I don't usually comment, but I wanted to say thanks for posting this description. Outstanding instruction. Thanks!!

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback, I am glad that you found it helpful! Good luck fishing!

I started using a downrigger in Santa Cruz, CA in 1984. We followed salmon 15-25 Lbs. all season. We went down 5-10 ft per week till fall when we came up 5-10 feet each week. We limited out every day in 30 min. I thought I knew it all about down riggers, but this video was extraordinary. I fish out of Sidney, BC today. Good work!

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kevin! Very cool. Is the fishing still good down in Santa Cruz?

@kevinsupinger7239

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 No highly over regulated. A lot changes in 37 years. Rock fish blue and red were measured by a limit of a burlap bag full, back then.

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinsupinger7239 That is a bummer, I thought I heard Northern California being good for kings that past two years. Not exactly sure which parts though.

This is the best video on salmon trolling I've come across. Amazing job

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

Best instructions I’ve seen bar none! Thank you!!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

No problem, thank you very much for watching Mark!

This is the best explanation I've seen, it was really nicely explained. Thanks for all the great advice!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Cam!

Thanks for the video! Just bought a downrigger for the boat and this was very helpful.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Great! Good luck fishing!

really like the idea of attaching the flasher to the ball.

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it works great! Good luck fishing!

I just purchased a 17 ft Lund with 2 Cannon Electric Downriggers and just watched your video. Thank you for such an informative video as I am really a novice when it comes to trolling. Just restarted fishing a couple years ago and have only fished off shore or fly fished so am a real novice when it comes to fishing off a boat. I need all the information and can get and this was extremely helpful.

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching David!

Cody, Another good educational video. I troll Lake Trout and Salmon on the Great Lakes mostly Lake Superior. Always good to see what others are doing. Thank you.

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the methods are similar for the great lakes. I use to troll Lake Ontario where spoons were typically the most effective.

Clear explained everything, great video man! Thank you!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Leo! Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks for watching!

Great video bro. One of the best on KZread. Thank you for this.

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Good luck fishing with your downriggers!

Excellent video, Very detailed instructions, keep up the good work😋🎣

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Abby! Good luck fishing!

Great video. Great job teaching. Just bought a North River Seahawk and I’m ready to head out. I feel like I can do it, now that I’ve watched your tutorials.

@CaptainCody7

3 ай бұрын

Sweet, sounds like you have lots of fun adventures in your future! Good luck this season!

Thinking about down rigging for some salmon here in Cali, glad i saw this vid. Great info and tips. Got a new sub. Keep up the good work 👍👍👍

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, this should work good in Cali as well! Thanks for watching Tony!

Getting ready to Captain my first salmon fishing trip this fall in beautiful Vancouver, BC. Fantastic video, you've got a new subscriber in me.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, should be fun! Thanks for watching!

New to this stuff so your video is extremely helpful! thankyou for doing this!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

No problem, thank you very much for watching! Good luck catching fish. In the video description, I also have an article about downriggers.

Fantastic! Thanks for all the great instructions. We are heading up in August for self guided trip. This video is very helpful.👍

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Scott. Good luck! Where are you going to be fishing? If you are halibut fishing also check out my video on how to catch more halibut. I also provide articles about the best lures in the video description.

@scottspangenberg5576

4 жыл бұрын

My daughter and I are heading to Calder Mt. lodge at Point Baker Alaska. We have done years of halibut and salmon fishing, but never used downriggers. Your herring rig is also the easiest way I have seen. I will check out your halibut video. I’m sure there are some good tips.

Wow thank you for great info . I had no idea about the stoppers. I just got the same riggers you have . Thank you

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Sweet, I bet you will catch lots of fish with them! Good luck fishing!

Great video Captain Cody thanks a lot for the help!!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck fishing!

Great video! Thank you for sharing.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, thanks for watching!

I have used the electric and 1050 riggers for many years. kzread.infoUgkxbjBedIFSQ6Y6rp8DrCC_aoWMZI8GUpmH I bought these lake trollers for my 15’ Grumman sport boat and they worked almost perfectly for fishing lake trout. The only negative is that they seemed sticky on the retrieval, so I removed the spool and greased the underside of the stainless steel plate with some lip balm (the only thing I could think to use that I had on the boat with me). Then they worked much more smoothly. I don’t recommend using these down riggers if you’re planning on fishing deeper than 50’ as you’ll spend more time cranking than you will fishing.

