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Mike123
You are missing something if you are thinking the extra long leader is an advantage. I run 18- 20 inch leaders for a very good reason. And I will hook far more fish beacuse of it. When a fish grabs your offering, even for a second, when you have a short leader, the split shot will swing past the fishes head, and tap against its flanks, effectively pinning the hook, and giving you a half second of extra time to react, and set the hook proper. Good luck drift fishing a reasonable presentation that the fish will take with 10 foot leaders. No way to control the orientation of your weights, and whatever you decided to throw at them. Get down to this hole before anyone can molest it, and hit it with standard drift gear. I guarantee you will hook fish on two number 7, or number 5 split shot, and an 18" leader with a simple, peach yarnie, on #4 Owner needle points. No corkie needed. Corkies are only there to provide folatation to bait, or large hooks. And if you are using anythig bigger than a size 2 for small stream Steelhead, it is not going to be nearly as effective as running 4's, or 6's.
Sweet. Thanks for the tip on the Peach Yarnie set-up. The only thing is that I might need a little more lead for this drift. You recommend split shots for weight? Also, Is an Owner needle point a brand of hook?
No problem man. Peachy King, and white, as a combo, works everywhere! I do run split shot for drift weight. You would be surprised, with a little practice how far two, to three #5's will go. We don't really need more than three when fishing the Clacks main current seams. So don't go overboard trying to get down instantly. Yo do want to make sure you tap bottom once every 20-40 feet, but it make it look natural, like it belongs in the water, and you have a great shot at hooking up. Owner manufactures two standard hooks, one is the Cutting Point. Which in my opinion is a terrible hook, gereat penetration, bad point. It opens up the hole as you fight a fish. Making hook spitters more prevolent. I went 2 fer 12 one day in WA last season, and threw a whole bag in the trash and switched to Cutting Points, the other product they have. I find it to be a far superior hook for drift fishing than the other. But that is just my personal preference, and Visions, or others will probably suit you fine. But give the Needle Points a try, you will like them.
a 10 ft leader and a corkie is something you should be calling the oregon state police about.
well the funny thing is the oregon state police know about it :shock: isn't that a shocker, they check peoples license's all the time you think they dont ask what people are using, get a grip people. i mean if its that big of a deal to you why havent all of you called the police yet???
well the funny thing is the oregon state police know about it :shock: isn't that a shocker, they check peoples license's all the time you think they dont ask what people are using, get a grip people. i mean if its that big of a deal to you why havent all of you called the police yet???
Well first of all the fish is constantly opening and closing its mouth so you cover more water with a longer leader and your line drifts through there mouth and you got yourself a steelhead on so to all you haters try and keep up with us on fish this year huh. oh yeah and its not snaggin just to let ye know it completely legal come up to the tubes up dexter sometime i will show you how its done