TR for a short Sal****er day w/pics

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bruiser wrote:

To answer your question, it was my fault. The rod broke around the time I
was landing the fish and taking a quick picture. I think my nail knot was
at the last snake guide (ouch) with the rod bent. Learned a lesson. It was
fun though.


What lesson did you learn?


To use Leader-Links?

Kevin

bruiser wrote:
I learned to be more careful with the rod when landing sal****er fish. If a
leader link had hit my guide the way (i think) my nail knot did, the rod
would have broken anyway :-)

I wouldn't use a Leader Link with any tippet of 10lbs or greater.

Why were you using such a long leader, Bruiser? Weren't you just
stripping one of your huge sal****er streamers? I'm surprised at you.

Next time, take a gaff, or a photographer. :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I learned to be more careful with the rod when landing sal****er fish. If a
leader link had hit my guide the way (i think) my nail knot did, the rod
would have broken anyway :-)

bruce h

"rw" wrote in message
Why were you using such a long leader, Bruiser?
Weren't you just
stripping one of your huge sal****er streamers?

I was stripping one of those 6" long flies that Jacob told me to tie. My
leader was really pretty short - maybe 60" total of mono and about 10" of
wire. The whole thing was less than 6' long, but I didn't realize how much
I was bending the rod to get the fish to my feet - apparently enough that my
nail knot was up in my guides. Next time I'll make my leader even shorter,
maybe just 50" of 30 lb mono and then the wire. I will also epoxy my nail
knot to make it really smooth. The amazing thing was that my knots all
held. The wire to fly knot was about gone when I got the fish in.

bruce h

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"rw" wrote in message
Why were you using such a long leader, Bruiser?
Weren't you just
stripping one of your huge sal****er streamers?

I was stripping one of those 6" long flies that Jacob told me to tie. My
leader was really pretty short - maybe 60" total of mono and about 10" of
wire. The whole thing was less than 6' long, but I didn't realize how
much
I was bending the rod to get the fish to my feet - apparently enough that
my
nail knot was up in my guides. Next time I'll make my leader even
shorter,
maybe just 50" of 30 lb mono and then the wire. I will also epoxy my nail
knot to make it really smooth. The amazing thing was that my knots all
held. The wire to fly knot was about gone when I got the fish in.

bruce h


Simply holding the rod vertical ( or up and behind you) when trying to land
a fish, will easily break most rods when the fish lunges, etc. This is
because the rod is unable to distribute the load. The tip is compressed
vertically, as it were, and the rod simply breaks.

TL
MC

bruiser wrote:

"rw" wrote in message

Why were you using such a long leader, Bruiser?
Weren't you just
stripping one of your huge sal****er streamers?


I was stripping one of those 6" long flies that Jacob told me to tie. My
leader was really pretty short - maybe 60" total of mono and about 10" of
wire. The whole thing was less than 6' long, but I didn't realize how much
I was bending the rod to get the fish to my feet - apparently enough that my
nail knot was up in my guides. Next time I'll make my leader even shorter,
maybe just 50" of 30 lb mono and then the wire. I will also epoxy my nail
knot to make it really smooth. The amazing thing was that my knots all
held. The wire to fly knot was about gone when I got the fish in.

How strong was the fish?

Stronger than a big Rio Grande carp?

Willi

"Willi" wrote in message

How strong was the fish?

Stronger than a big Rio Grande carp?

The carp in the Rio went upstream through white water about 65-70 feet. I
could have handled it pretty easily on my 9 weight, but of course I was
using a 5. Once it got downstream of me it was pretty tough on the 5.

The Jack Crevalle was all the 9 could handle and although it was still
water, it took 3 really fast runs, each about 100 feet, and there was a fair
amount of wrestling in between. I'd say the Jack was about 1 pound lighter
and about 3 times stronger than the carp. You are going to feel it soon
enough in Belize. Even though it's not an "all fishing" trip, I'd take a
backup rod if I were you.

bruce h

"bruiser" wrote:
Thanks Jeff and Chas.

Chas, I went (trout) fishing for the first time since the SJ and to my
Horror discovered that yes, I still have one of your radios.


Bruce,

I thought I'd lost it. This is great news. Please send your pictures
from the clave along with it, and I'll be closer to being able to put
that CD together.

Thanks

Chas
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