Glad you made it out and had some luck.

nice job.

Thanks for the report and that has to be fun landing those in your boat!

It's a challenge, but the nice thing is I don't have to worry about the fish running to the other side of the boat because the boat is so light that it spins around to where ever the fish is pulling from. So the fish is always in front of me.

Very nice report and beautiful fish. Great Job! Just an idea on the trolling speed. I've fished extensively out of similar setups and found it very useful to have a small sea anchor along. I got a simple one from Cabella's years ago and it continues to serve me well. A bucket and rope can work but it isn't as slick. The nice thing about using one of these is that it both slows the boat and makes it far more stable laterally as inflatables tend to slide slip a bit without much boat in the water. Think of it like a dagger board in a sailboat. Just a thought. Thanks for the report.

Thanks fishsurgeon. I had a bucket in the truck, but opt to not use it because 80% of the time I was going to be rowing, Side slip is a major problem especially with all boat traffic there. I wasn't aware that a sea anchor would help with that. I am definitely going to try that, Would two small ones on each side be better for tracking than one larger one?

Thanks for the report and nice limit of fish!

Nice report. Tight lines.

Congratulations on the catch. I'm the senior citizen you held knot tying class for and guess what? I went to Concrete today for the Baker Lake Dam and fish hatchery tour and afterwards hit the swap meet and found a flasher just like the one you showed me; still in the package.

At the tour I talked to a Wildlife Officer and asked him how fishing was going and he said he only checked fifteen fish this morning. Hope your wife was happy you stayed extra day and brought home the bacon or should I say Sockeye. It was a pleasure meeting and talking to you.

I don't think two anchors would be any better, just more tangle issues. But I do second the sea anchor suggestion. My wife and I often fish the late afternoon bite when there are only 4-5 boats out. The wind is almost always blowing hard. We set up at the "top" of the drift and let the wind push us along, use the sea anchor to slow and stabilize, and the kicker to make course adjustments. It works very well on our 18 foot boat.

When fishing from my 10ft inflatable tender, I use a small sea anchor tied with two ropes, one to each side of the transom keeping it about 8ft behind the boat. When trolling, it keeps the boat from slipping and slows me to trolling speed. This way, I can use just a bit more throttle and the opposing resistance from the sea anchor keeps me tracking straight. There is an extra line that goes to the back of the sea anchor so it can be deflated and boated with a single hand pull so it is out of the way for fighting a fish and allows the boat to turn to the fish like you spoke of. Here is a link to one very similar to mine. http://www.leisurepro.com/prod/SETSSA.html?ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=SETSSASM&gclid=CLKiyIPkwbgCFS9dQgodFgcAdQ. You can get these for less than $30 from dozens of places online or your local boat shop. The soft ones are nice for a small inflatable because you can just roll the thing up when not in use. I hope you find this useful. I have more boats than I like to admit (they breed, you know) but the little inflatable is so nice to just chuck in the trunk of my Civic and hit the road for a spontaneous trip. Its refreshing compared to the hour or so on either end needed for set-up/clean-up when I take the family out in a bigger boat. Keep up the great work. Tight lines!