@CaptainCody7

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, that is why downriggers are so nice!

This is great information, even better than Scotty’s site. Thanks!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching and good luck fishing!

This is so informative. Thanks

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks for watching Anon.

I have the Cannon downriggers like that, and I use the knob on the right side for lowering the ball, release the tension on the knob and you can adjust the speed of descent. I use the electric up/down to adjust the depth while fishing.

@CaptainCody7

3 ай бұрын

Yeah that will work!

I just bought a used boat it came with 2 down riggers and I have no clue how to use them lol haha now I do thanks ALOT man

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, you are welcome, good luck fishing with the new boat!

THANKS! You have taught me things I didn't know before. Ciao.

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks for watching Ciao!

Great Video very informative. I like your brine technique no mess no green coloring staining on the boat

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is true, thanks for watching Jeff!

Came across your channel and wanted to say thanks! Keep up the good work!!

@CaptainCody7

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing, thanks for watching!

Thankyou Cody😎Great videos👍

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing Rich, thanks for watching!

Thank you, very informative.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching!

Great info, thank you!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching David!

Thank you for the video

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, thanks for watching!

Amazing instruction !! Thank you!!

@Diamondthefisherman

2 жыл бұрын

How many wraps around the flasher for kings when using a hoochie?? TIA

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

@@Diamondthefisherman sure thing. I think you are talking about leader length? I use 30-inch leaders from the start of the hoochie to the start of the first hook for both king and silvers. This would be a 34-inch overall leader length. Most people use an overall leader length of around 40 inches for kings and 30 inches for silver salmon.

@Diamondthefisherman

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 thank you. Yes I was referring to leader length. I usually measure it by the number of wraps around the flasher just to make it easier. I usually do 2.5 wraps with success. Appreciate the quick reply.

Great job, great video. No bullshit 2 minute intro and no stupid music. Thanks

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is a great video. I've never seen someone run a flasher straight off the cannon ball for bait like that. I'm going to give it a try here in puget sound out of my kayak.

@CaptainCody7

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, it should work good there are well! I use to fish the pugent sound as a kid.

Awesome tutorial

@CaptainCody7

Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Sweet video! thanks for the info your new sub! Trumper Fishing!

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, I subbed to your channel as well, thanks for watching!

Just getting into trolling and man I'm glad I watched this!! Thanks for this video. Fish on bro 🤙🤙🎣🎣

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Good deal, thanks for watching dad2amk!

Thanks again.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

Great video ..thanks ! Cheers from P.O.W.

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing and cool, good luck fishing in P.O.W!

Thank you

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, thanks for watching!

Wow! Just when u think u know something . Thank you!

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

Cody I always wondered what the gum puckys were for in my tackle box. I'm switching from golf tee's to pucky's, esp if my wife is fishing (to prevent from two blocking it lol)! Thanks for the great and informative video!!

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Good plan! I never saw anyone use golf tees, interesting. Thanks for watching!

@curtis3653

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 oh lol they are the small plastic hat looking pieces supposed to deflect seaweed and grass

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

@@curtis3653 Gotcha, yeah the gum puckies are nice so can you can reel you swivel up to the tip when storing rods. Also it helps it so the swivel does not damage the top eye of the pole as even experienced anglers get excited at then end of a reeling in a big fish and forget they can not reel past the swivel.

Супер видео, спасибо!

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Конечно, спасибо за просмотр Валерия!

Great clip, informative and interesting, so many out there just show the catching and netting part w/ o any explanation. Fine looking boat as well, what brand ? Thanks

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it, thanks for watching Mark! The boat is a Allen Marine Orca. I have a video with a boat tour with more information. These boats are made in Sitka Alaska. Allen Marine also makes most of the big wale watching boats in Alaska.

Excellent video! Do you have a video on Best Pole Holders?

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Not yet, I am going to write an article about them soon though. Thanks for watching!

Great video and new sub! Will be trying your techniques this upcoming salmon season out in CA . Question, what rod do you use with the tekota?

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching Tommy! I added a link to the rod and reel in the description. The best rod is G-loomis Salmon Mooching Rods, SAMR or EX6 Series. 10 foot 6-inches is a good length for downriggers and mooching. They are expensive but good rods. Also, check out the article I wrote about the best salmon lures.

