09-27-2004, 10:11 PM
O.K. here's the scoop .
typically a salmon /steelhead rod is the ultimate way to go but , i've seen guys land them on a regular spin rod as well but not as often . Medium-light action rods in lengths from 9' to 15' are prefered , this lets the rod take up the shock and stretch that would normally be given to your fishing line when using a stiffer rod .
Simply put , the longer light duty rod asorbes the fight of the fish instead of your line , thus you can use lighter line . Lighter line to be used is in on average the 8 # test lines ( And buy a couple spools of extra line , zebra mussels nick the heck out of line at Tippy . Florocarbon and hybred fishing lines are your best bet , spiderwire has a super mono XXX line that works great for a beginner or if your on a tight budget , but shy away from there other "braided " products . Super braided stuff just plain "bites the big one ". the super braided stuff from just about all the manufactures looses it's coatings after a few casts and preformes poorley , besides you can loose fingers from that junk and it really plays heck on the rivers when it has to be cut off from a snag in the rocks . I'm sure it has a good use somewhere in the fishing industry , i just don't know where .
Frank's Outdoor World in Pinconning has a salmon/steelhead rod and reel combo for $50.00 , thats the cheepest price for a IM-7 rod i've seen anywhere . the reel is just a beginner reel and will do for a couple of days of salmon fishing . If it is within your budget I would upgrade to a Shimano Sendona 4000 RA spincast reel . Shimano in my personal opinion has made that reel just perfect for those of us who would have to save up some cash for quite a while to get a better reel , I own two of them . The anti-reverse system on the reel is spectacular and combined with the anti-wabble dynabalance system for the spool , your talking smooth fishing fun . The reel also has a dule drag setup that rocks , no more seize ups or free spin damage from a fight with a big fish . the drag is important too , it takes some of the fish battle energy . Set you drag to take up at least 2% of the wet breaking strength of the line test strength .
so a long light weight rod , a smooth drag system and a quality fishing line will get you started for your battle .
Hooks , there small . #6 is about the largest you will have to use with spawn bags , This weekend I used #6,#8,#10, and #12 in the octopus style ( circle , egg , octopus , there all basicly the same thing ) with the eye up . I relyed heavily on the #12 hooks , but it has taken a couple of years to get good enough to use them . Your best bet is to start with the #8 hooks , good quality hooks like mustad , yo-zuri , gimatso , owner and eagle claw laser sharp .
SINKERS
FIRST READ YOUR RODS RECOMENDED WEIGHT FOR THEM !!!
A lot of people don't do this and end up overloading the rods ability to function properly . Too much weight and your rod will arch instead of transmitting suttle hits from the fish . pencil leads or splitshot is what you will need . I prefer pencil leads . With pencil leads i can trim off a peice of it to balance my setup to preform to it's maximum capibility . Split shot , put a piece on , take one off , or try another size . I don't to waste time crimping and uncrimping split shot weights , I wanna fish !
3 WAY BARREL SWIVELS ,
Smaller is better , even the cheap brands will do .
FLYS ,
Anyones best guess . last week anything white or red , The week before yellow , this weekend black was the color . If you can call the tippy dam campground or Pappy's tackle shop in wellston they might be able to help you out there . The fly guy will be there ( campgrounds)untill snow falls I belive . He's your best bet when you go up for the trip .
Now there is an outfitter in welston right next to the gas station , I didn't make it in there this trip , but i think they still have gear .
guides , well there's john king that e-mails us reports here , another guide is a son in law of a coworker of mine , bob ison toll free ph# 888-556-2424. with him all you need are your clothes , a cooler , your camera and your eats and drinks .everything else is supplied .
now take a moment and click on a couple of the advertisers here if you want to get better deals on the fishing gear , there mostley less expencive than retail and of a higher quality too .
if your heading to tippy ya ' just might run into me there , but i only share the good spots on the river with my bft brows , so sign up !!!!
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typically a salmon /steelhead rod is the ultimate way to go but , i've seen guys land them on a regular spin rod as well but not as often . Medium-light action rods in lengths from 9' to 15' are prefered , this lets the rod take up the shock and stretch that would normally be given to your fishing line when using a stiffer rod .
Simply put , the longer light duty rod asorbes the fight of the fish instead of your line , thus you can use lighter line . Lighter line to be used is in on average the 8 # test lines ( And buy a couple spools of extra line , zebra mussels nick the heck out of line at Tippy . Florocarbon and hybred fishing lines are your best bet , spiderwire has a super mono XXX line that works great for a beginner or if your on a tight budget , but shy away from there other "braided " products . Super braided stuff just plain "bites the big one ". the super braided stuff from just about all the manufactures looses it's coatings after a few casts and preformes poorley , besides you can loose fingers from that junk and it really plays heck on the rivers when it has to be cut off from a snag in the rocks . I'm sure it has a good use somewhere in the fishing industry , i just don't know where .
Frank's Outdoor World in Pinconning has a salmon/steelhead rod and reel combo for $50.00 , thats the cheepest price for a IM-7 rod i've seen anywhere . the reel is just a beginner reel and will do for a couple of days of salmon fishing . If it is within your budget I would upgrade to a Shimano Sendona 4000 RA spincast reel . Shimano in my personal opinion has made that reel just perfect for those of us who would have to save up some cash for quite a while to get a better reel , I own two of them . The anti-reverse system on the reel is spectacular and combined with the anti-wabble dynabalance system for the spool , your talking smooth fishing fun . The reel also has a dule drag setup that rocks , no more seize ups or free spin damage from a fight with a big fish . the drag is important too , it takes some of the fish battle energy . Set you drag to take up at least 2% of the wet breaking strength of the line test strength .
so a long light weight rod , a smooth drag system and a quality fishing line will get you started for your battle .
Hooks , there small . #6 is about the largest you will have to use with spawn bags , This weekend I used #6,#8,#10, and #12 in the octopus style ( circle , egg , octopus , there all basicly the same thing ) with the eye up . I relyed heavily on the #12 hooks , but it has taken a couple of years to get good enough to use them . Your best bet is to start with the #8 hooks , good quality hooks like mustad , yo-zuri , gimatso , owner and eagle claw laser sharp .
SINKERS
FIRST READ YOUR RODS RECOMENDED WEIGHT FOR THEM !!!
A lot of people don't do this and end up overloading the rods ability to function properly . Too much weight and your rod will arch instead of transmitting suttle hits from the fish . pencil leads or splitshot is what you will need . I prefer pencil leads . With pencil leads i can trim off a peice of it to balance my setup to preform to it's maximum capibility . Split shot , put a piece on , take one off , or try another size . I don't to waste time crimping and uncrimping split shot weights , I wanna fish !
3 WAY BARREL SWIVELS ,
Smaller is better , even the cheap brands will do .
FLYS ,
Anyones best guess . last week anything white or red , The week before yellow , this weekend black was the color . If you can call the tippy dam campground or Pappy's tackle shop in wellston they might be able to help you out there . The fly guy will be there ( campgrounds)untill snow falls I belive . He's your best bet when you go up for the trip .
Now there is an outfitter in welston right next to the gas station , I didn't make it in there this trip , but i think they still have gear .
guides , well there's john king that e-mails us reports here , another guide is a son in law of a coworker of mine , bob ison toll free ph# 888-556-2424. with him all you need are your clothes , a cooler , your camera and your eats and drinks .everything else is supplied .
now take a moment and click on a couple of the advertisers here if you want to get better deals on the fishing gear , there mostley less expencive than retail and of a higher quality too .
if your heading to tippy ya ' just might run into me there , but i only share the good spots on the river with my bft brows , so sign up !!!!
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