How to Catch Steelhead Bobber Doggin. (BANK FISHING TIPS!)

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  • Bobber doggin with beads, yarnies, and worms is one of the most effective ways to catch salmon and steelhead. Contrary to what people believe you can bobber dog from the bank. In this bank fishing tips and tricks video from Nick Popov of Addicted Fishing were going to show you in depth exactly how to get out there on the water and catch salmon or steelhead yourself using this technique.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 175

  • @NWFishingSecrets
    @NWFishingSecrets 4 роки тому +62

    Bobber doggin sounds so dirty.... 😏

    • @5winder
      @5winder 4 роки тому +3

      Right? Now get to it. ;-}

    • @babywueso
      @babywueso 4 роки тому +1

      🥵

    • @jeffh699
      @jeffh699 4 роки тому +1

      Especially if u use chili...

    • @johnferguson8794
      @johnferguson8794 4 роки тому +2

      Because of you I always carry a trash bag and try to keep what I do as ethical as possible! Love what you do!

    • @maddawgzzzz
      @maddawgzzzz 3 роки тому +2

      I bobber dog my wife... ummm. nvm

  • @meridethandmichaelmarano1949
    @meridethandmichaelmarano1949 2 роки тому +21

    You can tell Nick is a good guy bc he uses a “left” hand reel. My man!

  • @eriks9576
    @eriks9576 4 роки тому +9

    Thats why I dog with bait from the shore. fish hold on longer than just a bead or yarnie. pink worms work really good too

  • @squid435
    @squid435 4 роки тому +6

    Love the video helped me set my wife rod she caught her first steelhead now she's addicted

  • @kellzkillz
    @kellzkillz 4 роки тому +3

    I use rubber bobber stops when float fishing they do not wear out, I also use the string sometimes when I want to be able to see it and adjust it quickly... I got a bag of like 500 rubber bobber stops for 10 bucks n they are 6 on wires coming off a plastic disks, just like the ones in store. I use them all the time. I use them also when setting up a bait loop on hook, once I out bait in loop slide stop down to hook. It will save a lot of bait, especially eggs... Also to hold corkeys when plunking or bottom bouncing eggs with a corkey inside. Anyway hope this helped someone..

  • @scottmoschkau1756
    @scottmoschkau1756 Рік тому +3

    Great tutorial. I used this technique and landed 3 winters first time out. Thanks Nick

  • @woodsy4688
    @woodsy4688 4 роки тому +4

    Excellent info Nick. This is definitely something I need to hone my skills on, but shows that I’m on the right track. Thanks again ADX team. Your videos certainly entertain, educate and inspire. Please keep it going. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @gojoe36
    @gojoe36 4 роки тому +8

    Warning "No fish were caught in the making of this video"

  • @RealList10
    @RealList10 Рік тому +1

    Another great video!
    Would be great if Addicted videos had links to all the items used, especially for people that are newer to fishing. Guessing Addicted doesn't sell all the items shown? Thanks!

  • @znoc32211
    @znoc32211 4 роки тому +1

    He says not to throw the bobber stop plastic on the ground and to take it home with you, yet he throws the tag ends of the bobber stop after cutting them on the ground. Lol. Hypocrisy.

    • @davidsalo8397
      @davidsalo8397 2 роки тому

      When I walk along a debris line after high water on a popular river, it's like an Easter egg hunt. Bobbers, beads, yarnies and you name it. Not exactly a litter free sport.

  • @FishTramp
    @FishTramp 3 роки тому +3

    Sweet video man! I would add this technique works great everywhere except when your fishing a river/hole with tons of big boulders/snags.
    Unless of course you have endless $$ for gear and enjoy re-tying often.

    • @davidsalo8397
      @davidsalo8397 2 роки тому

      I enjoy fishing rivers with a lot of structure. Bobber dogging seems like a recipe for frustration with all the potential for snags. I employ a much simpler method of fishing steelhead.

  • @zachh3293
    @zachh3293 4 роки тому +5

    Can’t wait to get out with my new rod

  • @cluelessfisherman4555
    @cluelessfisherman4555 4 роки тому +6

    Keep up the awesome vids!!

  • @mushroomlw1717
    @mushroomlw1717 4 роки тому +1

    I no longer buy bobber stops.
    I use dacron backing and tie an Uni Knot. 6 to 8 wraps seems to work well.

