Drift Fishing for Steelhead

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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by sickbayer » Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:56 pm

kzoo wrote:Sweet reel Bodo, I was looking into one of those. I thought you didn't like Shimanos.
LMAO he has had sexual fantasies about this reel for quite some time..
Seeking the violent take downs

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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by sickbayer » Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:58 pm

I really wanna learn how to floss guess im gonna have to learn how to back troll HAL my auto pilot first. Im hoping in two weeks for a weekend on the cow.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by Matt » Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:59 pm

sickbayer wrote:
kzoo wrote:Sweet reel Bodo, I was looking into one of those. I thought you didn't like Shimanos.
LMAO he has had sexual fantasies about this reel for quite some time..
HAHAHA! That is the funniest thing I have ever seen posted on WAlakes, hands down. [lol] [lol]
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by Bodofish » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:23 am

kzoo wrote:Sweet reel Bodo, I was looking into one of those. I thought you didn't like Shimanos.
Just the bait casters. To be fair not even those, I just like some others better. For plain old rounders I like the Ambassadors and low profiles the Quantums. :-$ the bass guys gotta be good for something :) :) ....... Reel R&D

:-$ :-$ :-$ :-$ :-$ I own a few Shimano reels already....
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by Bodofish » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:32 am

Matt wrote:
sickbayer wrote:
kzoo wrote:Sweet reel Bodo, I was looking into one of those. I thought you didn't like Shimanos.
LMAO he has had sexual fantasies about this reel for quite some time..
HAHAHA! That is the funniest thing I have ever seen posted on WAlakes, hands down. [lol] [lol]

Hehehe As Jay is well aware I'll never just jump out and buy anything, gotta look it over and finger it and then agonize over it before I pop. Done right some things just take a while.

I was looking at those Sarha's but in the end the CI 4 was the only one for my Reddington side drifter/floater/flosser, it was a weight thing. 7.2 oz is tough to beat and it's soooooooo smooth.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by jens » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:27 am

Can you catch these in the Vedder? Flossed. Sorry for removing this chromer out of the water, but it is legal where I caught this.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by Bodofish » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:12 am

Bait....
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by BentRod » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:20 am

jens wrote:Can you catch these in the Vedder? Flossed. Sorry for removing this chromer out of the water, but it is legal where I caught this.
I just got done smoking a batch of those babies up. Their a PIA to fillet, but sooooo tasty! :chef:

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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by G-Man » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:22 am

Now you know why muddler minnows work so well.

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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by jens » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:29 am

I can see how a fella can catch over 50 of those drifting during the winter time. I guess they just sit on the bottom? All I remember is feeling the tick, tick, tick... pause- set the hook: FEEEESHHH!! It was no match for my XMG. I released it unharmed.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by G-Man » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:38 am

I like flossing for suckers instead, much better fight.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by BentRod » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:40 am

G-Man wrote:I like flossing for suckers instead, much better fight.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by Matt » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:00 am

sickbayer wrote: LMAO he has had sexual fantasies about this reel for quite some time..
Am I detecting some sort of pun here?
Bodofish wrote: I'll never just jump out and buy anything, gotta look it over and finger it and then agonize over it before I pop. Done right some things just take a while.

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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by jens » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:12 am

I hear putting these in a pot and stirring up a bit is killer for driftfishing.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by jens » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:01 pm

Matt wrote:
sickbayer wrote: LMAO he has had sexual fantasies about this reel for quite some time..
Am I detecting some sort of pun here?
Bodofish wrote: I'll never just jump out and buy anything, gotta look it over and finger it and then agonize over it before I pop. Done right some things just take a while.

[lol]

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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by RiverChromeGS » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:09 pm

Personally, I like to floss pinks with squid jigs. Theoretically, if the pinks are SUPER close you could catch like 50 at a time. Can you say limit?
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by chefjake99 » Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:22 pm

First off dont forget...
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by chefjake99 » Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:26 pm

Also I wanted to share....
You can actually order these tee's if your a true die hard flosser like me.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by Fish_Bait111397 » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:49 am

People on this site are just soo...unusual.
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RE:Drift Fishing for Steelhead

Post by BentRod » Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:31 pm

Fish_Bait111397 wrote:People on this site are just soo...unusual.
....um, you're on this site Fish....:-"
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