Super informative - these are the kind of videos that KZread ought to be used for, thanks! A whole-herring rigging question: I couldn't quite tell from the video, when you're first putting the hook in near the herring's mouth, are you hooking through the maxilla, or behind it?

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I am glad you liked the video. The hook goes through the lower lip, flip the bait, and then is centered vertically into the fish where the hook naturally wants to go. I would say it is below the maxilla. The tip of the hook should almost poke out the other side. I have another video on how to mooch for salmon where I show rigging the herring at least twice.

This guy's good.

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Derek!

Your videos have been unbelievably helpful in helping me prep for Valdez silver fishing next year. One question - what rod do you recommend for downrigger trolling for salmon up here in Alaska? I am taking some family out of Vadez next year and need to purchase 4 rods. Is there a particular model you used while up in Sitka?

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin. Yeah in the video description I have a best salmon reels article which also talks about rods. There is an okuma that is very affordable. Gloomis 10 foot 6 inch mooching rods are the best but are way more expensive. So it depends on your budget. Both will catch salmon.

What a simple way to hook up herring!!! Does that technique work for anchovies as well? Great video

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it is fast and easy. I have never tried anchovies but I do not see why it would not work! Hook it up and see if it spins!

Do you have a link to that flasher you suggested? I didn’t see the link below. Thank you and great video.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

In the video description is a link to an article I wrote called how to catch salmon. It is not the exact flasher but is a similar black and crimson flasher. Fishing below 60 feet most black or chrome flasher will work well for kings. I could not find the exact one online. It was purchased at LFS marine in Alaska. Thanks for watching!

Great video. Thank you. Just getting my boat set up with downriggers. Can't wait to try the flasher off the ball. What are your thoughts when the fish are more shallow, like 10 ft? Coho this time of year off Oregon coast the Coho are around that depth and kings 20 ft. Would you run the bait further back from the clip so it's not so close to the boat? Thanks again!

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Good question, when the fish are shallow they are typically not all shallow so it still good to run some lines on the down-rigger from 20-60 feet. Above 20 feet it is good to run flat-lines. Just a mooching setup with herring and a 6 ounce lead set back on line counter from 50-125 feet. These can be set straight out the back. Also you can run spoons or orange jointed Rapals work well near the surface as well. Set the line 75 plus foot back from the spoons. If there are lots of fish, I like mooching with the fish are shallow. Just drop to 100 and then to surface. If you are trolling and have planner boards that is a good way to get shallow lines set far away from the boat. If you are only allowed one line per anger you can typically get 4-6 lines set without planer boards though. I use to fish the great lakes with 10 lines and planners worked great for salmon and steelhead. I have an article it the description with some good lures to use. Thanks for watching Makena!

@curtis3653

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 10 lines! wholly smokes!

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

@@curtis3653 Ha ha yeah if you have downriggers and outriggers or planer boards it is actually not to difficult. Just no sharp turns!

Hi Capt Cody, I live and fish in Juneau. Love your instruction for the flashers and herring hook up. My Question is: If you get a fish on the port side do you reel up the starboard side gear to play the fish. It appears you keep fishing the starboard side but reel up the gear on the port side.

@CaptainCody7

Жыл бұрын

It depends on the size of the fish. If I know it is a king salmon I will clear all the gear. If it is a rockfish, small ling, or pink I will usually keep fishing the other side. In Juneau the silvers are big so I would clear all the gear as well. If you have a flat line that is setup like a mooching rig you can actually drop it down and get a double 10+ percent of the time.

Great video Capt. would these set ups work for lake trout/rainbows and browns?

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

I have caught lots of steelhead, salmon, and a few lake trout with similar techniques in the great lakes. The lake trout are near the bottom and the steelhead were near the surface when fishing lake Ontario. People do troll for browns as well but I do not know the specifics of that. I do have a page for freshwater salmon on my website, global fishing reports. Thanks for watching!

This is a great video. It appears that you're running braided line on both of your setups. Is there a benefit to having braid vs mono when using the downriggers? What pound braid do you recommend? Thanks!

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paxton! On the salmon reels there is 30 pound mono. The downrigger lines themselves are a braided line as opposed to wire. The halibut poles have 80 pound braid. Mono is good on the salmon reels cause you have to clip it in the downrigger clips.

