Hooked Up
My preferred float rod length 10'6", conditions allowing. You can float fish just fine with your9'0".Do you guys think I should switch back to my 9'6" steelhead rod then?
Tie a 8' or so mono bumper onto the braid, leader would be from weight to the hook.8-9ft leader violate the anti-snagging regulation for floating for salmon and steelhead?
Do you guys think I should switch back to my 9'6" steelhead rod then? I'm just worried my rod will snap since I've no experience playing a steelhead yet and by the sizes of the ones I've seen in those waters they're pretty hefty. I may pick up nanofil at some point just to try out, and I assume use it as a mainline. Wouldn't an 8-9ft leader violate the anti-snagging regulation for floating for salmon and steelhead? I don't understand the point of that reg. since a sliding float essentially negates it.
Next trip out I'll switch to my 9'6" rod for the control I have when using that rod. I'll just be careful when playing the fish if I hook into one. Never tried the bumper thing, do you make a line to line connection with that?
Why use a long bumper when float fishing? Just run 18-24" of mono off the inline weight...
Do you guys think I should switch back to my 9'6" steelhead rod then? I'm just worried my rod will snap since I've no experience playing a steelhead yet and by the sizes of the ones I've seen in those waters they're pretty hefty. I may pick up nanofil at some point just to try out, and I assume use it as a mainline. Wouldn't an 8-9ft leader violate the anti-snagging regulation for floating for salmon and steelhead? I don't understand the point of that reg. since a sliding float essentially negates it.