How to Pick the Right Gear for Fishing Salmon

1. How to Pick the Right Gear for Fishing Salmon Game fishing enthusiasts are known to travel to locations that offer the best varieties of fish. Habitats, abundance of catch, and weather are some of the considerations of enthusiasts. While fishing charters in most locations are known to offer the right kind of gear for the visitors, many visitors prefer to bring their gear along. It is all a question of preferences. In case you happen to belong to the latter category, here are a few tips that will help you to choose the right kind of gear to take along while on your homer Alaska fishing charters. Red Salmon On the Kenai River in Alaska, Red Salmon are in abundance. That is the best part of the news. The challenging part is the fact that the red Salmon has a reputation of being a fighter. In other words you must be prepared to take the fight to the last when you are on homer Alaska fishing charters. If you are not good enough, then the chances are that you will not only lose the fish, you may also lose your gear. Therefore, be sure that you are ready for it when you actually choose to do this by yourself. A regular rod of length 9 feet with reel combo and a bait caster will do the job for you if you are as good as you think you are. The line should be rated for carrying up to 30 lbs. Silver Salmon Considered as a prize catch, the Silver Salmon grows to large sizes, ensuring that the thrill of landing the large fish will leave you tired yet satisfied. The best way to hook this variety is to use a lure that comes with built in action. While many models of these lures are available, the plug as it is generally known, demands good quality action to discharge its function. The best method will be to set the plug more than 50 feet away from the boat in its wake. The wake will give the plug some movement, in addition to pushing it to the right depth to lure the large variety. Pink Salmon If you happen to be a rookie or if you would love your children to try their hand at fishing, then this is the fish for you. The pink Salmon abounds in Alaska and the best part is that the fish fall for anything that is ahead of them. This makes it easy to lure and land the fish. By virtue of their two year life cycle and strict breeding on odd and even years, the variety in Alaska run up only during even numbered years. Therefore, if you do wish to go after this variety while on Homer Alaska fishing charters you need to plan the year accordingly. Of course, if you do not happen to have the time to make it on an even year, then there are other varieties of fish waiting to be caught on the Kenai. King Salmon By far the most popular, the Alaskan king salmon has impressive statistics that make Alaska a global destination for the fish. There are certain

2. restrictions on the manner in which boats are anchored in the causeway when the fish makes its run. Therefore you need a skilled boat crew who will handle the special technique, popularly known as back trolling. The lure used for the King Salmon is the plug – the lure with the action in it. While the lure is similar to plugs used for silver Salmon, the similarities end there. The King Salmon swims in deeper water and the plugs need to be deployed deeper with more tackle. Fishing offers its own thrills, but requires patience and timing. When you choose the right charter, you will receive the right kind of assistance to help you land a catch or improve your fishing skills. If you wish to use the gear offered by charters, you will receive the expert assistance of guides who will explain the various tackles, baits and lures in detail. This will give you a fair idea of how to handle the same and you will find that with the right guidance, your hit rates are improving. In other words, the rate at which you bag a catch will considerably improve when you use the right kind of gear and the perfect techniques. Reputed Homer Alaska fishing charters will offer you a lot more than the gear. You will get to fish in locations that offer the best results, with the guidance of expert anglers. A customized fishing package is not limited to the renting of the charter for exclusive use, but for meeting the requirements of the visitor by helping him to catch the variety of fish that he wishes to bag.