BigT555

After my failed attempt to find a well priced stiff 15'er, and my 13' amudson breaking on saturday, I'm in the market for a new 13' float rod

Looking for something that has some good backbone, I did like the 13' amudson savvy edge that I used for a couple years but a buddy borrowed it and could hardly cast with it, hes used to a g loom so I'm thinking that if I get something a bit stiffer than my old rod it would get me the extra casting distance that i desired from a 15'er

Any recommendations for something in the 2-300 range?  I've been eyeing the raven im8 but it isn't available anywhere local so I would have to order online and take the chance of being disappointed.  Boxing day deals might get me onto a g loom but I don't expect to find one within my price range

A 3pc would be ideal as I have a rod case that I like to use for bush wacking that is 55" long (so a 13'6 3pc would be ok too) 

Thanks

Wondering if anyone knows of any 15-18' rods that aren't more than a couple hundred bucks?

I'd like to get something with a little more length than my 13 footer for those wide open rivers but theres no way I can dish out 800 for a g loomis.. maybe if I win the lottery but until then I'd like to see if theres something more in my price range or if I'm stuck with my 13 (which I got for $80 new).  Been looking at the local shops and online and haven't found any as of yet

Thanks

Hi there, 

Wondering what everyone uses for leader sizes when they float for steelhead.  I typically use 6lbs flouro but after breaking off 2 or 3 times setting hooks on saturday I switched to the 10lbs flouro line I use for spin fishing out of frustration.  Hooked into a fish within 15 minutes on my first hook set, nice 8ish lbs buck.

Maybe I just have a spool of bunk line but after that I'm considering just moving to 8 or 10 lbs permanently, unless I'm going for little creek shakers which I have a spool of 4lbs for.  I don't think that visibility is a big difference between each size with how thin the 10lbs even is, but I have read that the slightly thicker line can effect how the bait floats around underwater. 

What does everyone typically use?  Can you recommend a line type that I should be using at 6lbs that I won't break off as easily?  I use seaguar invisx line for the 6lbs, and I think the 10 is berkley vanish (which I have had great experience with, no fish have broken off on that stuff yet)

Thanks in advance

Hi folks,  

Bought a used Islander steelheader the other week, and it seems to be in good condition other than the spin time is only a minute or so (whereas my buddy has the same reel that spins for 5 min or so) and when it spins its fairly loud 

Is this a sign my bearings need to be switched out?  I did a thorough clean already, part of me is worried its a bigger issue but I dont want to spend the money to send it to BC if I don't have to.... 

If I go for a bearing replacement, should I send it in or is replacing them yourself easy enough?

Hi Folks, 

A few buddies and I are going to do some camping/fishing near Port Loring for May 24.  We went last year and did not so hot for fishing, only getting 2 walleye all weekend between 4 guys (still had a blast though!). The lake we were at is called Big Caribou Lake, we got kind of screwed by the weather as it rained the entire sunday which I think turned the bite off.  This has been a tradition for the past couple years to go up north for may long and has always been great but we've never had much luck with fishing

I'm hoping to get some pointers for fishing in the area, what to use, how deep ect.  We will be fishing out of kayaks for the weekend and going for pike, walleye and lakers.  It'll depend on the weather and temp at the time of course but some general tips would be awesome

Hopefully we get some good weather this year but either way we'll have some fun, just hoping to get into some fish.  We mostly fish rivers at home so its some new territory for us

Thanks in advance fellas!