Hey man if its legal where you are I would recommend throwing a floating crankbait. The crank works best in gaudy colors like firetiger but I have had salmon hit a natural shad colored crank. The key is the bait has to float and should be relatively deep diving. I tell ya man the salmon just slam the cranks when they get in close. The ferocity of the strikes is intense and in my expierience tend to hit the cranks often. Drifting is always a solid method but sometimes you just got to switch it up to get bites. Thats where the crank comes in.