Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jewelz on October 10, 2012, 04:53:33 PM
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Just curious... wondering what are the average size of these fish in Vedder.
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All mine this year around 5 pounds, the Bigger ones I consider 6-8lbs. Vedder Coho are runts.
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I have seen some bigs boys around 12-15lbs!!!!! Northern Coho with the big snort...
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I got a 14 lb wild buck last week
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have gotten a few in the 10lb range, average about 5-6
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Would it be recommended to use an UL rod rated at 1-6 lb test for these fish?
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Would it be recommended to use an UL rod rated at 1-6 lb test for these fish?
lol good luck
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lol good luck
;D
There are a lot of bigger wild fish that come in. Some get to 12+ pounds. You don't get many bigger hatcheries, usually wilds.
This one is from last year, pretty chunky fish. I was about 6'4 last year so it may look a little smaller than it is LOL
(http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx100/itaSFU/013.jpg)
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The average coho that I have seen on the Vedder this year seem on the smaller side so far, well under ten pounds. The last two years though seemed to me to have a lot of bigger ones around, many well over ten. Two years ago I got a hatchery that weighed in at just under 16lbs my biggest coho to date. Just personal observations though...
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As for chums, I have seen some ugly boys around 16-20 lbs easy.
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The chums this year are pretty big
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maybe the bigger fish are waiting for the rain.
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The average coho that I have seen on the Vedder this year seem on the smaller side so far, well under ten pounds. The last two years though seemed to me to have a lot of bigger ones around, many well over ten. Two years ago I got a hatchery that weighed in at just under 16lbs my biggest coho to date. Just personal observations though...
Yup I have noticed the same thing. This years vedder coho seem to be on the small side compared to other years. Hopefully things will change when it rains.
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I'd echo the fact they are tiny this year. Got one around 7-8 pnds but all the others were around 5.
Last year this exact time, total opposite. Seemed every fish I was hitting was 8-10 with a few of these in the mix...
(http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303781_10150315255641612_797741056_n.jpg)
As for the chum... they are always big.. and gross...
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Would it be recommended to use an UL rod rated at 1-6 lb test for these fish?
No. That's way too light for salmon, even pinks.
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You can pretty much tell if it's a wild or hatch when fighting the fish. The wilds just go ballistic. A 3 or 4 pound wild fights like a 6 or 7 pound hatch. When hooked they just start jumping and zipping up and down the run, can't even compare.
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u want a good spinning rod i suggest a fenwick HMX in the medium light rod 9 feet long with a shimano Sahara FE in a 2500 with 10 pound line thats what i use for a spinging rod for salmon your other 2 choices are a level wind or a bait caster or a center pin for a level wind i have a lamiglas X-11 Salmon/Steelhead 9 foot 6 for a real i use a abue garcia embasodor best reels around for a baits caster i use a one of the olerd sage drift rods with a shimano curodo they were lighter than the new ones and the were like fishing an ultra lite rod its u and the fish for a cp i use a shimano clarus with an islander or a millner reel i have 2 cp both clarus rods but one has a millner cp reel and the the other a shimano and all my hoes this year are small bigest one so far is 8.5 pound doe nice and silver
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You want a medium or medium heavy spinning rod and minimum 12lb if you are going to be hooking chums, especially after we get some rain. It can get really expensive really fast if you are fishing hardware and there are a lot of those guys around.
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You can pretty much tell if it's a wild or hatch when fighting the fish. The wilds just go ballistic. A 3 or 4 pound wild fights like a 6 or 7 pound hatch. When hooked they just start jumping and zipping up and down the run, can't even compare.
SERIOUSLY....so from what you are saying I don't even need to look for an adipose fin, bonk that coho cause it didn't fight like a wild!! Every fish is different; some go crazy right off the bat, some bulldog it till they get in close then go crazy, and some are just plain weak and give up right away.
I get a kick out of seeing/hearing a guy call it before actually seeing the fish. "Must be a wild, it's fighting real good!"...haha, c'mon seriously??