  • @bsdgffishtuna5186
    @bsdgffishtuna5186 4 роки тому +1

    how do you avoid snags on the fucking rocks?

    • @davidsalo8397
      @davidsalo8397 2 роки тому

      Yup. Bobber dogging looks like a recipe for frustration. Not why I go fishing.

  • @jaimehernandez7435
    @jaimehernandez7435 3 роки тому +1

    What kind of gloves ya wear in cold water ?

  • @thundarpheeshy
    @thundarpheeshy 4 роки тому +2

    What's the shallowest you'd recommend doggin? Assuming it's normal/green water, not muddied or gin clear

  • @michaelcoleman4700
    @michaelcoleman4700 4 роки тому +4

    Hey nick, where do you get your gloves?

  • @Nobodybaby78
    @Nobodybaby78 8 місяців тому

    Trying to figure out when to bobber dog your float as opposed to just vertically floating bobber ? I’ve been putting pencil weight and my bobber stays vertical like I thought I wanted but.. unsure when and if to switch?

  • @fishing4reel_247
    @fishing4reel_247 4 роки тому +3

    Great video, I love bobber doggin from the bank.

  • @allancrow134
    @allancrow134 Рік тому +1

    I like to use a bit of a mono drop on my weight, the length will vary depending on the water colour. Longer in clear water and shorter in low vise. The mono drop is weaker than my mainline and stronger than my leader so I get most of my stuff back when I hang up. The drop rarely tangles and allows my presentation to get up off the bottom and into the strike zone.

  • @imagingconcepts
    @imagingconcepts 4 роки тому +4

    Excellent Work once again Gents..

  • @bogachum
    @bogachum 4 роки тому +8

    Serious question why don’t you guys centerpin those rivers??

    • @SleepHarbor
      @SleepHarbor 3 роки тому

      It's like a dirty ugly version of what centerpin brought for precision. I can have 150 feet of floating on centerpin in the perfect zone. From this video you get very little room for exposing at the right depth. Half of the cast is wasted sadly. No go for me.

    • @brettwanderson
      @brettwanderson 3 роки тому +2

      @@SleepHarbor this lets you pick apart a run. Rivers on the west coast have a lot of structure and getting a drift in the right trough is the difference between catching or not. You can’t just send a suspended float 150’ down and expect to be very successful here.

  • @franktwarren
    @franktwarren Місяць тому

    Or you can tie a uni knot with another piece off braid or fly line backing instead of cutting your whole setup. A bobber stop knot is just a uni knot

  • @brady646
    @brady646 4 роки тому +1

    ive wanted to try this type of fishing on my local river but theres guys that will cut your line if they see you fishing with a bouncing betty because to them thats snagging fishing not actually fishing :/

  • @supern35
    @supern35 4 роки тому +1

    I thought setting up a centerpin was long and arduous... This was painful to watch setup...

    • @davidsalo8397
      @davidsalo8397 2 роки тому

      If you ever meet me on the river, you'll notice I go the simple route. Merely a jig for swinging. I need to minimize my frustrations, but still catch fish.

  • @sidhansen5744
    @sidhansen5744 4 роки тому +3

    Love the content. Closest steelhead to me are around lake Michigan. WIsh Iowa could have steelhead

    • @mattweber5242
      @mattweber5242 4 роки тому +1

      I second that Sid!

    • @chucksgmgarage1116
      @chucksgmgarage1116 4 роки тому +1

      I live 5 miles from Lake Michigan but drive 1 hour north to get into good rivers for chrome.

  • @kevinhinkle7614
    @kevinhinkle7614 4 роки тому +1

    Would this technique work for walleye fishing in the river when they spawn in the spring. Here in Ohio we use an inline sinker with swivel at both ends with a leader and floating jig but encounter a lot of snags.

  • @douglasmiddleton4742
    @douglasmiddleton4742 2 роки тому

    At The seven minute mark you talk about tying directly to the braid what is the braid?

  • @darrelljohnson4658
    @darrelljohnson4658 Рік тому +2

    Good class thanks Oregon

  • @charlessarbacher2464
    @charlessarbacher2464 3 роки тому +1

    Nail knot with flyline backing for bobber stops-don't have to retie everything

  • @pmhauer
    @pmhauer 4 роки тому +1

    That corkie was an awesome tip. So was the double bobber stop tip. Saw a couple others doing same. Had to make my own but... No bobber stop fail. Used video today in Milwaukee River on the steelhead with egg sacks.

