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Salmon with this rod?
09-21-2014, 02:27 PM
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RE: Salmon with this rod?
It's all up to your discretion and experience. Learn by trial and error and watching the other guys when they fight their fish. I use a centerpin reel for salmon so I have total control of resistance (zero drag). Snapping your line will depend on resistance so if you are worried, just loosen drag. And if you are getting spooled then tighten it up and put some more resistance on the fish. No one can really tell you how to fight a fish, you'll just have to learn on your own! Just get out there and fish, you will learn by doing it again and again.

For me, I fish a different style (float fishing in river) for salmon so it's not uncommon for me to use 6-8lb test line on a 12' medium-light rod to fight 30lb salmon. I have used the same line test and rod for pier fishing steelhead. I do pier fish for steelies but not salmon
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Salmon with this rod? - dahliablue - 09-20-2014, 03:37 PM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - Toasty - 09-21-2014, 11:44 AM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - dahliablue - 09-21-2014, 12:13 PM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - Toasty - 09-21-2014 02:27 PM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - dahliablue - 09-21-2014, 02:40 PM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - Toasty - 09-21-2014, 07:20 PM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - MuskieBait - 09-21-2014, 09:41 PM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - dahliablue - 09-21-2014, 10:15 PM
RE: Salmon with this rod? - MuskieBait - 09-22-2014, 07:32 AM

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