Seriously though, coho aren't that great most times! Most of the battle is right after the strike where they are rolling and flipping and maybe a couple short runs but done after that! I personally think excluding steelhead, Sockeye "properly" hooked fights better!
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u want a good spinning rod i suggest a fenwick HMX in the medium light rod 9 feet long with a shimano Sahara FE in a 2500 with 10 pound line thats what i use for a spinging rod for salmon your other 2 choices are a level wind or a bait caster or a center pin for a level wind i have a lamiglas X-11 Salmon/Steelhead 9 foot 6 for a real i use a abue garcia embasodor best reels around for a baits caster i use a one of the olerd sage drift rods with a shimano curodo they were lighter than the new ones and the were like fishing an ultra lite rod its u and the fish for a cp i use a shimano clarus with an islander or a millner reel i have 2 cp both clarus rods but one has a millner cp reel and the the other a shimano and all my hoes this year are small bigest one so far is 8.5 pound doe nice and silver
See this? .
It's called a period. Learn to use it. ;) Or at least try a comma once in a while.
Heck, I'd be ok with just the odd hyphen, or almost any other punctuation for that matter! lol
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See this? .
It's called a period. Learn to use it. ;) Or at least try a comma once in a while.
Heck, I'd be ok with just the odd hyphen, or almost any other punctuation for that matter! lol
guess I better brush up on my grammar....seeing how there is a grammar officer on patrol :(
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SERIOUSLY....so from what you are saying I don't even need to look for an adipose fin, bonk that coho cause it didn't fight like a wild!! Every fish is different; some go crazy right off the bat, some bulldog it till they get in close then go crazy, and some are just plain weak and give up right away.
I get a kick out of seeing/hearing a guy call it before actually seeing the fish. "Must be a wild, it's fighting real good!"...haha, c'mon seriously??
SERIOUSLY... you might want to read a post a few times before trashing someone, lemme help you with that...
You can pretty much tell if it's a wild or hatch when fighting the fish.
Can you please underline anywhere in the post where I said that you shouldn't "even need to look for an adipose fin, bonk that coho cause it didn't fight like a wild
?" Just like you, I get a kick out of people not being able to reading a post right before they trash people. I agree, all fish are different, that's why I used the word "pretty much." So read through it a few times before you choose to snap at me.
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guess I better brush up on my grammar....seeing how there is a grammar officer on patrol :(
I have been getting tired of it too, so it's not only Tex.
If you're going to take the time to write a post, at least make it understandable and easy to read.
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guess I better brush up on my grammar....seeing how there is a grammar officer on patrol :(
I let a lot of crappy posts/spelling/grammar pass, but when someone writes a whole paragraph without so much as a comma, it's very difficult to read.
I added a ;) and a "lol" to try and lighten up the tone. I'm not really a grammar officer, it was more of a citizen's arrest. ;D
You're welcome to write your posts however you'd like - and I'm welcome to critique them however I like.
Welcome to the world of internet fora.
:)
Tex
PS - glad I'm not the only one, Every Day. :)
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It's the sms generation, before posting on this forum I used to forget to spellcheck and capitalize and stuff, still write u and r sometimes, spelling and grammar are dead.
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I understand that language is fluid, and that you can't hold onto old ways of writing too tightly or else you'll be left behind.
But there is a difference between shorthand / ditching capital letlters / using u or r, and completely losing the readability factor.
No one should have to struggle to read a paragraph someone else writes when the solution is so simple. ;) Ignoring the simple solution is lazy, and if you're being lazy then you're being disrespectful.
Just my opinion.
:)
Tex
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Whos lezy tis just a descusion forum so of you dont lik it jut dont reed it it is Thad siple anywey abot ultasping I alsa lik clorus ad somtins funwik thay feel grat wen u have a caho on the Lin so no ned the hatin jut saying I'm nt bein disraspetful k
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Hey Rodney put down the bottle!
