First ever steelhead hookup broke off :(

sambone · Jul 28, 2020

Been grinding every day for last 3 weeks from the bank, finally hooked onto a really powerful fish and panicked. I was not ready, didn't realize how powerful these fish were. didn't have my drag set right and it broke my spinner clean off on 10 lb mono leader attached to 30 pound braid. Was heartbreaking. Saw it roll on top of water, was 100% a steelhead. Guess i just gotta keep grinding it out , im too addicted now lol

Chromatose · Jul 28, 2020

Just one Tug is all it takes. Welcome to the Dark side.

hobster · Jul 28, 2020

Get used to it, you will loose as many as you landthey are insanely fun to fight! Loose drag is essential (but not too loose) you can always slow them with your fingers in the reel. Check your knots and leaders for nicks. They are intense, awesome you hooked one, means you’re fishing them right. VERY slow summer for steelhead, well done

Artwo · Jul 29, 2020

Summer steelhead are very aggressive, they will test your freak out level for sure.........now you know

sambone · Jul 31, 2020

Had another one on this evening, 0-2 lol.. Just glad im actually getting on some more fish , was real bummed out after the first one.

Casting Call · Jul 31, 2020

"The tug is the drug" Tony

Grant22 · Aug 1, 2020

Went to the Nestucca yesterday targeting summers and saw one jump about 100yds upstream from me and got a bite from a cutthroat but that was it for 5hrs. Then went to the Trask to try and catch some trout and saw a group of 3 steelhead hanging out in a really deep hole. Threw everything I had at them and didn’t get a bite. I guess that’s how it goes some days. Caught some little cutties tho so didn’t get skunked.

sambone · Aug 1, 2020

Grant22 said:
Went to the Nestucca yesterday targeting summers and saw one jump about 100yds upstream from me and got a bite from a cutthroat but that was it for 5hrs. Then went to the Trask to try and catch some trout and saw a group of 3 steelhead hanging out in a really deep hole. Threw everything I had at them and didn’t get a bite. I guess that’s how it goes some days. Caught some little cutties tho so didn’t get skunked.

nice, yeah its always good to at least catch something

Hooked Up · Aug 1, 2020

Summer steelhead are some of the best fighting fish. Like Tony said, "the tug is the drug".

Echskech · Aug 31, 2020

My longest steelhead losing streak was 6 fish, it was the 7th fish that made it all worth it

Good job.

First ever steelhead hookup broke off :(

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