Sure do enjoy your video instructions. I used your herring hooking setup this last weekend and I'm hooked on that method. I have a cousin in Sitka that does commercial fishing for a living. Wondering if you know him or his daughter. Scott Cassedy and daughter Danielle?

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenn! Glad you found it helpful! I do not think I know them. Maybe if I saw them as it is a small town.

@glenngehrke9626

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 Thanks for the reply. Good enough on my cousin. I'll keep looking for more of your videos.

Hello Captain, heading up to Wrangell and your videos have shortened learning curve significantly. Thank you! What would you consider minimum fish finder (electronics) requirements for SE, AK.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, fishing out of Wrangell will probably be very nice! Since the salmon are usually targeted in 250 feet or less most sonars will mark bait and fish if the finder settings are correct. I really like having a contour chart with a sonar display in the back where were are trolling so it is easy to check for fish and more importantly depth changes. Typically one rigger is tracking the bottom so you have to be checking the chart to see if the depth is going to change ahead. Otherwise, you will lose downrigger balls more often than you should. Also, watching the bottom contours helps to find flats for halibut and rocky areas for rockfish and lingcod.

Hi, Cody ! Nice video ! Could you please tell models and makers for rods and reels, which you use in this videos ? Many thanks !

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Sure I have an article in the description with a link to rods and reels. The reels are Shimano Tekota 500's and rods are G Loomis 10 foot 6-inch salmon mooching rods. These rods are pretty expensive so I link to some Okuma salmon rods that are a lower cost as well. I hope this helps, good luck fishing!

@D_U_O

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 Thanks a lot for reply !

Would you ever run spoons or hoochies with the false flasher off the downrigger ball, or just bait? I like the idea of the flasher off the ball but woykd be nice to use synthetics too.

@CaptainCody7

10 ай бұрын

Sure it would work! I find herring is the best bait and with the setup tracking bottom I like to have the ideal setup. With fishing for kings the line tracking bottom catches 70 percent of the fish. So on charters I always run herring on that one. The other setups I run spoons or hoochies and they catch fish as well.

Great video....it reinforces what I learned this summer in SE Alaska. I can't seem to find the link you mentioned for the black flasher. Can you reply with that? thanks

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I can not find the exact one online. Only a similar UV black that is linked in the article. I got it at LFS marine in Sitka Alaska. All chrome is another great color flasher for fishing deep. Thanks for watching!

@dickfikes8039

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 Wow...that was a quick reply. Thanks, I'm fishing out of Thorne Bay which adjoins Clarence Strait. Primarily for coho, but an occasional king. I'm trying to improve so I really appreciate your inputs!

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

@@dickfikes8039 cools seems like a nice spot. For coho any flasher will pretty much work. All chrome or blue/silver would be my flasher choices. If you want a bait that always works use herring! Mooched, trolled on flat-lines, or on the downriggers.

Is downrigger good for striper?Your video is so helpful,thanks!

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Are you talking in the ocean or in a lake? Any time fish are down below 30 feet a downrigger is a great option! When I striper fish in the ocean I typically pull umbrella rigs with inline weights to get them deeper. I have an article about it on my website global fishing reports. That being said a downrigger with a spoon would likely work very well. Stripers are schooling fish so a flasher might even help although I have never tried that. Thanks for watching!

I have definite electric downrigger envy... Hand cranking my Scotty's is definitely getting old. I'm curious why you put your leader so close to the down rigger ball? You said 5 feet, I go more like 30 feet plus. I"m not saying I'm right though. What's the logic behind being so close? And that stacker clip setup is super cool.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The short leader helps there be less slack in the line when it is released from the clip. Also when tracking bottom less likely to get snagged. When fishing in very clear ocean water for other fish types like Wahoo or Kingfish a longer leader is a good idea. For salmon, a short leader works great. The ball, flasher and bait all close together can also help to attract salmon as they are used to swimming in schools. Thanks for watching!

Hey dude, I'm watching your video and saw you run a flasher spoon on one side and ball to flasher with herring solo above on the other side of the boat. Herring looked great at 1.5 knots, but how does your flasher/spoon look at the 1.5 kts? I always struggled with that. Either fast enough for spoon flasher rig or slower for herring. I also rig my herring similar to you just a little different but same entry just a little further forward on the mouth. So I know the herring can handle faster speeds. But do you run your flasher/spoon at 1.5? And herring at 1.5? Or was that just for demonstration purposes? So you don't run faster with spoons and slower with herring? Great video. Thanks

@CaptainCody7

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing, the trolling speed will vary depending on the direction of the current. So it is always good to look at the angle of the downrigger lines. However in general I like to troll around 1.8 mph for kings and around 2.5-3.0 mph for silvers. For kings, I typically use herring or flasher with a hoochie. For silvers herring, spoons, and flatlined herring, all work well. You can troll the herring up to 3.5 mph with no problem. Good luck out there!

