Originally Posted by Sitka deer
Originally Posted by ironbender
Originally Posted by MuskegMan

Originally Posted by FishinHank
Can always go throw snagging hooks with everyone else

When in Rome . . .

I've done it all - fly fishing to (gasp!) snagging.

I work right across the street from a hatchery that produces kings and silvers. Fish get lock-jawed when the come back to spawn.

I commingle with lots of Filipinos, Pacific Islanders and Natives. Some on these guys are very good a spotting fish (good polarized fishing glasses are a must) and getting on a single fish is a lot like shooting ducks. You gotta lead them, time the intersection of hook and fish, and get a hook-set.

35# kings will fight pretty good and tailhooks can go on forever.

My Tlinget given name is Blind Eagle grin

I know a guy that can slip a hook into a sockeyes mouth when others around have tried with that particular fish.
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Not all snaggers are equal!


That's the truth! I learned on the east coast, some true professionals there!