Some Good Old-Fashioned Knowhow: Successful Fishing Techniques

Capt. D. Escott using some good old-fashioned knowhow

You can be outfitted with the highest quality reels, the best fishing vessel, and the flashiest tackle around—but that doesn’t necessarily add up to a successful day of fishing. The surest thing to bring in a great haul of salmon? Some good old-fashioned knowhow.

Not only does catching that Tyee mean knowing when and where to look for it, but it also means knowing what fishing techniques to use for any given set of conditions. Will it be whole herring or cut-plug for bait? Or maybe a hoochie or a spoon lure is the surest bet to get a fish on the line. Then you need to ask yourself: Is it time for trolling (drawing the fishing line behind the moving boat) or is it time for mooching (slowly drifting through the water on the current)?

After nearly two decades of coastal fishing, Captain Danny Escott has an answer for all of the above—as does each one of the Escott guides, who each train extensively under Captain Escott.

Every Escott Sportfishing outing uses all the top-of-the-line stuff: Grady White boats, Abel reels, Grade A bait, the latest radar technology, and more. But it’s the skill and knowledge every expedition is led with that makes for a cutting-edge fishing experience. Being on the waters of Haida Gwaii every day means we can watch baitfish movement and salmon feeding patterns, which means we know where to go to start reeling them in, and what exactly is going to catch their eye.

When technique, tools, and knowhow combine, pulling that first Chinook into the boat or catching that first Coho with a saltwater fly is just the beginning of a great fishing trip.

Grady White's vs. Whalers and others

Boston Whaler's 255 Conquest holds a few points of interest over the opposition: amazing development, to a great degree smooth ride, great single-motor execution, and a cockpit that shouts "angle here." However, the pummeling, creaky brings forth, and pump-offer course of action with the livewell and wash-down are disappointments on a generally best retire angling machine. Boston Whaler additionally missed the mark in the lodge, with no encased head, or cookroom. Include the unquestionable requirements and watch the value climb.

Century's 2600 WA strikes us as a quick, enjoyable to-run, all-around well-constructed and all around prepared pontoon. We likewise give it high evaluations in the looks division, with shading coordinating fabrics and gel coat illustrations. Be that as it may, with the littlest cockpit and a tight walk around, this isn't the best pontoon for angling, particularly since it’s so lavish.

Cobia's 270 WA has pace, taking care of, solid yet light development, awesome evaluating, and the biggest cockpit. On the other side, the kitchen fridge is a waste (does regardless anybody utilize them?), and it was out and out agonizing to hear the fish box seal hammer.  Actually, it’s reasonable to ask whether this watercraft ought to try and be known as a walk around.

Professional Line's 26 Walk is a mind blowing deal. It has strong execution numbers, great ride, strong development, hot looks, and an awesome norms list. The lodge likewise comes preferable prepared over the standard, and the wide, profound walk around was one of the most straightforward to explore. Be that as it may, in the matter of angling, the shaped transom seat keeps you too a long way from the engines and eats cockpit space. Additionally, the livewell is modest, and the cockpit is the second littlest of the gathering.

Grady-White's Islander 270 is at the top, or near to it, in pretty much everything: ride, livewell outline, general fishability, walkaround security, washdown intensity, lodge and cockpit plan and furnishing, and a considerable rundown of value standard elements. Truth be told, this watercraft tied or took ahead of all comers in every class we considered aside from expense. Do its qualities exceed the sticker? Yes. It's no deal, yet at any rate you can see where your cash has been spent.

Just one of our Grady White fleet.