It's not rambling if we're listening and learning, I know I was fully engaged , educated & entertained. WooHoo!!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton as always! Super appreciate your kind words!

Many thanks! You've got a gift for teaching and/or explaining things so that they make sense to the average fisherman.

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Guzin! It's a comment like this that inspires me to make more videos.

Sweet! Love that initial strike on a jig.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

It's lightning thru the arms! Thanks Tyler!

Thanks for sharing the ups and downs of jigging!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

YES! Great comment!

Thanks for the video. Just to share a couple of thoughts from nearly 50 years of jigging for salmon: I haven't found anything that beats a BuzzBomb; a line counter reel really comes in handy; if you're exploring for kings where they aren't congregated (usually the case) jig about three feet off the bottom. Like you, I like iridescent tape on my BuzzBombs, darts, etc. Gary Northrop

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Gary! Your 50 beats my 10. One thing I do like you, is I am a couple cranks off bottom. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@TheHappySmileyFace12

2 жыл бұрын

Karen Northrop are you jigging for kings with buzzbombs? What colors?

A long video! Heck yeah!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

A long rambling at least! Ha ha. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I've lived in Poulsbo for a year and have yet to fish the sound. Fun watching this.

Blake!!! Such an amazing video, so helpful as always. Keep it up :))) you’re living the dream

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Zachary! Super appreciate it!

Been following you for a while now. Love the jigging video. Years ago that is how I started. Well jigging and mooching around Possession Bar and Point No Point. Haven't been out in years but this video makes me want to correct that. Thanks for all your other videos as well. I really enjoy watching them.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton EB! Super appreciate the kind words!

Thank you for making awesome videos. I may try this in the sound on my day off this tuesday.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck if you do! Love the profile pic!

Gettin’ Jiggy with it! 🎣

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Met Ali, he told me I'm the jig-est!

Nice happy dance! Good informative video as well. Thanks for sharing. Tight lines!

It is only of my favorite videos. I’ve probably watched it at least 15 times. This inspired me to get 14ft to try this out this coming season

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

Wow thanks as always YAFK! The key is really finding them and persistence. If you fish finder is blank for 30 minutes run around looking for em.

Amazing job Blake, great content

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bo! Bo knows jigging!

Great catches. Those pline lures are nice. Good tip on standing up to set the hook. I am going to try that. 👍

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

It is also good if you're kind of lazy like me! Thanks as always!

Awesome info Blake (as usual). I have a bunch of those jigs I used for rock fish up in Alaska. Looks like I can pull em out and sharpen the hooks!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Thanks NDS!

I'm just up the coast from you in Canada. Great fishing here, though I have tons to learn. Really appreciate your videos!

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch Guy! - your neighborhood to the south

You're back!!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Adam! I think I've done about 30 videos this year, so yes sir!

That was awesome man, super educational. I'm not a big fan of down rigging. It's a little boring and I hate the constant noise from the engine and fumes from the exhaust. Don't get me wrong, I have and will continue to use them in the future but jigging/casting is way more entertaining. Nothing beats the feeling of pulling up the rod and the big pull back. Well, maybe spearing a fish does but jigging is a close second haha.

Great video, 👍 good information!

Such a helpful video.

Good info. I like the Point Wilson Dart herring jigs so I will have to check out those P-Line jigs.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

S'all good! I use pt Wilson all the time too.

@SledorFish

2 жыл бұрын

@@WAFishQuest Ya, they work great but they are heavy too. There are plenty of times that I want a lighter jig with the same profile. Always looking for a more tools to add to the box.

The Lazer minnow, buzz bomb or diamond jig is a killer vertical lure, those fish hammered those!

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian! A lot of great jigs out there. And yes they did. Slurped em right up!

I started catching more fish once I started watching your vids

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's a ton for saying so. Glad I could be of service. Tight lines!

Nice kings Blake!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Khan!

Truly amazed you don’t have more subscribers. Got mine though. Educational, entertaining, great video editing, and knowledgeable. Keep it up!

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton D Potato! I don't need many, when I got the D Potatoes of the world. 🙏

Thanks Blake!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

You got it BearBert!

Good stuff. Thanks! 👍

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Once again, thanks!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Brian!

awesome video one of my best videos too watch

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Mr.blakester you got the wrong pole for that conventional reel sir thats a spin casting rod love the videos bud keep them coming

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

As long as you don't tell the salmon about the pole, I'll be alright! Thanks a ton, very much appreciated!

@hstubble

2 жыл бұрын

@@WAFishQuest can't find the 7 piece rod on Amazon. Can you please share model #. Thanks for all the great videos!

Hey man I love the videos❤ I’d love to go fishing with you man looks like u catch em a bunch😄

nice and i missed fishing in Washington :-( but it's nice work

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

I do it all for you Tim! Sending fishing Washington vibes your way.

I've caught all my Kings either from shore or jigging off Pt Richmond.

I'm on vacation all this week if you want to get out and fish. I'm in the Olympia area and have a 18' jet boat.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Hey AuSable Angler! Thanks for the invite. I'll have to take a pass. I'm probably only getting out Monday this week, And I'm heading north for it.

Love your video's, you may wish to look at getting your tripod for filming like this. A bit heavier line might be better, damn dogfish will destroy your lighter rigs.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin! Good point on the doggies.

