Thanks. It sounds like plunking does not happen in the Cap, if so why?
From what I've read it's quite common in Washington and Oregon. Thoughts?
Is it hard to detect bites?
Plunking as said before is bar fishing. Common practice in Fraser. This method could be used in the Cap but your risking losing gear on rock and snags a lot, plus when fishing with others who are float fishing and tossing spinners and spoons and your just sitting in one spot will cause others to get very frustrated. If everyone is doing it, that's different. Plus it doesn't allow you to cover much water, your limited to that exact spot your presention is sitting in. Another technique widely used is what is called drifting, using lead, short leader and bait. Your weight hits the bottom once or twice during your drift or not at all. This is an effective method in deep pools and I have used and caught fish using this method. That is all my Dad used to do for Steelhead on the island many moons ago. This also however makes snagging fish easier if they are stacked up though, plus losing your gear to big rocks and underwater tree's/Branch's. Bottom bouncing does have a bad rep in BC cause everyone sees the Fraser gong show but that is not what actual bbing is, at least not how it started. Also have caught many trout doing this as well in small streams, I love how you can feel the bite and that is the appeal of it. That being said, float fishing is defiantly the most effective ways of fishing lower mainland salmon and steelhead.
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