my2labs
Any colors you find more productive than others or does it just depend on conditions? Ive heard blues, purples, and pinks are good. Ive heard even a solid gold is supposed to work well. The rod/reel combo i bought was pretty cheap, only 50 bucks, but it seems pretty solid for the price. Seems like a decent starter rod to get some practice in.
@rogerdodger @my2labs quick question about my steelhead setup. Going out on the suislaw soon. I got 30 pound braid as my main line and some basic 14# mono sitting around that i was going to use for my leader. See a lot of people running flouro leaders around 8-10 pounds. Wondering if it really makes any difference. Id like to have the confidence to be able to land a fish without a net if i catch something and 8-10 seems a little light.
@rogerdodger @my2labs quick question about my steelhead setup. Going out on the suislaw soon. I got 30 pound braid as my main line and some basic 14# mono sitting around that i was going to use for my leader. See a lot of people running flouro leaders around 8-10 pounds. Wondering if it really makes any difference. Id like to have the confidence to be able to land a fish without a net if i catch something and 8-10 seems a little light.
Guess I’m the odd man out but I still use maxima ultra green 10 lb leaders for winter steel and 8 lb for summers. 12 lb mainline if not using braid. Landed some big steelhead no problem, gotta work the reel, rod and line together. I don’t really like flouro, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it! 14 pound mono might be a bit heavy as it’s easier for fish to see. Flouro on the other hand should be fine at 14 lb
yeah i got 30 lb yellow power pro spooled on my reel. Just picked up some 12 lb maxima ug because it was so cheap. Kinda wanted to try flouro but i dont feel like spending 15 dollars instead of 3 when im sure the mono works just as well lol. Going out tomorrow. How do you feel about the rain right now effecting the rivers like the siuslaw? You think the fishing should be ok?I also spool my spinning and low profile (Abu SilverMax) reels with 30# braid, yellow is my color preference to help see the line better, I really like the Super8SlickV2 for smooth long casting, 30# diameter is same as 8#mono:
http://www.powerpro.com/content/powerpro/northamerica/us/en/homepage/PDP.P-POWERPROSUPER8SLICK.html
yeah i got 30 lb yellow power pro spooled on my reel. Just picked up some 12 lb maxima ug because it was so cheap. Kinda wanted to try flouro but i dont feel like spending 15 dollars instead of 3 when im sure the mono works just as well lol. Going out tomorrow. How do you feel about the rain right now effecting the rivers like the siuslaw? You think the fishing should be ok?
I have no problem saying publicly that Hobster catches more winters than I do. Roger too.
Yeah ive been doing a ton of research and watching lots of tutorial videos and stuff on different methods lol. I want to try eggs, jigs, and pink worms but at the same time i want to keep it simple and just focus on one or two things when i go out. Was thinking jigs and a pink worm on a white jig with the hooks tipped with some shrimp i picked up from the store. Part of me wants to start with a double egg setup but i guess ill just have to see how it goes and watch what other people are using.Hobsters the man when it comes to winter steel, especially drift fishing or hardware...
simple eggs/beads/yarnies under a bobber still my best method (but I'm working on the others)...I actually like to run eggs on about 3' of the 12# CXX and then I usually tie on about a 14" dropper of 10# CXX with a yarnie or soft bead on it (easy to break that OFF when it snags). Good Luck! it's still early and things should peak through February...what was that recent thread by Bass about...oh right, those dreaded skunks, always a big part of my winter steelhead effort.
Yeah I ended up just exchanging the 6'6" ugly stik for a 8'6" okuma combo.
I picked up some soft beads that ill try dropping off my jig. Gonna tip my hooks with some small pieces of shrimp too. Thanks for the advice, wish me luckThanks for the praise guys, appreciate it. It’s best to stick with one method like @Anatoliy said at first. I cut my teeth drift fishing for years before a bobber, still my preferred method. It is tough to figure out the bite ( but awesome!) so I’d start with a bobber and jig. You can use a worm on a jig head or regular jig, also try a soft bead trailer. You will want to fish walking speed water that has some depth for bobber unless you dawg a bead without the jig. Different depth and speeds of water require different methods. I now have four rods: spinner and spoon, drift fishing, bobber, and bobber dogging. Kind of ridiculous but I can cover just about any water with one of those methods. Sometimes I will just bring one or two rods for the simplicity. Skunks are part of the game, stay confident in what you are using. Most importantly, as Whip says, HAVE FUN!
@rogerdodger @hobster Going to wait until the rain clears up a bit on thursday to head out. Now debating whether to try the siuslaw or the alsea. Alsea seems like it might have better bank fishing since its a smaller river and the water drops faster when the weather clears up. Decisions..
Do you know how the Alsea numbers typically are compared to the siuslaw? Seems like the Alsea would be easier to bank fish and probably has better water levels right now because it drops faster.good call. Siuslaw was a bit high yesterday and slightly OFF color at first light (a nice green but just a hint of dirty) but I've hooked fish at this level before. It felt good to shake OFF the cobwebs and get in several hours of practice with several presentation techniques and the level was dropping slightly and by noon the water visibility was improving, then it started raining and then rained harder, and then...Pepper and I went home to get dry.
Do you know how the Alsea numbers typically are compared to the siuslaw? Seems like the Alsea would be easier to bank fish and probably has better water levels right now because it drops faster.