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OFFDAAHOOK
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by OFFDAAHOOK » Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:51 pm
Brat Bonker wrote:hey odh how do you like that tournament ZX reel, thinking of getting one with a new X-11 lamiglas.
lightest reel 6oz thats metal/alloy frame under 100$ they on sale for 50 lifetime warrenty. i loveeeee it
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only bad thing it has dry carbon fiber drag ,need to take appart and put in shimano cosmo drag grease and and oil gears and bearing u good to go super strong and super light weight. its good for planter trouts too bonkers
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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:28 pm
OFFDAAHOOK wrote:lightest reel 6oz thats metal/alloy frame under 100$ they on sale for 50 lifetime warrenty. i loveeeee it
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only bad thing it has dry carbon fiber drag ,need to take appart and put in shimano cosmo drag grease and and oil gears and bearing u good to go super strong and super light weight. its good for planter trouts too bonkers
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nice should fit my 6lb perfect then haha, when you want to be the best you must look like the best right odh haha, it is either that or a diawa exceller bait caster but I have heard of them braking lately so I will stick with cabelas reel than thanks for the review, you still selling your 20ft pin rod
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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:21 pm
straight up slay FF good job.
Might be going to the skook on sunday, can't wait.
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by RiverChromeGS » Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:58 pm
Brat Bonker wrote:straight up slay FF good job.
Might be going to the skook on sunday, can't wait.
i hear its heatin up
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schu7498
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by schu7498 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:52 pm
Nice fish ff. That colored buck looks pretty. I will probably make it down to the skook sunday too.
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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:06 pm
cool shu maybe we can meet up I am probally going work my way down from the corner hole down past the salmon hatchery but might try the fields but doubt it unless that is the only place where fish are being caught. I will be the kid with a orange g loomis hat, black hip boots, 2 rods and either a oregon state beavers hoodie or camo jacket.
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by RiverChromeGS » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:09 pm
schu7498 wrote:Nice fish ff. That colored buck looks pretty. I will probably make it down to the skook sunday too.
thanks, good luck its been gettin good
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by gonnahookit » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:22 pm
Supposed to be a touch warmer sunday, might just head down there with the boy and see if I can't get him into some cutts (and maybe some steel for me!

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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:26 pm
gonnahookit wrote:Supposed to be a touch warmer sunday, might just head down there with the boy and see if I can't get him into some cutts (and maybe some steel for me!

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cutt fishing is great there especially when the steelhead are spawning toss a red corky out and they go nuts, hooked some big ones in there too like 20+ inches.
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DannyL
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by DannyL » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:54 pm
Hey ff, any leads on cascade? Heading up Wednesday and would like to finally land a chrome fish.
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Steelheadin360
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by Steelheadin360 » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:32 am
Word on the streets is that its slowing. Suppose to get a squirt of rain wednesday though
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by goodtimesfishing » Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:53 pm
Didn't get a chance to post Friday when I fished but here it is. Number 25 a small buck that was super brite! Spot I have been starting at already had twice as many people then it can handle so down river I went. Started fishing just as it started to get light out and nailed this little buck right away, hardly light enough to see punch card to mark it. Fished for a while with no action and saw that the upper hole was clearing out. Started to head up there and down came Danny, He said not a singel bobber down for anyone in that hole since daylight. Headed up anyways and after some tough fishing Tim finally nailed a buck out of the hole, but that was the only fish from the raspberry hole all day(till 1:00 anyways) my fish came from down river. Fishing has slowed way down since the opener a couple days ago. Danny did end up coming up from down river with a couple between him and the guy with him. A few fish from the other side of the river too but not impressive considering. I expect next week to be back to how it was prior to closure, as there are no fish moving with the low water. Back to needing rain!!!

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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:41 pm
nice report and chromer too, all ways nice to be the one of the only guys with a fish.
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by natetreat » Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:50 pm
It's not rain we need, we just need a couple of days of weather in the 40's to blow out everything again. It's coming up on the end of the season, time to start moving south and west! After the sportsmens show you'll find me nailing big wild winter bucks in the wilderness. We're going to break 30 this year I know it.
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by SteelHedder » Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:09 pm
Gotta love sight fishing small water.
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by RiverChromeGS » Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:58 pm
I love sight fishin steelhead. Get to do it a lot in low water
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Brat Bonker
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by Brat Bonker » Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:23 pm
I suck at sighting steelhead
Btw I got blanked at the dungy other than a nice dolly
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Steelheadin360
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by Steelheadin360 » Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:20 pm
i was sight fishing at rieter and literally hitting fish in the face. damn cold weather..