Crappie85 Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Any one use soft bait for salmon? Most of the people I've seen using egg sacks and some times a hard body type lures during salmon run in rivers etc. Just wondering if any one goes soft bait route and if they have had any luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Yes, a "trout" worm, a 4" or 6" worm in bright colors is commonly used for Steelhead and Salmon in Washington State. At times, they do work. Normally they are fished on a light jig head suspended on a float, but I have done well in the past wacky rigging them with the weight about a foot above. Remember that Salmon done "feed" after they return to fresh water so it is a reaction strike, an instinct to clean up the water, a ....... well no on seems to know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crappie85 Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 hmmm maybe one of my senko style baits with out salt might work with a jig head? I have fished for salmon a few times with out ever a bite this year i would like to at least hook into one. I just bought a camp which gets a run of salmon near by just trying to get my self ready im pretty new to the game of salmon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 18 hours ago, Crappie85 said: hmmm maybe one of my senko style baits with out salt might work with a jig head? I have fished for salmon a few times with out ever a bite this year i would like to at least hook into one. I just bought a camp which gets a run of salmon near by just trying to get my self ready im pretty new to the game of salmon.... The salmon I've caught have all been on a fire tiger, or glow in the dark Wiggle Wart. They don't feed, but they will react out of instinct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitjunkys Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 I was in Alaska 2yrs ago, we could throw anything we wanted at them and not get that reaction bite. we may have got 3 or 4 all week that were on hard baits, Put skeens back on you got bit 50% of the time. Guys say they don't feed, but in my experience they sure will eat up some eggs, I am told they do it for dominance, how true that is I do not know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted September 4, 2017 Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 47 minutes ago, Baitjunkys said: I was in Alaska 2yrs ago, we could throw anything we wanted at them and not get that reaction bite. we may have got 3 or 4 all week that were on hard baits, Put skeens back on you got bit 50% of the time. Guys say they don't feed, but in my experience they sure will eat up some eggs, I am told they do it for dominance, how true that is I do not know And yet my son and his family just got back and his complaint was that it was almost impossible to drift anything through Pinks without getting a hit, and the Silvers were Hot with the rising tide, and he never used bait. I have always found Salmon to be a timing thing, get it right and it is easy, get it wrong, well you find out why it is called fishing and not catching. Uggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crappie85 Posted September 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2017 Ok i see thank you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