  • @chadrayon
    @chadrayon 2 роки тому +1

    the background music on ur vid always slaps!!!

  • @Kdawg101
    @Kdawg101 2 роки тому +1

    Super good explanation what it means to be "fishing." Thank you!!!!

  • @66bigbuds
    @66bigbuds 4 роки тому +1

    In my river every weight got snagged until I started making slinky weights from black paracord and bb round sinkers.

  • @seanvan6377
    @seanvan6377 7 місяців тому

    why anyone would fish like this is beyond me, pure sillyness

  • @JordanYager16
    @JordanYager16 Рік тому

    Would a lindy no snagg be beneficial to this rig up?

  • @briankettner2777
    @briankettner2777 4 роки тому +3

    Dogn 4 boat bro. Marlin is right. You dont know what your talking about.

  • @MarkoAbo
    @MarkoAbo 4 роки тому +1

    Why not just drift fish with a slinky? What's better about bobberdoggin?

  • @proyektobisikleta3012
    @proyektobisikleta3012 2 роки тому +1

    this guy explain really well... more videos from this guy pls.

  • @thesalmonninja6032
    @thesalmonninja6032 4 роки тому +1

    i prefer to just drift fish if im trying to drag my bait or lure across the bottom

  • @ActivePDXFishing
    @ActivePDXFishing 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome video 👏

  • @dustinnoll486
    @dustinnoll486 2 роки тому +1

    This guy can really popov

  • @bryantburns3664
    @bryantburns3664 2 роки тому

    Are the gloves to keep the scent off your shit?

  • @andrewscheel2366
    @andrewscheel2366 3 роки тому +1

    10:42 the question is yes and we’re answering that today” 🤣

  • @cmchatton1680
    @cmchatton1680 4 роки тому +2

    Great no-nonsense explanation of doggin for chromies!

  • @seanvan6377
    @seanvan6377 8 місяців тому

    Gayest way to fish, Ever...

  • @fishyfish6768
    @fishyfish6768 Рік тому

    This is a really awesome intro to Steelhead Bobber Dogging. But, please turn the background music down or off completely. Too many years of playing drums in punk bands have made it difficult to separate the music, river noise and your voice. Accessibility counts!

  • @geostrong3606
    @geostrong3606 6 днів тому

    Whats swivels thk

  • @sugmasigma
    @sugmasigma Рік тому

    God that’s way too much work…

  • @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors
    @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors 4 роки тому

    I’ve been bobber doggin from the bank now for 4 years now. I’ve caught them mostly on beads so far I’ve given worms a lot of effort also bobber doggin from the bank.

  • @michaelsedway9703
    @michaelsedway9703 Рік тому

    I’m binge watching

  • @MarkoAbo
    @MarkoAbo Рік тому

    What type and size hooks?

  • @Kevin-xu9ym
    @Kevin-xu9ym Рік тому

    thanks although you skipped over many things, turning it into Greek. I got a couple things out of it though

  • @gavinwilson3976
    @gavinwilson3976 4 роки тому +4

    You guys need to come to northern BC and fish with me . Monster steal head some of the biggest around. I recently caught a 30 pounder one of the biggest I've ever seen

  • @austinraszler1661
    @austinraszler1661 4 роки тому

    I bobber dog from the bank and am successful doing it but I always run a mono bumper but would love to not haha ......you say you mainly tie your swivel to braid is there a “low and clear” point that you would use a mono bumper? Or are you always successful just using black sharpie on your braid?

  • @OregrownianLiving
    @OregrownianLiving 2 роки тому

    Is this the siuslaw ?

  • @jongarrigus4600
    @jongarrigus4600 2 роки тому

    Can you put a link in the comments where I can get that size of float specifically that one i order the soft bead pack on amazon that includes these floats and there super small

  • @passgoalejandro
    @passgoalejandro 2 роки тому

    Are you related to Peter?

  • @jaredroks
    @jaredroks 4 роки тому

    hey what do you think about using this rig on the Willamette river in oregon, above the falls. the water is super deep. should i just drift the banks?

