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PDXKush
been thinking seriously bout stripping the 8# ultragreen off my winter steelhead rig and replacing it with heavier (10# or 12#) in case I hook into one of those 12# springers that seem to be popping up. From the direction this thread is going maybe I can get away with 8# for summer steel and the occasional nook. I've been told by several folks that the ultragreen fishes 2 pounds heavier anyway. Any feedback?
You will be fine with 10 pound for everything in the Clackamas.
I dunno, it is not real brushy, or rocky like some of the AK, and OP rivers, but my largest ever Clackamas fish came in 1997 on 8 pound UG leader. It was a 44 X 27 inch Tule Hen, while targeting Summer Steelhead. Probably close to, if not just over 40 pounds. I think 10 pound is more than enough man! Haha!:lol:
FS, like I said, it isn't real brushy, or boulder-y, but if you keep the fish in the middle of the warter column, it makes successful fighting much easier. Bring them up off the bottom, and keep steady pressure to hold them up a few feet... I want to dive the Clack. See the lure chains, and anchor piles. Also there is a plunker spot that probably has 1000 pounds of lead, all in giant 4-10 oz. sinkers in front of this one rock! Could be a luctritive new endeavor!
You are always so literal...