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[ChasinTails]

This is SALMON bro. He said salmon not steelhead. Sure that's on the heavy side for steel, but for salmon at LEAST 10 lb test.

my rule of thumb for fishing is use a third the line strength of the weight you r expecting to catch

[NiagaraSteel]

my rule of thumb for fishing is use a third the line strength of the weight you r expecting to catch

So on the pier you expect to catch a 180 lb salmon? Lol. Wasn't your line 60 lb braid? Or was it 65?

[redneckchromer]

i just used 8pound line for salmon and no leader, chinnys arent line shy 

[usernamehere]

I used to use 15lb line for salmon. downgrading to 8lb this year to give it a try.

 

 

So on the pier you expect to catch a 180 lb salmon? Lol. Wasn't your line 60 lb braid? Or was it 65?

He also had a 80lb shark rod if I remember correctly............

[Christopher K]

No need for 10 lb, I usually use 6lb for chinooks, this year I may try 4 just for the challenge

[NADO]

theres no need for light line with salmon, it wont catch you any more fish. 8lb was the norm for me last year and this year i'm beefing it up to 10lb lead. Especially if you are fishing in the typical area's that have some pressure. Nobody wants to wait while someone is tiring out a chinny to death for 10+ minutes.

[CJR]

theres no need for light line with salmon, it wont catch you any more fish. 8lb was the norm for me last year and this year i'm beefing it up to 10lb lead. Especially if you are fishing in the typical area's that have some pressure. Nobody wants to wait while someone is tiring out a chinny to death for 10+ minutes.

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Horse them suckas in.I was blowing up 6lb leads like crazy last year, upped it to 8/10lb and had a lot less break offs.

[CJR]

i just used 8pound line for salmon and no leader, chinnys arent line shy 

Yeah cause....



 


 

[Rainbow]

^Best pic ever 

[ChasinTails]

So on the pier you expect to catch a 180 lb salmon? Lol. Wasn't your line 60 lb braid? Or was it 65?

lolol yup...lol my main line is that heavy cuz i hate mono and need thich braid on my caster, however my leader was 12lb fluro also cuz that braid slices ignorant whitebucketer mono 

[ChasinTails]

I used to use 15lb line for salmon. downgrading to 8lb this year to give it a try.

 

 

He also had a 80lb shark rod if I remember correctly............

yes i do for florida, works good on them muskie 

[Giuga10]

No need for 10 lb, I usually use 6lb for chinooks, this year I may try 4 just for the challenge

 

Ummm... with 4lb You'll have to fight that fish for  a LONG time, and when it's 4 lb test and you do manage to land the fish, don't expect to release it alive... Stick to 6+ preferably 8 though.... Why not try to keep the fish alive?

[buck]

Ummm... with 4lb You'll have to fight that fish for  a LONG time, and when it's 4 lb test and you do manage to land the fish, don't expect to release it alive... Stick to 6+ preferably 8 though.... Why not try to keep the fish alive?

 

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[buck]

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Horse them suckas in.I was blowing up 6lb leads like crazy last year, upped it to 8/10lb and had a lot less break offs.

 

I never bother with leader for salmon, I think salmon just snap at your bait out of aggression so the line isn't very important

[Shawarma]

I upped mine from 10lb to 12lb mono. Landed my first salmon with the 12lb on saturday in west trib. Tons of fun! Fish wasn't too tired to jump out of the net though. 

 

I was using a 2/5oz cleo.. (FT, third row from the bottom on the image)

 

http://www.zbik.pl/v...Cleo_colors.gif

 

Everything i saw getting caught was on spoons that day of 2/5oz + .. most were casting 3/4oz from what i could see.

 

[Knuguy]

i just used 8pound line for salmon and no leader, chinnys arent line shy 

 

I tend to use a mono leader because I find braid almost impossible to untangle. Also, the weaker leader acts as a fuse so you don't lose a lot of line if you get a snag. 

[usernamehere]

Ummm... with 4lb You'll have to fight that fish for  a LONG time, and when it's 4 lb test and you do manage to land the fish, don't expect to release it alive... Stick to 6+ preferably 8 though.... Why not try to keep the fish alive?

Some people just like a challenge. Its not always about keeping the fish alive. Fish can always be buried as fert

[CJR]

I never bother with leader for salmon, I think salmon just snap at your bait out of aggression so the line isn't very important

The reason I use leader is that you never know what other fish might be hiding under them.  e,g. browns, early bows, etc. that may be line shy.  It's common to catch a brown or two while fishing for salmon.

[CJR]

Some people just like a challenge. Its not always about keeping the fish alive. Fish can always be buried as fert

So you'd rather stress the fish out more and possibly kill it, just to make it more challenging?

[ChasinTails]

So you'd rather stress the fish out more and possibly kill it, just to make it more challenging?

lololol