  • @PEWPEWGURU
    @PEWPEWGURU 3 роки тому

    You guys need to add a link to Dave’s Tangle Free🇺🇸

  • @lisaboth-roosa4717
    @lisaboth-roosa4717 Рік тому

    I learned a lot

  • @Clacka89
    @Clacka89 3 роки тому

    I’m always excessive with my tag end on my polomar knot. I can’t ever get em short for some reason, oh well

  • @wannabechef7243
    @wannabechef7243 4 роки тому

    Question for the addicted team I see that while using a bobber dogging rig you allways use some form of fixed weight from my understanding in a way that can release so not to lose your setup but. In using that fixed rig you lose the sensitivity of a sliding weight so the question is could a Carolina rig work better for this and if worried about snags adding on a carp sliding tube for the weight so if there is a snag the weight pulls off but you still maintain the sliding action for the sensitivity

  • @terryhollingsworth
    @terryhollingsworth Рік тому

    Dont' know what a mono bumper is?

  • @jonm9538
    @jonm9538 4 роки тому

    I use mono, have a bigger belly in the line, it pulls the hook into the corner of their mouth. As I real in the slack the fish tend to push upstream and hook themselves.

  • @markoberlatz1248
    @markoberlatz1248 4 роки тому +1

    Very informative

  • @wilsonflanders878
    @wilsonflanders878 4 роки тому +1

    Very informative

  • @kylebrunner83
    @kylebrunner83 7 місяців тому

    Great informational video! Thanks Nick!

  • @tzzzz20
    @tzzzz20 4 роки тому

    Very good explanation of this method. Great job. Hoping to visit OR in March and try this out.

  • @nauticalnavigator3688
    @nauticalnavigator3688 3 роки тому

    Finally a trout fishing rig friendly to strait braid. I will try using this method. Minus the photo bomb.

  • @Ps2352
    @Ps2352 3 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial for idiots like me. Thank you!

  • @scottrouwhorst881
    @scottrouwhorst881 Рік тому

    Excellent

  • @philliplawson2932
    @philliplawson2932 3 роки тому

    Great video bro I'm just getting into steelhead fishing & this helped a bunch!👍

  • @austinsonger388
    @austinsonger388 4 роки тому

    Poppa Nick should have a fat cigar in while doing tutorials!

  • @w.patpeters4643
    @w.patpeters4643 4 роки тому +1

    thanks bro.

  • @lemon-iu7bo
    @lemon-iu7bo 3 роки тому

    What the point of bobber doggin'? Why not just side drift?

  • @conoroshaughnessy7786
    @conoroshaughnessy7786 4 роки тому +2

    Get fly rods, boys!

  • @stevejaeger8148
    @stevejaeger8148 3 роки тому

    Won't the fish see the weight first..and spook??

  • @noname-nu5fn
    @noname-nu5fn 3 роки тому

    can you drop some links for the gear you are using please.

  • @NothinFancyFishing
    @NothinFancyFishing 2 роки тому

    I feel like this would cause a lot of snags...

  • @luredbeadsandguideservice3767
    @luredbeadsandguideservice3767 3 роки тому

    Great video as always nick !! You guys rock

  • @nukejr3970
    @nukejr3970 3 роки тому

    I think I caught a fish in the same hole yesterday!

  • @saltygamer2509
    @saltygamer2509 3 роки тому

    What kind of gloves do you have on.

  • @SteveB357
    @SteveB357 3 роки тому

    Can you tue your stop from dental floss?

  • @jonstewart5828
    @jonstewart5828 Рік тому

    How do you determine leader length?

  • @weerc4725
    @weerc4725 3 роки тому

    Now I'm ready to go fishing thx you for the tips

  • @dooooood600
    @dooooood600 4 роки тому

    what exactly is the yarny doin? is that 2 hooks?

  • @mattgakstatter
    @mattgakstatter 4 роки тому

    What kind of gloves is he wearing? I want a pair

  • @estebancastillo2361
    @estebancastillo2361 4 роки тому

    This is the video I’ve been waiting on! Good stuff.

  • @williamhartzelljr.9080
    @williamhartzelljr.9080 4 роки тому

    I've used yarn for years to tie bobber stops.

  • @austinburger8916
    @austinburger8916 3 роки тому

    Ok i don’t understand how the presentation works!!!! so the float is dragging the weight and bait....meaning the float is DOWNSTREAM and the bait is dragging behind it...so wouldn’t the weight be the first thing the fish sees? because the fish are facing into the current? I’m a centerpin guy and am always making sure my bait is presenting its self AHEAD of my split shot and float

    • @lorenmerriman8439
      @lorenmerriman8439 3 роки тому +1

      Your scenario of the bait presented first is still the case here. The bobber and the bait are down stream of the weight, where the bobber is pulling the weight down stream. The bait is down stream of the weight, pulled by the current too.

