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Kevinb5688
what about strength on these?? i tie my own trout jigs, and I am very intreged by steelhead. Can you catch them on regular crappie jigheads like with a size 1-2-4-6 hooks? Or do they need to be a bigger beefer hook?
mostly agree, definitely on the downhill retrieve stuff, but I would recommend against putting 20# line on a 7' med light rod.. rods arent like worms, if you break them in half they don't just grow new ends-
well, those number fives caught 5 steelhead for him that day.. and rule number one of steelhead fishing is.... don't get hung up on the rules-iwoudl also go against using #5 spinners for steelhead. #20 line and spinners that big are springer gear. thats overkill for steelhead.
This is my first post here and since i have been using spinners and spoons for steelhead and salmon for almost 25 years i feel i may have something to add here.20# line will of course work for catching steelhead but 10#or even 8# will allow your spinner or spoon to get deeper much quicker putting your offering in the zone for a longer period of time.The original posters comment about the upstream cast is the method i use probably 90% of the time with very good results.From my experience a large spinner or spoon will catch the more agressive fish regardless the time of year.I sometimes use a silver plate 1 ounce spoon for summer steelhead and springers and although it may seem too big it triggers strikes when other smaller offerings may not.The large spoon i mentioned works very well on the Mckenzie or Willamette especially in holding water when the fish are trying to rest.For the Mckenzie or Willamette my go to spinner is a #4 gold plated blade with a small piece of silver prism tape on the back of the blade,lead 3/8 ounce body,green bead and a 1/0 siwash hook.I hope this information is useful.
I had mostly bass gear when i started steelhead fishing, so i brought my rod with 20lb test. After a while i got a longer rod, went to 10lb test. But when it came to lure fishing for steelies i found that heavy line as long as good quality really made no difference. So big it is, i can power steelies in. First fish i caught i landed in 1 min. Slid it right on the bank. Finess fishing hAs its place and when i jig fish thats what i do. Size 5 blue fox works great. In muddy water i even throw a 6. And i havnt had a 2011 day without at least one fish. Good luck to you guys and try throwing a spinner if the jigs and yarn arent catchin the fish. Youd be suprized how much it pisses them of. Ive had two fish chace it down like a stupid trout would.