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RE:Winter Steel

Post by flinginpooh » Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:22 pm

I wish I had pics of ben and his fish. He had to take off. You atleast had a chance to see his winter run. He also had a summer run.
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by mallard83 » Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:43 pm

Headed to the Skagit for the first time tomarrow. Should be good as far as the guages are looking right now. Crested and starting to drop off hard now.[-o<
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by salmonslayer117 » Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:08 pm

Lol. Let the winter steel razzing begin! I'll be chasin' em this weekend! Headin' towards the big Notellum...
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by curado » Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:30 pm

shhhhh dont tellem were goin to notellum lol
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by mallard83 » Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:44 pm

Notellum ain't such a notellum. LOL. Good luck guys. Hope you slay them on the Notellum:cheers: .
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by flinginpooh » Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:16 am

jens wrote:I can't see your fish at all. Maybe I am blind with envy? [-( [-( [-(

I will challenge you to catch one the way my group fishes for them, then I will applaud your skills.. Deal? :thumleft: :thumleft:
LOL The river is in no shape for boober and wigs. But when it is Ill do it for ya so you can see. When I only see 8 fish total taken from the bank and 5 of them came from me and my family. One day youll say it Jens. One day youll admit it. Right now I challange you to catch a fish period there. Since ya never caught one drifting maybe I should say same to ya. When ya can drift for a steelie Ill give ya props. Since Ive always heard fishing with bobbers is for kids and newbs. lol Gl out there.
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by scott080379 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:59 pm

I like bobbers and jigs but would rather fish spoons and spinners any day.

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RE:Winter Steel

Post by curado » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:16 pm

just got back went 0/2 for steelhead but got a chum. and it liked my spoon
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by scott080379 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:45 pm

you using double swivels on that spoon? in about a week would be nice for the boot of the year

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RE:Winter Steel

Post by curado » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:48 pm

yes i am. reduces line twist
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by scott080379 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:51 pm

I do the same but some times I prefer to use no swivel. More wobble without swivel, but only do that when nothing else works

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RE:Winter Steel

Post by curado » Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:53 pm

watch out because the hole in the spoon can cut your line and cost u fish or fly off into the depths trust me on that
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by mallard83 » Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:23 pm

curado wrote:just got back went 0/2 for steelhead but got a chum. and it liked my spoon
Gross. LOL!:-({|=

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RE:Winter Steel

Post by curado » Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:43 pm

even more so on where i caught it up at procter creek
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by natetreat » Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:56 pm

Hahaha, I didn't take a pic, but I ended up with one of those chums too today. On the same spoon. With only one swivel though. But that was after my Lamiglass broke AGAIN. I'm never buying another lamiglass pole in EVER. How can a six pound fish TOPS break a pole rated for 15 pound test fishing twelve pound main and ten pound leader? Lost me the only steel that bumped today and a couple hundred bucks to boot.

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RE:Winter Steel

Post by flinginpooh » Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:04 pm

XMG 50s have a lifetime warrenty. Bring it down your out gas money but fish the cowlitz on the way home. Lamis are gr8 rods sometimes you need to have work on em. But they are local and most lamis you can get it done for life.
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by curado » Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:28 pm

i will vouch i have heard some bad things bout the xmg. the cert pros are better and will not fail you trust me.
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by natetreat » Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:53 pm

curado wrote:i will vouch i have heard some bad things bout the xmg. the cert pros are better and will not fail you trust me.
haha, checked the posts in reverse order, my bad curado.

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RE:Winter Steel

Post by curado » Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:05 am

its all good.
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RE:Winter Steel

Post by jens » Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:07 pm

flinginpooh wrote:
jens wrote:I can't see your fish at all. Maybe I am blind with envy? [-( [-( [-(

I will challenge you to catch one the way my group fishes for them, then I will applaud your skills.. Deal? :thumleft: :thumleft:
LOL The river is in no shape for boober and wigs. But when it is Ill do it for ya so you can see. When I only see 8 fish total taken from the bank and 5 of them came from me and my family. One day youll say it Jens. One day youll admit it. Right now I challange you to catch a fish period there. Since ya never caught one drifting maybe I should say same to ya. When ya can drift for a steelie Ill give ya props. Since Ive always heard fishing with bobbers is for kids and newbs. lol Gl out there.
I've caught them drifting bait, just not "flossballing" and I am proud of that. :salut:
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