Fishing soft plastics for salmon is also plenty of fun, with even a quick straight-retrieve often being enough to fire up the fish, especially on those rare occasions when theyre being a little fussy which can happen from time to time
There are various ways to spool a reel under tension, including using dedicated specialized tools like a "line spooler", or having a partner use a screwdriver or pencil and a cloth to maintain tension while winding the line
Bucktail options include Upperman, Spro, VMC, Berkley, Mustad, and S&S
The back of the storage unit got two coats of blackboard paint, and we added some gorgeous hardware on the sides
To novice anglers, tautog can sometimes be challenging to catch because they are notorious bait stealers which can make it difficult to time the proper hookset