    • @crate.digger.5033
      @crate.digger.5033 2 роки тому +1

      Correct. The bait is significantly lighter than the weight and moves fast. The weight is like an anchor that slowly drags the bottom.

    • @austinburger8916
      @austinburger8916 2 роки тому

      @@crate.digger.5033 makes perfect sense now…thanks

  • @tailchasernw7875
    @tailchasernw7875 4 роки тому +1

    Could I use an inline weight instead of a three way swivel?

    • @UnRaT3Dx
      @UnRaT3Dx 4 роки тому

      No. You need either 2 swivels to make a 3 way or an actual 3 way, I use 2 swivels to make a 3 way. You do that because your weight is along the bottom and the 3 way helps your leader and bait flair out downstream in front or your weight. If you used an inline weight your leader will be right in the rocks and would be dragging un naturally

    • @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors
      @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors 4 роки тому

      Yes you can and has been done for years now people just aren’t talking about it.

    • @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors
      @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors 4 роки тому

      A fixed weight on some instances are far less snaggy then hanging a weight off a three-way that can get wedged in Rocks.
      Think of the two designs one had a ball and a stem that the ball will get caught in the rocks
      The other
      Has a torpedo shape that is tied at both ends it will run easier on sandy and sometimes rocky bottoms it will go up and over debris vs just getting wedged in the debris like ball weights will.

    • @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors
      @AnthonyRubeoOutdoors 4 роки тому

      There are many things about bobber doggin that is held under wraps and aren’t being publicly blasted everywhere.
      I know a few tricks I’ll take to my grave with me it’s been around for years and I still haven’t seen a single person pick up on it yet.

    • @UnRaT3Dx
      @UnRaT3Dx 4 роки тому

      Anthony Rubeo this is bad info.... there is a difference between you can do it and you can do it (but it’s NOT ideal/smart)
      You should NOT bobber dog with a in line weight, you damage your knot right away for 1, secondly your bait is not being presented properly if you use an inline weight

  • @eddieb6845
    @eddieb6845 4 роки тому +1

    do you make your own yarnies or buy them?

    • @peelthereel
      @peelthereel 4 роки тому +3

      I typically make my own because I can choose the color patters I need! Plus it's fun to sit around and tie gear

    • @austinburger8916
      @austinburger8916 3 роки тому

      @@peelthereel Nick...i don’t understand the presentation...so isn’t the float dragging the weight/bait?...meaning the first thing hitting the fish in the face is the weight/terminal tackle because the bait is UPSTREAM of the float? i’m a centerpin guy and am always making sure my bait is presenting itself first - downstream of the float..cuz the fish face into the current?

    • @osteel6198
      @osteel6198 2 роки тому

      @@austinburger8916 the weight has more resistance (gravity at work) than the much lighter bait so the current will push the bait downstream ahead of the weight.

  • @nauticalnavigator3688
    @nauticalnavigator3688 3 роки тому

    Does this rig come with a bark?

  • @MarkoAbo
    @MarkoAbo 4 роки тому

    Do I need that intermediate yarnie in there?

  • @bobowhite11
    @bobowhite11 4 роки тому

    I dont like the way that float was laying on its side? Too deep? Not enough weight? It doesn't look natural, but I only fish the ohio tribs, and they are much slower and shallower.

    • @bigbodyalan7054
      @bigbodyalan7054 3 роки тому

      Your hiting bottom if your bobber is side ways

    • @bobowhite11
      @bobowhite11 3 роки тому

      @@bigbodyalan7054 thats what I was saying by its too deep.

    • @lemon-iu7bo
      @lemon-iu7bo 3 роки тому

      @@bobowhite11 in the technique they showed the bobber is meant to be on its side.

  • @TheJackGoff
    @TheJackGoff 3 роки тому

    Hey Nick, what gloves are you wearing in this vid?

    • @maddawgzzzz
      @maddawgzzzz 3 роки тому

      yeah what glvoes i dont know they are from amazon. ghanks for asking.

  • @universalvisioner
    @universalvisioner 4 роки тому

    Very very important

  • @philipcongilaro5869
    @philipcongilaro5869 4 роки тому

    What gloves are you using ?