best hooks to use for salmon fishing - Nano, Mosquito - Nano Slick / 4/0 and trolling presentations Super-Flex Baiter Hooks (XL)

I use 4 inch on smaller rod 8ft and 6 inch on larger 9ft...really the 6 inch and above are made for salmon trolling and spawned the current reels like the islander and shimano BC mooching style

Company Links: C & E Custom Rods South Dartmouth, MA, USA (serving all of New England) Build Applications: We build custom rods for the New England fishery tautog, striped bass, fluke, inshore bottom fishing (sea bass, porgy, scup), and offshore tuna jigging and popping

Species requiring bait or bottom rigs are not included

RT5, as opposed to RT4 and lower graphite BPS uses (manufactured overseas), allows the rod to be lighter, thinner, and more sensitive