Salmon Tackle

[eenakok]

Good evening everyone!
I have been fishing the lakes pretty hard the last three years. I am wanting to jump into chasing salmon this summer in the Sound. I am looking for advice on what tackle I should start to accumulate. I am sure, like my kokanee gear, I will amount some pretty good tackle. I was hoping I could get some good information on where to start.
Flashers:
Spoons:
Plugs:
Flies, etc

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!
David

[Eli]

I like coho killers
Coyote spoons
Kingfisher spoons
And of course last but not least good old cut plug herring

[eenakok]

Thank you!
Any specific colors?

[Eli]

I personal like green or white. It seems to work good for me

[Jerm]

Qcove flashers- Red Rum, glow pearl, green dragon, polar orange, plus a lot more good ones

Silver horde Coho killers and Kingfishers.- white lightning, cookies&cream, irish cream, army truck, red racer.

Gold Star squids and needle fish

Tomic plugs. 4" or 5" in 601, 602, 603

[eenakok]

Thank you! Great information!

[Nelly]

Wow! Jerm must have been lurking in my tackle box!!!
Seriously, I couldn't have said it any better than that.
I would add a few Gamakatsu hooks to the mix as well.
I love the 3/0 open-eye siwash as a replacement for the spoon's stock hooks and definitely some 3/0 and 4/0 octopus for tying herring leaders for both cut plug and whole bait rigs!

[Jerm]

I wish, I bet your box has some secret weapons in it.


Can't wait for A7 and A9 to open.

[eenakok]

Wow! Jerm must have been lurking in my tackle box!!!
Seriously, I couldn't have said it any better than that.
I would add a few Gamakatsu hooks to the mix as well.
I love the 3/0 open-eye siwash as a replacement for the spoon's stock hooks and definitely some 3/0 and 4/0 octopus for tying herring leaders for both cut plug and whole bait rigs!

Do yo use 3/0 for all your spoons from coyote - kingfisher 4's?
What pound test is suggested for spoons/hardware vs hoochies/flies?

[Jerm]

20 to 25 lb. test for hardware and 30 to 40 lb. test for squid.


3/0 would be good for 3.5 to 4 spoons. For Coho Killers I'd go 1/0 or 2/0 depending on brand.

Squids I run 3/0 or 4/0 Big River bait hooks from Gami.

A friend of mine wrote up a article on rigging hoochies
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/article/salmon-hoochie-hoochy-rig-how-to/


Good luck.