oh Damn.. I used to fish the ole McKenzie in my late teens and all through my 20's from the head waters through brown hole and martins rapids all the way to armatage park where it mates with the Willamette.. that was the late 60's through the 70's.. man what memories you have brought back to me.. We just use eggs harvested from the salmon and used the ole borax and that worked perfect.. Vida just down river.. and then there is a place where the bend in the river heads south and the 126 comes to meet it that is an excellent place to catch ole metalheads and salmon and other fish.. all of these modern tricks.. special scents special gear.. it is amazing how much money you folks spend..in the boat if you are not using 6 -8 pound test then you have no sense of fair play.. We used an old 10 foot metal boat with a 15 horse motor or the drift boat.. Well thanks for the memories
Jim Somerville, the Magnum power drifter is a shallow water running jet boat that you can also row in certain situations. If you want to row the bow would be facing up stream. It’s makes for a stealthy approach, if you want to side drift or bobber dogg. I row it quite often when I am Steelhead and salmon fishing in the rivers. Extremely versatile boat!
Central Oregon??? Not hardly. The Mac is considered western Oregon since it's west of the Cascades. Furthermore, it doesn't get much, if any, of a chinook run. Gotta wonder if the writer was smoking some great Oregon pot. I live on the river, by the way. It's across the street!
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I must say I love the way you guys handled those fish that you released so refreshing to see proper fish handling techniques.
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oh Damn.. I used to fish the ole McKenzie in my late teens and all through my 20's from the head waters through brown hole and martins rapids all the way to armatage park where it mates with the Willamette.. that was the late 60's through the 70's.. man what memories you have brought back to me.. We just use eggs harvested from the salmon and used the ole borax and that worked perfect.. Vida just down river.. and then there is a place where the bend in the river heads south and the 126 comes to meet it that is an excellent place to catch ole metalheads and salmon and other fish.. all of these modern tricks.. special scents special gear.. it is amazing how much money you folks spend..in the boat if you are not using 6 -8 pound test then you have no sense of fair play.. We used an old 10 foot metal boat with a 15 horse motor or the drift boat.. Well thanks for the memories
Very good job angler west! Been watching these vids for a long time. Thoughs power drifters are so cool. Fish on!
Now that was a way better video from procure excellent excellent info great job
Yea those power drifters are sweet.
Love watching your videos
How about doing some walk through videos on some of the power drifter layouts!
I know this is 5 years old, but just in case you haven't been told, the McKenzie River and Eugene, Or. are NOT in Central Oregon.
awesome video, concerned at 2:55 the folbe rod holder is backwards i think?
Oregon Fish-Aholics O.F.A. It definitely was facing backwards, we swapped it out just after that. Good catch! 🎣
@@danfisher2987 killer day fishin guys waiting for the next video
I noticed that to. That could be a bad day loosing a rod because of backwards folbe rod holder.
So what are the point of the oars? If you were rowing to maintain position or slow your drift would you face the bow or stern upstream?
Jim Somerville, the Magnum power drifter is a shallow water running jet boat that you can also row in certain situations. If you want to row the bow would be facing up stream. It’s makes for a stealthy approach, if you want to side drift or bobber dogg. I row it quite often when I am Steelhead and salmon fishing in the rivers. Extremely versatile boat!
Dan Fisher it’s like having a jetsled and a drift boat in one....
@@danfisher2987 is that kicker a 6hp?
Don't have a boat. Is it cool to fish from the shore? Any good spot for shore fishing along the McKenzie?
Sure, you just have to find the access. Put your time in.
Since when is being West of the Cascades considered Central Oregon?
kj we called east of the cascades eastern Oregon 😂. At least when I lived in sandy and brightwood.
I thought bait fishing the mckenzie was against state regulations?
Only on a few selected river miles. You can find the regulations on the ODFW fishing regs site.
Central Oregon??? Not hardly. The Mac is considered western Oregon since it's west of the Cascades. Furthermore, it doesn't get much, if any, of a chinook run. Gotta wonder if the writer was smoking some great Oregon pot. I live on the river, by the way. It's across the street!
Both those holes are less than a quarter mile from the house. Cool to see but dont want ton of people hammering the water
Horrible fishing ethics . Never let the fish swallow the leader and hook