Can you cast net bait in Alaska to freeze ?? Excellent videos you make 🤙🏼

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

You have to be an Alaska resident to cast net bait. I have never lived their 12 consecutive months so I did not look into the details. There were times where I could definitely have caught tons of herring with a cast net. Some years in Sitka they do not even allow the commercial boats to catch herring so I am not positive. For halibut fishing in the late summer, we usually just save the pinks we catch.

@ehickey73

4 жыл бұрын

Captain Cody gotcha moving to Ketchikan and in the past I’ve seen massive bait around the marinas . Easier and cheaper . Definitely don’t wanna find out the hard way

Я с огромным удовольствием втягиваюсь в рыбалку на даунриггер все больше и больше. Спасибо за опыт. Было приятно смотреть.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Рад, что ты нашел это полезным! Спасибо за просмотр!

Hi Captain Cody, I have just learn how to troll salmon. Your infos help me a lot. I am little confused about how to decide what depth I should low the canon ball down to get where the salmon to be at. Please advice. Thank you

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

It depends on the time of year and overall water depth. One line right near the bottom is always a good idea. Early summer I fish deep, 90-240 feet down. Later summer I fish shallow 30-120 feet down. I hope this helps, thanks for watching!

Where were the guy purchased that gum pucky? That rubber looking bullet you put with the bead so you can reel up the flasher right to your rod tip And my second question is where do you get that rubber stopper that goes on top of your cannonball never seen either of those two here in Canada and do a lot of fishing on the West Coast on Vancouver Island I’ve searched our usual usual sources and can’t find either

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

I got them at a local tackle shop in Sitka Alaska. It looks like you can order both items from Seamar. Gum Pucky is by Silver Horde. The down-rigger stops are called soft stop bumper. I hope this helps, good luck fishing!

what size hooks do you run with the herring? Interesting about leader length, most guys run 42inches down here in puget sound

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

For salmon leader lengths I am a bit strange and use 30-inch leaders to the start of the hoochie or start of the first hook for both kings and silvers. This would be a 34-inch overall leader length. Most people use and overall leader length of around 40 inches for kings salmon and 30 inches for coho salmon. I am pretty sure I was using 5/0 hooks. In the video description, I provide an article where I provide more information about leaders. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the video Cody. What is the reason for the different clip set up on the stacker? What is the purpose of the clip in the line that slides?

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

For the one with two clips, the metal swivel if you will, is there if the clip on the downrigger line gets knocked off. Then the metal clip keeps it on the line but it slides all the way down to the downrigger ball. This mostly happens when bringing the downrigger up and forgetting to stop at the clip. Otherwise, the clip would end up in the ocean.

@hankmishima4798

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 Thanks Cody, that makes sense. I am just starting to use down riggers off the mouth of the Columbia this season so your video is really helpful!

Excellent instruction but I think you forgot to mention to set boat trolling speed so downrigger line is about 45 degrees.

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah good point. It does depends on the weight of the downrigger balls, depth of the balls, and type of fish that is being targeted. 45 degrees is a good rule of thumb though. I like trolling deep and slow for kings around 1.8 miles per hour. Depending on the current and angle of the downrigger line I will adjust faster or slower for example.

Good video . If you would please explain why you have your downriggers mounted mid ship ?. I have always mounted my far aft so I would like to know your reasoning please .

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the boat was set up like that before me. The boat is drivin from the back when trolling so the riggers being mid-ship makes them closer and easier to adjust. I am constantly adjusting the starboard side one to track the bottom so that is nice. Also, they are left on all day. So when halibut fishing it is nice having the back clear. Mouthing the riggers toward the back is fine as well. It does make watching the rods a little bit easier.

@jimmiller4951

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 , got it ,thanks for your reply Sir

I was wondering what and where do I find that black rubber bumper just above the cannonball. My downrigger came with braid and a piece of tuna cord. I think that rubber bumper might be good to have on there. I see some people use a Scotty long rubber snubber thing. Any suggestions? Thanks!

