GEAR: For silver salmon, we used the Orvis Zero Gravity, 8-weight rod; a disc drag reel by Hatch Outdoors, strung with a Scientific Angler's Quad Tip line (the interchangeable tip allowed us to switch between slow-sinking tips and floating heads). For leaders we used straight Maxima, stepped down from 20-pound test to 12-pound test, using blood knots to connect the sections. The crew wore Cabela's Dry-Plus waders, with built in boots (which proved invaluable in both fishing and riding situations). I wore Cloudveil 8X waders.