12-17-2009, 02:56 AM
a 5 weight should be fine. i personally have hooked and landed the WA state record chum salmon on a fly rod, went 28lbs i believe... previous state record was 27... dident know at the time =-(
either way i caught mine on a 5 weight and just fine, it took alot of running up and down, and about a 30minute fight. maybe Trout_Slayer will chime in on the exact weight... either way let me get off my soap box... typically, even broad stock salmon will have alot of power behinde them. make sure you have a good strong leader and a low stretch tippet, be ready to run up and down the bank, and use your drag
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either way i caught mine on a 5 weight and just fine, it took alot of running up and down, and about a 30minute fight. maybe Trout_Slayer will chime in on the exact weight... either way let me get off my soap box... typically, even broad stock salmon will have alot of power behinde them. make sure you have a good strong leader and a low stretch tippet, be ready to run up and down the bank, and use your drag
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