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah if you have electric downrigger you defiantly want some bumpers. Scotty #1039 Soft Stop Bumper are on amazon. Some terminal kits come with a 1-inch section for rubber tubing to place between the bumpers. If I do not have the tubing I would just two two rubber gum-puckies that are used to protect the tips of the poles. If you do not have those, 3-4 of the bumpers should be equivalent. It will definitely help reduce the chance of the ball breaking off if the stopper bead does not engage for whatever reason.

@cbearw1

4 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you!

Great video...question for you, I’ve put that wire clip on the downrigger wire and I’ve had wire snap on me and I’ve lost the downrigger weight and clip, have you ever had that issue?

@dmitryv3756

4 жыл бұрын

@ 7:01

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

​@@dmitryv3756 That is interesting. No, I have not had that issue. Are you using a cable or braided line? These are high-speed riggers with a 200-pound braided line. I have heard some people say that is possible to cut the line when braided is used but never had a problem. With cable, it definitely should not cut it from what I understand but never used them with cable. 6:47 shows the other downrigger clips that can be used. I did use the red clip with the Scotty connector for most of last season. The line clips are easier to use though. Is it possible you snagged bottom? Or had a kink in the cable?

@dmitryv3756

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe a kink I guess, or that the wire was a year and a half old? I was in 200’ and fishing 80’ otw...going 2.5-3.5 knots and with no reason the rod sprung forward as if it was a fish but it was all gone. It was the standard cable on the cannon mag 10’s...I believe it’s 150lb

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

@@dmitryv3756 That stinks, I know downrigger balls are not cheap! A wire that is 1.5 years old should still be fine. Hopefully, it does not happen again. I would not give up on the clips though.

Have you tried more then one flasher on the cannon ball trying to double the attraction

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

I have not tried that. It would be worth trying it to see what the action looks like. I am not sure if the flashers would roll properly.

Cody, at exactly 2:47 seconds your swivel was not clipped😳 hope you didn’t lose it.

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Good catch! I did not realize it but did not lose the rig luckily. Thanks for watching!

How do I know which Scotty clips to get? There seem to be a bunch of different model numbers.

@CaptainCody7

9 ай бұрын

Most of them will work. There are release clips for the ball and stacker clips to stack. I show them at the bottom of the downrigger article which is in the description.

Hello could you please tell me your hoochie leader length for coho. I'll be fishing in mid August at seiku / neah bay Washington

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, I have the lengths in the video description. For salmon leader lengths I use 30-inch leaders from the start of the hoochie to the start of the first hook. This would be a 34-inch overall leader length. Most people use and overall leader length of around 40 inches for kings salmon and 30 inches for coho salmon. This is for a hoochie on a flasher. In the video description I also list to an article with the best lures for salmon. Mooching leaders and leader for herring are much longer. And you place them in the downrigger clip to be the proper length.

Hi Capt... do you salt the herring after or before you thaw it? thks

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

We pour salt over the frozen herring. Then spray a little saltwater on it. Let that soak for a few minutes and then put them in a little cooler for the day. At 22:01 it is shown in the video. I hope this helps, good luck fishing!

@Al.gone.fishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 thk u Capt.. when trolling for Salmon, do u prefer hoochie or herring? Or they both equally good. Thk u

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

@@Al.gone.fishing A hoochie with a twinkle skirt or an ace-high fly when the salmon are feeding on sand lance works well. Typically I run these behind the flashers. Herring is the best all-around bait though and run that on the deep rigger near the downrigger ball with the flasher. Around 3/4 kings will be caught on the deep rigger with herring.

@Al.gone.fishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 thk you

DID YOU DO A VIDEO WHERE YOU USE A PLANER BOARD SCOTTY RELEASE WITH A 3OZ SINKER ON THE CLIP FOR A RELEASABLE STACKER THAT WON'T BREAK YOUR CABLE IF IT BYPASSES YOUR STOPPER?

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

No, I have not done that before. If it bypasses the stopper with stacker clips it should just knock the clip to the bottom by the downrigger ball. Commercial clips I agree it would be more of an issue and could slide off the bottom stoppers as well. I am not quite sure how adding weight would help? Thanks for watching!

What lbs and type of line do you use for Your 2 hook leaders? Hook type and size?

