Nice Coho..getting bigger...wassup with the wrist brace Mr Jon, getting a carpal tunnel syndrome now from twitching those jigs of yours..lol.. I gotta get into that smacktalk hole....

Nice looking buck! Congrats.

Nice looking Coho!

i had a work related injury earlier this year, this wrist brace helps protect my tendons and allows them to continue healing while im being active.

I'm definitely still learning but have gotten quite a lot of experience this year. I still need to find more sights to fish as I've been spending most of my time over at Farmer's Riffle. I know you are not likely to tell me but any chance you could point me in the direction of this smack talk hole? I brew beer and am happy to share....just a thought. Hoping to go out and twitch some jigs on Friday morning or Saturday. Gotten a fair amount of humpies this year but really want to hook into a coho.

That buck looked perfect. I had to wear shade to look at him. So much chrome and not a mark on him. Nice work!

hmmm... i like beer..lol, what kind of beer do you brew? i like porters, brown ales, and pale ales best. pm me and perhaps i could show you how to get there sometime. it could be dangerous to get there, i wont just tell people with these higher flows, i wouldnt want to be responsible for their death..

thank you mr. setjou

Yeah jonb your a fish whisper let's be friends I want some silvers lol

Nice going Jon, just inquiring, how many pound test are you using for your mainline?

im not using any leaders, im using 12# maxima ultragreen with my jig attached directly to it. im fishing near logs so i need that extra strength to pull the silvers away from danger areas. i rec
omend not using braid because braid floats and that will mess your twitch all up. the silvers arent line shy at all, no need for flourocarbon, you want every bit of strength and durability you can get, while still able to stay on bottom. mono is by far the best for twitching near structure.

thanks everyone for the positive feedback.

hein im pretty busy at the moment, but perhaps later in the year i could take you out somewhere. feel free to pm. disclaimer: i wont just tell anyone where my hole is, but id be happy to share any other info i have.

Okay so the hole we are fishing at is located........ Hahahah jk man. Beautiful coho but I've seen bigger and better. You should step your game up HA!!! #cohoego

very well mr. butler *puts game face on* tomorrow im going to try to limit before you get out of work lol. my twitchin arm is well rested and ready for battle. #cohowhisperer

I know where that hole is at. It is the one with honey bucket in the parking lot. See that one behind Mr. jonb?

if you recognize that honey bucket, then youll realize that parking lot will bring you to several holes over the coarse of about 1 mile or so.

Just fooling around. I have never been to Snoho. Happend to see that hb in the picture so just poking fun. So far I only have fished down south at Duwamish. Hope to try Snoho some day though.

thats cool, i figured that, ive read your reports too.

Yup famous parking lot. But this is a hike in spot that brings you to dozens of fishing holes some easier to get to than others. That being said lets leave jonb to his solitude in his smacktalk hole. When i am lucky enough to stumble upon a hole like that i also keep it within a tight circle of friends. Do some exploring and put in your time and who knows you might find your own smacktalk hole or even jonb's smacktalk hole.

What the hellish,a talk?

What the hell is smacktalk?

Its my hole, where I tell smacktalk to my friends and fellow fisherman.

Hi Jonb, how far can you cast your 1/4 jig? Do you need to cast far or close to the shore. Do you add some weight on your line so you can cast farther?

I don't do jig fishing and want to get some pointer on how to do the proper jigging.

Thanks Jonb!

If I have to cast far, ill use a 3/8oz jig. Most of the time I fish structure for coho, meaning near logs, seems, anywhere coho might stack up.. Occationally I will fish open water too. If there are rolling fish close by target those with 1/4oz jigs or even 1/8 if you have a light enough set up to cast them. NEVER ad weight to a jig, it throws the action off badly, its illegal to place additional weights less 12" away from the hook according to the anti snagging rule (If im not mistaken) .. I use no heavier than 12lb mono for twitching for coho,
but 10lb is good too, 8lb is a little light for fishing near structure, you want the strength to be able to pull them out of the snaggy stuff and fight them in open water. NEVER use braid to twitch jigs. Braid floats and will make it hard to keep your jig near the bottom. I use maxima ultragreen mono exclusively for twitching. Try different color jigs, white, purple black, chartreuse, or combos of colors. Try to get away from the crowds and fish rested water. Time of day is irrelevant right now, theyre biting all day, just fish as much as you can, put your time in and practice.

Thank you jonb for sharing your fishing setup! It's super duper helpful and bless your heart! May you catch more fish than ever. Thanks

As it turns out I caught "more fish than ever" today, 8/13 on silvers today!! Thanks for your blessing!

Smacktalk is Jonb's fishing hole that we all hope to find and have enough time to learn to be a expert at catching awesome fish! Tight lines.