No drainage holes for me either! And I have made multiple stripping baskets over the years. I finally bought a nice one 2 years ago. They last forever..... and are worth the cost.
Feel up freezers. Give them to family, friends, co-workers, clients, so everyone can enjoy. I love salmon. And love giving them away... but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't there for the takedowns. They absolutely smash it when they grab.
A few years ago I started to turn to the gear gig fairly heavily for salmon. Bought a boat and started participating in some of the states best fisheries for kings. WelI I picked a good time to start and the last few years have been terrific. The wife and I retained 37 chinook and a buncha...
Just got back from 9 days of fishing puget sound beaches for silvers! It was a great time. I was able to hit some beaches with Stonedfly and Dimebrite, which has been a tradition going on 12 years or so. Fishing was productive, could always be better tho!