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Last season we had the leader premade with 30-pound Maxima Ultragreen. 30-pound worked alright but I think 40 or 50-pound leaders would be better. The hooks were 5/0 octopus style. In the video description, I provide a link to an article with more information about salmon leaders. Thanks for watching!

Hello. What kind of flasher is that. I looked everywhere and can't find that color! Thanks

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the black one? I could not find it online either. I got it at LFS marine in Alaska. In the article in the video description, I link several good color flashers. In less than 80 feet purple or blue works well. Deeper than 80 feet black and chrome works well. All chrome is actually really good when fishing deep. I hope this helps, thanks for watching!

What pole do you like as to action when using a down rigger

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

We use g Loomis mooching rods 10 foot 6 inches. In the description, I link to an article I wrote about the best salmon reels and include links to some good rods. Okuma makes good ones if you are on a budget. Thanks for watching.

What rod is that you are using ? Model and make ? Thanks man 🎣🎣

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

G-Loomis Salmon Mooching Fishing rod 10 feet 6 inches. In the video description, I link to an article I wrote with salmon rods and reels. There are some low-cost Okuma rods that work if you are on a budget. G-Loomis are nice but expensive. Thanks for watching!

what bait are you using? cool video.

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Herring, it comes frozen by the dozen in green label size. Thanks for watching Richard!

what are those level wind reels Cody?

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Shimano Tekota A 500. In the video description, I have a link to articles with the different types of gear. Thanks for watching!

Where is the link to that flasher you like. Thank you

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

In the video description there is a link to an article I wrote about the best salmon lures and gear. Thanks for watching!

Hey, I've been thinking about using a fishing rod as a down rigger, will it work?

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

Well it certainly could work depending on the size of the rod and desired depth. However most large rods do not have a depth counter. There are manual downriggers you can get pretty cheap and then get a mount that goes into the rod holder. I wrote an article about different options which is listed in the video description. If you are setting lines less than 60 feet deep you can use mooching weights, dipsey divers, or jet divers as an alternative.

1:01 looks like a crime scene

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Haha true! Thanks for watching!

the blade connected to your down rigger ball is a dodger correct? it does not turn in a circle but wobbles back and forth?

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

It is a dodger or flasher, same thing. If you troll about 1.6 mph or slower it wobbles. Above tha it will spin. Current dependent of course.

@magwamagwa45110

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 ok cool now pro troll makes the same blade with a agitator on the back and it turns at any speed in a tight circle dependant on length of line from down rigger they work really well have tried them for this type fishing?

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

@@magwamagwa45110I have not tried that. I will have to check it out!

Can you only get away with no fin on the lead ball because your weights are so heavy? Would no fin on a 6 or 9lb ball work ok? ie, straight tracking and no excessive spinning of ball, leading to tangles?

@CaptainCody7

2 жыл бұрын

That is a good question. If you just put in the ball it would likely spin the cable or braided line. However the flasher or release clip adds drag to the back stabilizing the downrigger ball. The center of pressure shifts to the rear of the center of gravity of the ball with the release clip added. This makes the ball with a release clip statically stable from an aerodynamic or in this case a hydrodynamic system. A lighter ball would actually be more stable so smaller weights could also be round and work. Some downrigger shapes could be slightly less drag though but heaver weight is most important to allow for deeper trolling with less angle on the line. With the 15 pounders we can fish 240 feet down at 1.5-2.0 mph for kings. A smaller 6 pound ball would work fine trolling down to 20-60 feet depending on the size of the bait and flasher when fishing for silvers at 3.0 mph. I hope that helps!

@alexbowie6316

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 great info!

Hello, another question please? Can I get by with a 12lb downrigger weight or do you recommend 15lb? Have manual Canon downrigger. Fishing SE AK.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Well, some people do use 12 pounders. I can see why you would want to with manual riggers. It really depends on how deep you want to fish. In May and June 90 Percent of the kings in Stika are deeper than 100 feet so having 15 pounds is a must. July, August, September for silvers you can probably use 4 pounds if you really wanted to. I stay the same weight cause I can gauge the lure speed based on cable angle. If I was using manual I would probably have one 15 pounder to track bottom/deep with and a 12 on the other side of the boat to fish less than 100 feet. If you want to go deep with 12 pounds you can troll with the current and around 1.5 mph. The rigger cable should still be at greater than 40 degrees though or you are going to slow. Hope this helps!

