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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: costas on January 24, 2010, 02:01:58 PM
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hello there,
Welll I had hit up freds tackle at about 9am, then i had got to the river at about 9 30, looking to get my first steelie of the year. the water conditions were very good in the mid/bottom of the river . i tied up my leader and put some bait on my hook and started to cast. after about 30 minutes of fishing i moved down river a bit and lit a fire and started to cast out again then after about 40 minutes of fishing i felt a tug at the end of my line.BOOM !! fish on.. ;D.after about 5 minuets of fighting this approximately 11 pound steelhead .Snap there goes my line and my fish :'( didn't get another bit for the rest of the day. so i had packed it in for the day. Overall a great first trip of the year for me ;D
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We saw you guys light the fire, and saw you lose the fish, your float came down past us. I was fishing from the other side from you guys. The water was quite nice, no luck for us though.
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oh yeah too bad i lost it..all in all a good day tho
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I am curious as to where your line snapped.
I've had an issue with DNE hooks tied on with a bait loop in the past.
It looks like the end of the hook in the eye has been cutting through the bait loop.
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well seeing as he lost the float i would assume it broke at or above the float :'( make sure you check for line flaws regularly
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Hopefully you'll land one the next time you're out there. I haven't been able to head out once yet....damn school and projects and work lol.
What test was your line?
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yeah it is maxima 25 pound test and iv had it on for almost all salmon season its time to change it soon..and i hope i do to it would be the first steelhead for me ever!! ;D
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Thats heavy line man. I don't go above 15 lb. Personal preference I guess :-\
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12 lb main, 8-10 pound leader.
Never had one snap above the float... yet (fingers crossed) ;D
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I agree that Maxima Ultragreen is very strong stuff. I wouldn't go any heavier than 15lb myself and have never felt the need to use anything heavier than 10lb leader.
You'll be happier with 15lb mainline and you can fit alot more of it on your spool. :)
Thanks for the report. I may head out tomorrow and swing some new fly patterns.
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20lb chameleon, 6-15lb leaders, reason why flouro was invented. i also have another reel spooled with 15lb ultragreen, and a 3rd with 12lb flouroclear. so . . .
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17 sufix siege and 8-12lbs leader
Sufix, great line! :D
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yeah .but my personal favorate is Maxim but I'm probably going to put it to 20 lb test, mostly for when Chinook season comes....i love to battle those
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You can get a much longer cast with a lighter line - I can cast all the way across the river using 12 to 14lb main line.
I am trying a new Trilene line (I forget the exact name, I normally use Big Game) in 14lb - stays relatively limp even in cold weather.
Respool your reel with heavier line in the summer for Chinook & Chum.
I use a plastic pop bottle with a large screw epoxied inside the cap and chuck it up in my cordless drill to remove the old line.
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You can get a much longer cast with a lighter line - I can cast all the way across the river using 12 to 14lb main line.
I am trying a new Trilene line (I forget the exact name, I normally use Big Game) in 14lb - stays relatively limp even in cold weather.
Respool your reel with heavier line in the summer for Chinook & Chum.
I use a plastic pop bottle with a large screw epoxied inside the cap and chuck it up in my cordless drill to remove the old line.
Thanks for the tip!
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yeah thats a good idea
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Any opinions on using braid for the mainline? It was nice using this during the Salmon season because it had less drag on the water and a lot of strength for its diameter.
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Braid line tends to be to visable in clear water and fish may see it.
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i had spiderwire befor and evey time it would birrdnest it would take a good amount of time to fix
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lol stop kidding yourselves KIDS i've been fishing these rivers for almost 20 years!!And it doesn't matter what fancy line or lure u use......bottom line is fish are stupid
...stop trying to convince yourself that u need to buy this or that ,if you fluke out and happen to bounce a piece of your girlfriends pink panties off a steelheads nose
its going to take it... Its all a matter of being at the right place at the right time!!!!!Trust me i've probably caught about 200 steelhead over my life and it really doesn't matter.....stuff it right in there mouth and they dont have a choice LOL.
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:D well said, must be the taste of the pink panties that makes them close their mouth. Wonder if they like sweaty pink boxers. I'll try it, I'll be the guy casting a pink boxer on the river tomorrow
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ahhhaaha
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lol stop kidding yourselves KIDS i've been fishing these rivers for almost 20 years!!And it doesn't matter what fancy line or lure u use......bottom line is fish are stupid
...stop trying to convince yourself that u need to buy this or that ,if you fluke out and happen to bounce a piece of your girlfriends pink panties off a steelheads nose
its going to take it... Its all a matter of being at the right place at the right time!!!!!Trust me i've probably caught about 200 steelhead over my life and it really doesn't matter.....stuff it right in there mouth and they dont have a choice LOL.
if you work on your presentation you will average more than 10 steelhead a year :o
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if you work on your presentation you will average more than 10 steelhead a year :o
;D ;D ;D ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) aaaah yep.
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Considering i probably only get out 6 to 10 times a season i figure i'm doing pretty good....I'm sorry but i've only been a member of this forum for maybe six months or so and have been reading posts daily and it i just see a lot of people ridiculing and picking apart others for absolutely everything...you caught too many fish you must be snagging or flossing or you must be something doing something wrong cause u got skunked again...or you handled that fish wrong because it got too wrestles and u couldn't hold it properly....if we're all so ethical why are we hooking such a precious species in the first place......BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ADDICTED !!!!!!!