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Hey guys. I just figured out a trick by accident for unique and trophy chinook and coho salmon in Alaska. It was my first trip there and SnaveEidde showed me a spot for them. I was trying a lot of different retrieves and baits to figure out worked best and stumbled across an amazing trick. I confirmed it with 3 other players there that it works. Rig Setup: Rivertex Zeus 8'10" rod, Thunderspin 5500 reel, 35lb fluoro.( 2 ticks down from max drag) Lures: 16ft 6/0 Rainbow crankbait(produced most), 12ft 6/0 Blue and White crankbait, and 8ft 6/0 Lemon crankbait. Peak times: Chinook - Sunny 5am - 8am and 7pm - 9pm, Partly Cloudy 5am - 3pm, Cloudy 5am - 10am and 1pm - 9pm. Coho - Sunny 5am - 8am and 7pm - 9pm, Partly Cloudy 5am - 3pm, Cloudy 10am - 9pm. The location is starting at the cabin, turn left and run to the last "island" in the middle of the river. Then turn back towards the cabin. Cast towards the trees as far as you can all long the opposite side river bank(red area in photo). Cast against the current and pull your rod to the left and reel with the current. Now for the trick I figured out which is in the retrieve. The trick is to have your reel speed set to 2 when you begin your retrieve to pull up the line slack. As soon as the slack is out of your line twitch your rod using L2, reel in 5-10ft, then lower your reel speed to 1, reel in 5-10ft, then raise to 2, reel in 5-10 ft, lower...etc...rinse and repeat. I was gettin 3-6 bites every single cast and catching a fish almost every cast. The other players that tried it had the same results. Good luck guys, and tight lines! https://imgur.com/6HiOYRC