Quality reels such as the Okuma Low Pro Coldwater make the experience much more manageable and successful. Often longer rods (9 - 10'6 feet) with moderate action are preferred, with the ability to hold heavier weights.

Using these tips you can successfully get into fish while trolling for salmon. In the video below, Marlin will discuss how to setup for Columbia River trolling. Trolling for these fish using flasher and bait, or flasher and spinner is widely accepted as one of the best techniques you can utilize. If you've found a steady producing fish lane you may choose to anchor, but trolling is often one of the most popular techniques for chinook salmon. The Columbia river holds large runs of Spring, Summer and Fall Chinook. By setting up your boat for trolling, you have the ability to change depths or locations quickly in order to find fish. Salmon trolling is a very popular technique for a few reasons, a major one is that you can cover a broad area and range of water depths. Salmon are taken on the troll in huge numbers every year.

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