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Whos lezy tis just a descusion forum so of you dont lik it jut dont reed it it is Thad siple anywey abot ultasping I alsa lik clorus ad somtins funwik thay feel grat wen u have a caho on the Lin so no ned the hatin jut saying I'm nt bein disraspetful k
Is it just me but I totally understood that!
SERIOUSLY... you might want to read a post a few times before trashing someone, lemme help you with that...
Can you please underline anywhere in the post where I said that you shouldn't "?" Just like you, I get a kick out of people not being able to reading a post right before they trash people. I agree, all fish are different, that's why I used the word "pretty much." So read through it a few times before you choose to snap at me.
Please correct my Engrish but what does "Pretty Much" mean?
I wasn't trashing you but you did state that "You can pretty much tell if it's a wild or hatch when fighting the fish." But hey...what do I know? I just got on here and you're clearly an expert with your 611 posts so sorry if you got offended!
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I understand that language is fluid, and that you can't hold onto old ways of writing too tightly or else you'll be left behind.
But there is a difference between shorthand / ditching capital letlters / using u or r, and completely losing the readability factor.
No one should have to struggle to read a paragraph someone else writes when the solution is so simple. ;) Ignoring the simple solution is lazy, and if you're being lazy then you're being disrespectful.
Just my opinion.
:)
Tex
X2 super duper well said.
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Whos lezy tis just a descusion forum so of you dont lik it jut dont reed it it is Thad siple anywey abot ultasping I alsa lik clorus ad somtins funwik thay feel grat wen u have a caho on the Lin so no ned the hatin jut saying I'm nt bein disraspetful k
i understood this right away...is there something wrong with me :-\
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Lighten up about the spelling/grammar. As I have said on this site before, I used to be fairly intolerant of posts where there was poor spelling, grammar or punctuation. That is, until my son was diagnosed with a severe learning disability: disgraphia, or written output disorder. He can't spell his way out of a wet paper bag. Funny how seeing it first hand changes your perspective.
Yes, some individuals are lazy and resort to texting language. Yes, it wouldn't hurt for some individuals to use the spell check. But for some indviduals, it's the way their brains are wired.
Let it go.
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Let it go.
Let it go or just don't read it. As simple as that.. :P :-*
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Whos lezy tis just a descusion forum so of you dont lik it jut dont reed it it is Thad siple anywey abot ultasping I alsa lik clorus ad somtins funwik thay feel grat wen u have a caho on the Lin so no ned the hatin jut saying I'm nt bein disraspetful k
Will Nina please provide a translation of Rodney's gibberish ? ;)
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Whos lezy tis just a descusion forum so of you dont lik it jut dont reed it it is Thad siple anywey abot ultasping I alsa lik clorus ad somtins funwik thay feel grat wen u have a caho on the Lin so no ned the hatin jut saying I'm nt bein disraspetful k
Excellent ;D
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Will Nina please provide a translation of Rodney's gibberish ? ;)
I dunno, half of the time even I have no idea what the heck Rodney is talking about... ::) ;)
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I dunno, half of the time even I have no idea what the heck Rodney is talking about... Roll Eyes Wink.
What!.Does he speaks like Donald Duck? ::)
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I dunno, half of the time even I have no idea what the heck Rodney is talking about... ::) ;)
Sometime is better that way, so you can actually ignore him. J/K. ;D ;D
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Is it just me but I totally understood that!
Please correct my Engrish but what does "Pretty Much" mean?
Web definitions: To a fair degree; moderately: a pretty good student.
You are right, but no were did I ever say you don't have to check if its a wild and just bonk away, which you stated.
Whatever it is, just get back on the thread LOL
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By the time i finished reading this thread i cant even remember what the subject of it was.
Talk about a major derailment.
Oh ya,it was about Pike Minnows and how to smoke them.
Now i remember.
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Again sms brain here if any post is longer than 140 characters I skip it, so thanks for keeping it short ;D