
One of the more common methods of catching king salmon is drift fishing. The main concept is drifting a weight bumping along the bottom, followed by a section of leader with your terminal tackle. Keeping the lead tapping on the bottom every few feet of drift will let you know your hook is always floating in the fish zone. The other advantage of the drift fishing technique is that you know exactly how each drift feels and when it changes ever so slightly, you know that a fish likely has taken the hook.