Really enjoyed this…love jigging but rarely get the chance. A few questions for you….ever run a barrel swivel from the split ring to the hook? Maybe not because the hook would need an open eye and that scares some people off…just would like to know your thoughts. Also, could not quite tell your snap/swivel setup to the jig. Could you please elabarte on that set up. Last, your reel was not a line counter, any reason why? Well, one more. Type of tides that you prefer to jig in? Guess would 1 hr before, 1 hr after tides with less variance. Thanks

Nice job! Keep it up! You should come over to my favorite river some day? It's a bit of a drive though😉👍

@WAFishQuest

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!!

@samrivers1815

11 ай бұрын

@@WAFishQuest no prob👍 keep it up! I'm headed for a coastal spot soon👍

Killin it

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Levi! Cool you found the time between fishing and work to watch the video. Tight lines brother!

Get a Garmin livescope caught my first salty coho today, I was jigging a white 2oz point Wilson dart at 60’ and saw a big mark come onto the screen at 30’ reeled up to it and watched it live attack my jig😅 also crazy seeing how many shakers 2”-12” try to attack your jig and the amount of bait fish in the sound

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, one if the reasons a lot don't reach adulthood I suppose. Cool that the live scope is so accurate!

Never caught a salmon on a jig. Will have to dedicate some time to it. Good info!

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Capt. Mike! Maybe next time you see a bunch on the finder, but can't get em to bite, might be worth a shot!

@4stringmanagmaildcom

2 жыл бұрын

@@WAFishQuest I was out yesterday afternoon near Deception Pass, Pinks jumping. Got my first Salmon on a Buzz Bomb and my first Pink on a fly. Great fun. Two checkmarks! :-)

Had a 1 oz version of these pline jigs at sekiu couple weeks back jigging under school of baitfish and got hammered by 8 pound wild

@WAFishQuest

9 ай бұрын

That is AWESOME! I love those plines. A one ounce is also great for shore casting!

Hey Blake, I think we are neighbors. I recently moved to Tumwater and have really enjoyed your videos about the area. Been learning a lot and now that the salmon season is here, I hope to put a lot of that to good use. Maybe I'll bump into you out in the hood? LOL? You don't have a public email by chance do you?

Like your videos fella! You ever salmon fished in the bay around Thurston county?

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Ryan! How do you mean Bay? Like Budd Inlet? If so yes. I cast spinners with hoochies skirts in September and early October. If you mean another body of water, let me know.

What that jigging work with coho? Thanks

Where is this is this Ruston Way Fox Island where exactly are you

I recently moved to Oly and I think the Nisqually is going to be my new spot. Is there any good public access shore fishing near the delta. I saw a boat launch on the south side from the fish Washington app. Is that all there is?

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

The public shoreline options are not good. "Luhr's Landing" has a tad of shoreline assess. The river itself has "handicap" hole. But that's probably a half mile up river. There's also Tolmie State park, but it's pretty far off the Delta and not really a good place to fish (some people clam there).

@daviddudeskie6940

Жыл бұрын

@@WAFishQuest Thanks. I guess I'm buying a boat.

Can I use same set up for casting from shore for coho ?

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir! I'd use a once jig personally in that case so it flutters down slower.

nice video! any advice on how to locate these fish without a finder?

@WAFishQuest

Жыл бұрын

This is somewhat nebulous advice but, the areas I jig tend to be where they're sort of staking up before they head up a river. Sometimes it's near a mouth, sometimes it's 10 miles away. A somewhat frustrating element is they don't always stack up the place every year. For instance my favorite flat this year was barren. A popular jig fishery is fish trap in Olympia. Popular jig fisheries are easier. You can observe what the other boats are doing and copy their depth. Or start near shore, and do a drift, then go out another 20 feet and drift again. Getting deeper (or you could do it in reverse and go shallower) until you find the fish's lane. Hope that was somewhat helpful!

@nilshaas8434

Жыл бұрын

@@WAFishQuest thank you! I'll try that

Where is this at? Kinda looks like Kodiak island

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

That'd be cool! But no sir. It's our local salt. I'm not going to "spot burn" the location. But it's not like special, or anything, just a local place salmon pass thru.

Ay, my question is what size hook?

@WAFishQuest

7 күн бұрын

Great question! I like a 2/0, but you could go 3/0.

How late are the kings in the sound?

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Kaleb! Depends on the area. But, peak is August, and they're usually gone by mid-Sept.

Stop breaking cameras! Lol

Never been a fan of jigging for salmon. I see guys doing this on the Columbia River and they are snagging a bunch of salmon before they get one hooked in the mouth. Same with most coho jiggers. Spook the fish in smaller rivers pretty much ruining entire holes.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I've never tried jigging in a river. What you say is definitely not the case in the salt.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Also, if you're implying I'm partaking in shady stuff like that, those fish are hooked in the inside of the mouth.

@ER-by3ys

2 жыл бұрын

@@WAFishQuest definitely wasn't implying that. You had legal hookups. You were correctly jigging. Some guys I see are jigging so aggressively you know they are snagging.

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Sometimes it's hard to tell if there is writing between the lines on the KZread (there often is). Thanks a ton for watching and commenting! There are a lot of snaggers out there for sure.

@robertscherbarth748

2 жыл бұрын

@@ER-by3ys Almost no salmon are hooked on the lift, always on the drop. I've jigged 20 years for kings and snagged exactly one that i can recall.

Buy a gopro

@WAFishQuest

2 жыл бұрын

I'm personally not big on GoPros, unless snorkelling or something.