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What kind of rod and reel and line are you currently packing? It sounds as though you probably are just a few mepps and blue foxes away from being on the money, or learning to tie an egg loop and drift.
Fishermans has the Okuma SST rods on sale for $69.00. Its a good rod. When it comes to baitcaster or spinning reel, the ultimate decision is what you are comfortable using. Some folks cannot get use to casting a baitcaster and wind up getting frustrated with birdsnests. Invest in a reel with a GOOD drag what ever you do. In regards to drift fishing, spinners,etc. it depends on you location and water conditions. All are very productive in the right circumstances. When it comes to spinners for steelhead, I mostly use silver and brass Bluefoxes in sizes 3 and 4. 20lb braid is great for steelhead, but you will probably want heavier for chinook. Also heavier mono leader for chinook. I use 8 and 10 lb mono for steelhead.Also I was thinking of price range $200 for rod,reel setup. Is that enough? Or is it more expensive because I browsed through some sites and they have salmon setup for like $50 but I'm thinking they are cheap and most likely to break. Others have for like 400 just rod
This is kind of a tough question.So I love fishing for carp and ocean fishing like for lincod and rockfish but carp fishing usually ends in october and I have to wait till spring to go fishing. For ocean fishing its a 2 hour drive from portland so can't always go there. So I want to try out some salmon/steelhead fishing I live in clackamas and very close to clackamas/willamette river and always see people catching steelhead/salmon but never had the rod/reels and equipment for it. usually use trout rod for carp because it's fun. So I need advice on what kind of rod/reel should I get for the money looking for something not bigger than 30lbs fish. Also I have couple floats and spinners any advice on spinners/spools/rigs/eggs/plunking/jigs just anything I need to know , places,seasons,where and what kind of fish. I see lots of people posting their salmon catches and and thinking of catching some myself.
You will find the 4000 size to be a little big for steelhead.Well the Okuma seems like a good rod, so Im thinking of getting the okuma sst spinning rod salmon/steelhead med/heavy 9' and a Shimano Sedona 4000fd reel? Let me know if the reel is good?
This is a trolling spinner designed by Terry Mulkey...Oregon fishing guide and Fisherman's Marine employee (Oregon City).I got a couple of these spinners and i heard they are good for salmon. how would I fish them? just attach to main line or use it as drift fishing? Going to get some bluefox vibrax spinners and just wondering if these would work too.
Fishermans has the Okuma SST rods on sale for $69.00. Its a good rod. When it comes to baitcaster or spinning reel, the ultimate decision is what you are comfortable using. Some folks cannot get use to casting a baitcaster and wind up getting frustrated with birdsnests. Invest in a reel with a GOOD drag what ever you do. In regards to drift fishing, spinners,etc. it depends on you location and water conditions. All are very productive in the right circumstances. When it comes to spinners for steelhead, I mostly use silver and brass Bluefoxes in sizes 3 and 4. 20lb braid is great for steelhead, but you will probably want heavier for chinook. Also heavier mono leader for chinook. I use 8 and 10 lb mono for steelhead.
WAlso bought a #4 blue metallic vibrax blue fox spinner
Not a braid fan, but some like a "top shot" of mono for shock absorption and possibly a little stealth.Yea I loose spinners sometimes but I have different ones at home , just need to take a look at them and decide which to use. Also Do you guys tie the blue fox directly to spinner or should attach some mono to braid. would the fish get frightened of #30 pound braid?