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Terry D

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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2008, 11:05:07 PM »
Thanks for the offer Paul, I'll bear it in mind if I can make it that way again next summer. If I can find a suitable spot on the Vedder then I may try it as I'm sure red-hydro can handle salmon up to 20lbs quite easily.
BwiBwi - sounds as though you may have had the wrong elastic in it or set too tightly.
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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2008, 11:12:30 PM »
My old man said I keep the rod too straight and the line is taking the beating, and rod is not able to do it's job.  I've seen him land fish (carp though) alot bigger than the rainbows with his liteweight 9m rod.
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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2008, 11:13:31 PM »
Next year think I'll try it on pink salmon.
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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2008, 03:37:10 PM »
You have to let the elastic in the pole do the work and you must have at least a slight 'bend' with a fish on or you may see the top sections fly off into the water.  This happened to me in a match on a big reservoir whilst carp fishing.  Luckily it was warm so I was able to swim in after it and retrieve it about 50 yards out from the bank, with the fish still attached and swimming for the horizon!  Still managed to land it when I got back to shore.
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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2008, 03:43:19 PM »
Sounds like this would be the way to fish Chum then?
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another SLICE of dirty fish perhaps?

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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2008, 09:54:23 PM »
Ya I see what you're saying.  Goodthing my fishing pole is telescopic not pull aparts  :P  Come to think of it if it's pull apart I might have to swim for the rod tip many times over.
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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2008, 12:15:35 AM »
Pole fishing for chum salmon is quite commonly done in Japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9fbU87gMrc

They're not cheap. Second last column is the price (divide them by 80 for CAD$)

http://fishing.shimano.co.jp/cat/detail.asp?k=14014

It also has been done in BC in the past (halfway down the page):

http://steelheadheaven.com/report1003.htm
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Re: Whats this guy holding?
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2008, 07:50:43 PM »
Quote from: fly_guy on November 10, 2008, 06:03:17 PM
Yup I still have my Opa's 24foot bamboo carp rod. No reel just light line a float a couple of split shot(not always) and a hook with bait. I wish I still had my first bamboo rod but it was lost 31 years ago  :'(

for you non dutch opa is grandpa
as the saying goes
                  if you aint dutch you aint much
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