7/8 Weight Steelhead Rod Recommendations

"Mike Makela" ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Others may disagree.


Has that ever happened?

Not yet........but I figure it's inevitable.

Wolfgang


O.K., fearing the wrath of such a fine scholar...I think the difference in
rods for Steelhead (for me) was flexibility. Again my experience is
limited, but that's what seemed to help me get some fish to net. Those
things (the Steelies) are incredible and test every inch of tackle from
end to end. Not just any rod did it for me, I had some thick stick thing
that I could hook'em with, but, couldn't beat em. One of those basic 9.5
St. Croix steelhead rods made a heck of a difference. I think it's
important to note that for a fish like this, the reel does make an
incredible difference, especially the drag.

I tend to forget that once in while you actually manage to hook one of the
brutes and then have to do something with it.

In thirty or so outings over the course of fifteen years I've hooked maybe
twenty and landed roughly half a dozen. Most of the losses happened quickly
and I attribute them to being poorly hooked. The rest broke
off.....probably as a result of bad knots or frayed tippet. I can't think
of a single instance in which I felt that either the rod or the reel was the
critical factor, and this despite the fact that I've only acquired reels
with good drag mechanisms in the last three years......after my last
steelheading venture.

Landing a big fish is a war of attrition. In the absence of complicating
factors (leader eating deadfalls, a phalanx of brother anglers stretching
downstream as far as the eye can see, wrapping the line around one's neck,
etc.) it's simply a matter of outlasting them. Obviously, heavy tackle will
make a difference but, just as clearly, there are limits beyond which the
point of the whole exercise (assuming it's something other than just hauling
in meat) becomes moot. The OP, like everyone else, will eventually have to
determine empirically where those limits are .

In the meantime, any old girder will do the job.

Wolfgang

"rw" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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I get it for free.

Um......on second thought.....yeah, I guess you're right.....I AM
overpaying.

Just let me know when you're done stroking your little pee pee.

Keeping a journal?

Wolfgang
who sometimes has a hard time understanding other people's hobbies.

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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:19:30 GMT, "Stan Gula"
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Wayne Harrison wrote:
i have the distinct feeling that this penns clave might just be,
in the immortal phrase of the most astonishing dumbass of all time,
brent mussberger, a clave "for the ages"...

For reasons other than this inane ****ing contest, probably.

I'll be there. I should be able to drink. And I'll be looking for
company.

Well, you know what the Beach Boys said...the southern girls with the
way they talk might knock you out when you're down there, and the
northern girls with the way they kiss may keep you warm at night, but if
you really want some damned fine company, it's the Amish gir...um,
wait...THAT doesn't sound quite right....lessee now - de-dada-da,
de-dada-da, well, east coast girls are hip, yada-yada, southern girls
talking, yep, midwest farmers' daughters yada-yada, northern girls
kissing, check, California....oops, sorry, they didn't say anything
about Amish girls...ah, well, there's always Frank's bear...it'll be the
one sitting on a cooler, shooting away with the waterproof digital
camera...but not to worry: repeated soaking will have ruined the
circuitry...

Gonzo! Empathically, preternaturally, and superlatively gonzo! You know,
I've often wondered.......is gonzo something one is born with?......or is
gonzo the hard won product of an expensive education?

Wolfgang
who, suspecting that the forthcoming gonzo answer (if any) will be way too
gonzo subtle for him to deal with effectively, supposes he'll have to
content himself with the gonzo theory that it's probably some sort of gonzo
hybrid of the two.

Wolfgang wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
nk.net...

Wolfgang wrote:

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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I get it for free.

Um......on second thought.....yeah, I guess you're right.....I AM
overpaying.

Just let me know when you're done stroking your little pee pee.


Keeping a journal?

Done yet?

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
ink.net...
Wolfgang wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
nk.net...

Wolfgang wrote:

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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I get it for free.

Um......on second thought.....yeah, I guess you're right.....I AM
overpaying.

Just let me know when you're done stroking your little pee pee.


Keeping a journal?

Done yet?

Nope, I'll be here for a while.

O.k., I answered your question.......now you answer mine.

Wolfgang
the boy just WILL NOT learn!

"Stan Gula" wrote in message
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Wayne Harrison wrote:
i have the distinct feeling that this penns clave might just be,
in the immortal phrase of the most astonishing dumbass of all time,
brent mussberger, a clave "for the ages"...

For reasons other than this inane ****ing contest, probably.

I'll be there. I should be able to drink. And I'll be looking for
company.
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps




Cool!! Glad to hear you're coming on down. Where ya calling home!!

Is Jim coming with?

Mike

"Mark Tinsky" wrote in message
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In article , "Mike Makela"
ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:


Got serious with that Sage RPL Blem from Bob Sentiway's shop, think we
paid


Hi Mike I was good friends with Bob when I lived in PA fished with
him a lot after he moved the store to Blakslee and sold it to Jean. Hes
a very good fisherman and spent many a pleasant day with him MT

Yeah, made many a stop in Bob's place in the last few years before he sold
it. A great shop, in a great location for fishing. Bruce Fisher turned me
on to the place, and Tom Littleton knew him much better than I, but he was
always willing to cut ya a good deal, and send you in the general area of
where the best places to fish were. If you listened hard enough, he would
even give you the exact locations. Showed us rookies a few tricks too to
keep us going through those first frustrating expeditions when transitioning
from spinning to fly gear.

He saved my Penn's Creek trip one year after my buddy ran over that tip on
my RPL, fedxd a four piece LL for me to use on the trip, and then handled
the return to Sage without question. Still loyal to this day although can't
shop there any more, not a bad thing to say about such a fine man.

Are you coming East anytime soon?

Mike

In article , says...

I don't know how you did it, but according to the time stamp
on your post, the post won't be posted until a half hour from
now. While you're out there in the future, could you watch
the basketball scores, and report back if there any major
upsets?

Kevin
let's do the tiiime waaarrp aggaaaain...
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reply to:
kevin dot vang at minotstateu dot edu

Wolfgang wrote:

"rw" wrote in message
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Done yet?


Nope, I'll be here for a while.

OK. Just let me know when you're finished wanking. And please clean up
the mess.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

In article , "Mike Makela"
ten.tsacmoc@alekamm wrote:


Got serious with that Sage RPL Blem from Bob Sentiway's shop, think we
paid


Hi Mike I was good friends with Bob when I lived in PA fished with
him a lot after he moved the store to Blakslee and sold it to Jean. Hes
a very good fisherman and spent many a pleasant day with him MT