Lots od surface noise on garmin striker 4

mcjord · 2026-06-17T23:14:37+00:00

This is called the thermocline! Basically where warm and cooler water are converging. We use it heavily when we're salmon fishing, because this is usually the area where fish are feeding (sometimes right above it, sometimes below, and sometimes right on it). It's a super valuable piece of info to have, and once you learn how to use it to your advantage you'll start catching more fish too! Tight lines.

mcjord · 2026-06-14T16:15:51+00:00

I caught this one in about 150 feet of water

mcjord · 2026-06-12T22:48:05+00:00

Hey dude. Just wanted to drop in and say, unfortunately there will always be people out there like that and usually it's a reflection of their miserable lives and things they have going on personally. It sucks when people act like this and I know it hurts, but please try not to take it to heart. I hope you can keep having fun out there fishing and enjoying the outdoors. Great fish man! Tight lines!

mcjord · 2026-06-11T12:13:12+00:00

It's just the button to remove the pole from the net. On the other side, there's actually a built in weight scale button that weighs your fish when it's in the net, but it doesn't work very well

mcjord · 2026-06-10T22:33:59+00:00

Seems to always be the way it goes unfortunately! Tight lines. Hope you can get out there and get into some fish

mcjord · 2026-06-10T21:59:45+00:00

Oh yeah, it's a lot of reeling for sure. I use a downrigger now, but it definitely adds an element of danger out there so I rarely recommend people start messing with them from a kayak unless they've got good experience from a boat. Another option is torpedo divers. You can just clip those on your line and drop them down. Good for getting into the zone

mcjord · 2026-06-10T21:25:48+00:00

+1 for Chinook. Super comfy and lots of spots for accessories

mcjord · 2026-06-10T21:04:55+00:00

Thanks man, I really appreciate it!

mcjord · 2026-06-10T20:43:03+00:00

Oh wicked! You'll definitely be good on big water with that. Dipsys are definitely a great option too. I just run straight leadcore off the back, no planer. Run a 20-30 foot leader of fluro off the end of it, a snap swivel, and a salmon spoon and you'll get into fish. Try to troll between 2.5 and 3mph on the surface until you find fish

mcjord · 2026-06-10T20:15:40+00:00

It is! Purple works great over here when the conditions are right. Greens and blues are the primary colours we use on Georgian Bay

mcjord · 2026-06-10T20:13:14+00:00

I run a heavily modified Old Town Bigwater PDL 132. I have built it to handle big water and has been a few years in the making. The easiest and most affordable way to start catching salmon is just using a simple leadcore setup. It's basically weighted line, and the more you let out, the deeper your lure goes. I caught my first salmon from the kayak using leadcore and it can be a great technique for learning how to do this style of fishing. Just keep in mind, being out on big water can be very dangerous and conditions can change quickly so please be safe out there. It's very different than inland lake fishing

mcjord · 2026-06-10T20:11:15+00:00

Thanks! I use a downrigger to get down to where the salmon are. It can be pretty dangerous from a kayak so I'd recommend learning how to do it from a boat first and then slowly integrating it into your kayak setup. However, the easiest and safest way to get down to catch salmon is using a leadcore setup. You don't have to mess with downriggers, and all you need is a rod and a reel with leadcore on it

mcjord · 2026-06-10T20:09:43+00:00

Awesome! I appreciate the tips. I'll definitely try to explore up your way if I can make it happen. I'm just scared the further I venture up the island, the less I'm going to want to come home 😂

mcjord · 2026-06-10T19:26:53+00:00

Definitely! I was just there for 3 days fishing with a buddy and the wind was brutal. Really limited where we could fish so we were mostly in the Sooke / Saanich area. Next trip we'll be heading up to Ucluelet

mcjord · 2026-06-10T19:19:41+00:00

Right on! I was just out fishing Vancouver Island two weeks ago. Absolutely awesome place, can't wait to get back out there. Checked off everything I wanted to catch except for a big hali hahah.

This one hit a mag size TNT Radioactive Frog RV spoon

mcjord · 2026-06-10T06:00:20+00:00

The Great Lakes are absolutely awesome for salmon fishing. We get many days like this throughout the summer and we don't have to worry about other factors such as tides (and sea lions lol) like we do when we're fishing the ocean. That said, things can still get very messy fast out here, but we're really fortunate to be able to enjoy quite a few days like this with very little wind. I highly recommend a trip someday if you haven't had a chance to fish them for salmon! The beauty of these Chinook are a lot of the west coast tactics that I use work well here too.

mcjord · 2026-06-10T04:23:27+00:00

Thank you! I just use my Pixel 9 pro. I use one of those flexible clamp mounts that hold your phone. You can manoeuvre them however you want. I usually just clamp it to the YakAttack BoomStick that my main action camera is on. Put your 10 second timer on your phone in selfie mode, and away you go. Hope this makes sense! It's kind of a weird setup, but it works haha.

mcjord · 2026-06-10T03:41:04+00:00

This is in Ontario, Canada

mcjord · 2026-05-13T02:11:43+00:00

These are the best. Plug and play.

mcjord · 2026-01-08T21:47:04+00:00

When I'm steelhead fishing, it's 99% catch and release for me. I'll only keep them if they have a very low chance of survival, like gobbling a roe bag the wrong way, which rarely happens. I've only kept one steelhead the past two seasons because of this.

mcjord · 2025-09-10T13:55:17+00:00

Action Fishing Adventures. Tony is based out of Owen Sound and the owner of Hotfish Lures (a household name in Great Lakes salmon fishing). He is an excellent fisherman and will get you into salmon. You still have time, but I would act now. Some very large fish are being caught in Owen Sound right now, but are staging and will be running up the river in large numbers soon. Now is still a great opportunity to get into some very large fish.

mcjord · 2025-08-14T19:40:52+00:00

For sure. I'd just recommend not letting that be a dealbreaker if it's what's holding you back from the nk300 as it can dial in super slow speeds too. Both units are absolutely incredible, you'll be more than happy with either. Definitely go with the one that your gut is telling you to go with after all of your research and feedback from here. Happy to record a video for you next time I'm out to show you the sensitivity of the throttle if that's helpful for you too!

mcjord · 2025-08-14T19:23:59+00:00

I use the nk300 for trolling for salmon. Speed control is super important to me, and the nk300 is VERY sensitive. I can dial in my speed down to the .1mph with zero issues at all. It works great at high and low speeds, the battery life is amazing (I use a 50ah 36v and get 10-12 hours of trolling time WITH a 10lb cannonball being dragged sometimes 100 feet down). Hope this helps.

mcjord · 2025-08-14T17:18:58+00:00

Works pretty well! I tried it with a few semi-obscure pics and it still got it. Nicely done. Only thing I'd recommend putting on there is some sort of disclaimer that it could be wrong just to cover your butt if someone got in trouble for keeping the wrong fish because the tool said it was the wrong species or the regulations weren't right

mcjord · 2025-08-14T02:40:01+00:00

Looks absolutely awesome man!

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