works great, never rusted.

Herring will win the vote everytime...

However, unlike most folks, I don't like to use bait... I am already working the rigger(s) hard enough without having to check bait every ten minutes or the slightest bump from a shaker or garbage fish. I might use bait for Summer Kings when I can keep the gear at 50-60', but I have caught more fish on a 5" or 6" spoon.

Plugs... they work best when there is a lot of bait in the area. Trolling fast is the key with plugs.

I'll rate spoons and hootchies the same.

Just my.02

Dowriggin'

Depends on time and place which of the above will produce the best. Bait usually will win my vote as the most consistent producer and will often catch the larger fish. I have found that Herring Strip works great. I fish it regularly and have become very confident in it's ability to hook fish. It's less prone to the nuances mentioned by Downriggin above. In the winter my choices are herring strip, plugs (if there's bait around) and spoons. I don't like using a big flasher especially on BM as it really takes the fun out of fighting the fish to me.

Im going to get afew of the pro-troll"rotary salmon killer clips" for herring. I saw a vidio on fishing whole herring and it said that whole herring last much longer in the water and you dont have to check the bait as often. I figure it can hurt to try something new.

Hey Duroboat,
We fished the "clip" from Pro Troll last Sat . We were running it as a center "long line" rod.
I won't say @ this point that I "swear" by them as we hooked one out of the 11 on it ( could've been a depth issue too) but I will give it this, that poor herring stayed just a spinnin for a collective total of about 4 miles and still had that "out of the pkg" new look all up until eaten. I was prone to stick the double hooks through the herring as you would on a plug cut but Mr. Fishbelly advised to just let them dangle beside = great hook-up resulted. Bottom line stick one of these @ the prime depth and in their face.....warm up the BBQ!!