Whirlpool Browns

[blair]

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[LICENSETOPIN]

nice job, 2 fish still beats no fish! looks like u guys had a good time on the water.

 

[Djsms]

Great work Guy's! Must be nice to get that itch scratched.

 

[ret0dd]

h34r:

either those fish have some nice colors or the camera is of high quality....

anyways keep up the good work.

 

[Freezer]

Nice photos, must have been a great day.

 

[TorontoMikey86]

Sweet stuff Blair!..glad to see you finally got out to niagara, haha i'm not going to lie, i'm a lil jealous But i should have my car up and running by tommorow, so next week i'm all good to go if your up for it. Either way, good fishing!

 

[Chrisr]

great job blair, an yah those pictures do seem to be pretty high quality.

 

[FrankTheRabbit]

Nicely done Blair and thanks for sharing. It's always good to know that the trout are still biting and fishing can be done 365 days per year.

 

[stdavidsboy]

Hey Blair - beautiful fish. Some days its hard fishing down there, some days it's just fantastic. I'm hoping to head there this weekend or the next, so if I do I'll post on how it goes. Work keeps me tied up 90% of the time, so right now I'm using the cover of darkness to tie flies like a mad man.

I'm going to the Thunder Bay area for some steelheading in the late spring, fishing fast and cold water of moderate depth. The water is crystal clear.... I mean CRYSTAL clear. Do you have any advice? It's big water (the Nipigon River) and there are good chances of running into some hefty salmon, so I'll be floating with clear floats running 12lb main line, 10lb shot line and 8lb fluorocarbon.

I've been tying up some closed fabric tubing into spawn-sac looking things, I have egg-sucking leeches of all colours and sizes, and I can always dunk some meat if required.

 

[blair]

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[fisher12]

What's this shot line I keep hearing about?

 

[float^drifter]

i try and avoid it 3 lines is to darn much and i get line twist while casting it. only time i'll run shot line is when i'm running colored line ex. orange,red,pink blue etc............ no need for shot line if your running clear line, and i still see people do it :blink: my friend that goes with me runs tangerine color and he never run shot line darn guy sometimes catches more fish then me.

 

[staffman]

What's this shot line I keep hearing about?

A shot line is a short line below your float which holds your split shot the top end is tied to your main line usually below your float and your leader is tied to the bottom end. Some fishermen prefer to put their fixed floats on the shot line itself ,this way they have a swivel above their float reducing line twist caused by the float.I run slip floats when pinning and therefore i tie my shot line below my float which I hold in a fixed position by using two float stops above the float and a size B split shot below the float. As mentioned shot lines are normally used when running high visibility main lines.

 

[frozenfire]

Looks like a good trip

 

[stdavidsboy]

What's this shot line I keep hearing about?

Hi Fisher12,

Re: the shot line

Some may give you a different interpretation of it, but as I see it the shot line is essentially a separate piece of mono between two swivels that you use to place your shot/weights. Sounds elementary, and it really is. The rigging usually goes like this:

hook --> fluorocarbon leader --> tiny swivel --> heavier test mono "shot line" with weights --> swivel --> heaviest main line with float, either slip float or fixed.

I run this configuration most of the time because:
1) in an ideal world you get never get snagged, but reality it happens all the time
2) re-tying a whole rig is a waste of time and hard when its cold out.. I'd rather fish.
3) re-tying is simpler when only the leader breaks off (hence the swivel between shot and leader line)
4) it's easier to shorten the overall length of your line if you're moving to shallower water, by sliding shot down (or up) and retying to a swivel.
5) in the event that your shot line snags too, you don't lose your float! That's why the main line is heavier than the shot line, which is heavier than the leader.

There are tons and tons of configurations though.

If you want to learn about some basic centerpin setup, or just float drifting riggings for spin gear, consider getting the $6 Raven Float Fishing Guide available at most fishing stores. I know Peter's Bait and Tackle in St. Catharines on the way to the Niagara River has it. (Peter was a good guy, his wife Angela now runs the store... she's great too). This short pocket guide covers shotting patterns fairly well and is a 10 minute read.

Cheers,

Marc