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skagit510
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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by skagit510 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:30 am

plus brad is a good guy. school teacher, great fishermen, nice fella supplementing his income. teachers like brad should make double, one of the good ones. nice to see others appreciate his stuff.

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Brat Bonker
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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by Brat Bonker » Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:42 pm

I ordered some brads jigs earlier in the season and honestly the best product I have ever bought, best customer service, very nice guy and helpful. not too mention his jigs are the best, jig heads never chip and the body never falls apart and the hooks are super strong and super sharp, can't find anything wrong with his products to be honest

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fear_no_fish
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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by fear_no_fish » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:02 pm

Actually the one time I bought a Brads jig I literally made one cast and reeled it in to find a blown apart jig. I was surprised since I've never seen a jig fall apart from one cast. I would hope it was just a bad apple and not a regular thing, I fish my own jigs now so don't know how often it happens.

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fear_no_fish
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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by fear_no_fish » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:31 am

The same Brad that Bigskyx posted a link for.

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natetreat
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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by natetreat » Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:34 am

bigskyx wrote:
skagit510 wrote:a good whip finish eliminates the need for cement. i never cement a jig and never do they come apart. you can google it. if possible learn to do it without a tool. faster, better, tighter.
Yup. I do sometimes use a dab of superglue if I have it. You can also lightly coat the thread for the last few wraps. I've tried a few different jig heads and these are the best IMO.

http://www.bradsjigs.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Head cement makes a jig last longer, especially when you're catching tons of fish with it. They have teeth!

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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by HillbillyGeek » Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:30 pm

I just posted some jig heads for sale in the classified forum. All are hand-poured and painted by me.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with them -- I've just got too many. [thumbup]

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natetreat
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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by natetreat » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:32 pm

An update on the late season fish, they now have a big log on the spillway! In low water this could be a pain.
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primetime
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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by primetime » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:47 pm

That could be dangerous. Heard it was only like a foot of viz up there today. My gramps went there and turned around.

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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by natetreat » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:50 pm

We did well, hit three. We were the only ones. Up by white bridge we had about 2. ft, by the take out it was pretty murky. Fish were moving though, the were rolling right under the boat. They should sit still if we can drop a little bit more.

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Re: Late Run Steelhead

Post by natetreat » Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:24 am

2 feet of visibility, the fish were rolling next to the boat as they moved up.

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