07-18-2010, 03:41 PM
You will want a 8'6" med/hevy rod at a min. I like a heavy action rod with a med/fast tip. Depending on what you want to spend there are plenty of good rods.
G-loomis, lamiglass and St croix have some great rods, but dont get theeir cheap versions. The warrenty isnt any good. If your going that way start looking in the $130+ rods so to get the 5 year warrenty or better yet lifetime warrenty.
W.W. Griggs makes a great rod with a lifetime warrenty. And they will jump through a hoop to make you happy. They will run you about $70-100 depending on the model.
My main rod is a relatively cheap berkly 8"6" heavy action buzz ramsey rod. Ive had it for ablut 8 years and have landed about 100 chinook on it in 3 states. I think it cost about $80 bucks. For whatever reason I love it.
Ive used a couple of the high priced $150+ rods and frankly, I dont see the difference between them and the the griggs or berkley.
I would stay away from the cheapo rods that are in the 30-50 range as the materials are substandard and they wont stand up to the yankin and pulling that come with salmon fishing in rocky streams.
The little salmon has a lot of differnt conditions. For the most part though you want something with some backbone to get them out of the heavy current.
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G-loomis, lamiglass and St croix have some great rods, but dont get theeir cheap versions. The warrenty isnt any good. If your going that way start looking in the $130+ rods so to get the 5 year warrenty or better yet lifetime warrenty.
W.W. Griggs makes a great rod with a lifetime warrenty. And they will jump through a hoop to make you happy. They will run you about $70-100 depending on the model.
My main rod is a relatively cheap berkly 8"6" heavy action buzz ramsey rod. Ive had it for ablut 8 years and have landed about 100 chinook on it in 3 states. I think it cost about $80 bucks. For whatever reason I love it.
Ive used a couple of the high priced $150+ rods and frankly, I dont see the difference between them and the the griggs or berkley.
I would stay away from the cheapo rods that are in the 30-50 range as the materials are substandard and they wont stand up to the yankin and pulling that come with salmon fishing in rocky streams.
The little salmon has a lot of differnt conditions. For the most part though you want something with some backbone to get them out of the heavy current.
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