@travel4freedom717

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 thanks again!

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

@@travel4freedom717 Yes sir, thanks for watching!

Great clip info just stop by and was watching if I can come ok new friend here love fishing..just say to my kitchen and give a smile.

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

Will these short lines behind the flash work with dodgers for kokanee?

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

I have not trolled for kokanee or sockeye salmon in open water so I am not positive. I think that the flasher/dodger works but you need to use a very small artificial squid or fly as they typically feed on krill.

@timross7046

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks , they are very boat shy but not line shy so I was wondering if the weight or the boat strait above would work ?

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

@@timross7046 Probably depends on their depths. If the fish are less than 60 feet there are lots of ways to set lines for trolling away from the boat, such as planner boards and dipseys. I imaging the flasher would help attract them though on the downrigger. In the great lakes, people send positive voltage down the downrigger cable to prevent fish from being scared by the boat. It is called positive Ion control. I talk about it briefly in the downrigger article. But for shallow fish using planer boards or outrigger are a good way to set lines away from the boat. Or just a 6 to 8-ounce weight straight out the back with a leader and small artificial squid.

Who makes those stacker clips?

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

The commercial style are scotty the double clips are cannon. They are listed at the bottom of the downrigger article I provided in the description of the video. Thanks for watching John!

Why do you use braid instead of cable on your downrigger?

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

High-speed downriggers typically use a braided line rather than a multi-strand cable. High speed meaning the retrieval rate of the downrigger. Either one is good to use in my opinion. Thanks for watching!

Are you using barbed hooks?

@CaptainCody7

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the hooks have barbs. Thanks for watching!

Are thoughs frozen herring ?

@CaptainCody7

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they are frozen green label size herring that start out frozen. Add salt to brine and then keep them in a small cooler. I do show this somewhere in the video. If not it is in the how-to mooch for salmon video.

I’m trying to figure out what happens when you hook up on a salmon. Do you leave the cannonball down at its original depth while you fight the fish or bring it up so it’s out-of-the-way? And if two people are fishing, on to downrigger’s, does the one who’s not hooked up pull up both balls or do you just leave them in the water and hope the fish doesn’t run around those lines.?

@CaptainCody7

Жыл бұрын

Well it does depend on the size of the fish and if you are stacking multiple lines on one rigger and how many extra hands you have on the boat. However in general once the fish releases the line off the downrigger one of the first things you do is bring up the downrigger on that side of the boat. If it is an electric downrigger this is easy as you just twist the retrieve switch and the stopper will leave the downrigger ball right at the surface. If it is a big fish all the lines and both downriggers are typically cleared as quickly as possible. If it is a little pink, or rockfish, you can usually leave the other lines and downriggers out and just drag the fish on the surface and net it. The downrigger the fish was caught on needs to be brought up to reset the line either way so you mind as well bring up the downrigger ball right away.

@gjbingham

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 Great Answer. I figured as much but none of the many vids I watched said anything about it.. I figure the real trick will be when I'm fishing alone in a center console boat, trying to keep the boat in gear and on course while I let the fish soak a bit while I bring up the ball on a manual downrigger. That scenario has disaster written all over it. Thanks for taking the time to answer!

@CaptainCody7

Жыл бұрын

@@gjbingham Yeah, trolling by yourself with manual riggers would be tricky. Depending on where you are fishing though you can probably only have one line per person. So if only one rigger is down I bet you could just leave it down, take the boat out of gear and just make sure the line does not get wrapped around the cable. Usually the line tracking bottom catches most of the fish anyway. It would be good to reel the rigger up about 20 feet if you are tracking bottom so it does not get hung up.

@gjbingham

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 All great suggestions. I'll do as you recommend. Thanks again!

What action rod do you like for riggers?

@CaptainCody7

Жыл бұрын

These are G-Loomis 10ft 6 inch salmon mooching rods. Power heavy action moderate. In the video description I link to an article I wrote with the best rods and reels for salmon fishing. If the G-Loomis is to expensive there are some Okuma rods that will work for downriggers and mooching as well.

@jakejacobson2999

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainCody7 thanks man! I’ve been running dipsys for the past few year but just got two downriggers set up on my boat. Gonna give them a try next month

@CaptainCody7

Жыл бұрын

@@jakejacobson2999 Great, the downriggers should help you catch more fish, good luck!