Steelhead and salmon?

Bassboss · 10-04-09, 09:53 AM

Ya, the Florida boy asking this... who would thought!

First off, for those of you that don't know yet, it is very likely that I will move to Alaska... I guess the closest "big" city would be Anchorage!

Anyways, since there ain't gonna be a bit of bass up there, I'm gonna be fishing for salmon, steelies, trout, pike, and got knows what else up there!

I've joined an Alaska forum, but not much help from there! So I'm asking y'all!

For those of you that are lucky 'nuf to fish for steelhead, and salmon, like IB. What is some of the tackle I'm gonna need? Just looking at videos and what not, I'm seeing that my 6 1/2, 7 rods ain't gonna cut it! But I think my baitcasters are.. just barely though. I'm think rather any getting the 6' 10" (or 6' 9", something like that) Vengeance rod, I think I'm gonna go with the 7' 6" one. Anyone think that will cut it? Or will I have to go longer? Also regarding line sizes, will I have to go any from my heavy mono and braid and just go to 10 - 12lb mono, and just play the fish nice and easy? I also think the the new Quantum reels are gonna be pretty good for salmon and steelies. Since the have a 100 size, and 200 line capacity, and the salt water Catalyst is the right price and can go in salt!

So to the point:

What length/action rod?
What pound test line/brand (I'm think CXX because it's so strong)
What reel?

10-04-09, 09:53 AM	#1
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Steelhead and salmon? Ya, the Florida boy asking this... who would thought! First off, for those of you that don't know yet, it is very likely that I will move to Alaska... I guess the closest "big" city would be Anchorage! Anyways, since there ain't gonna be a bit of bass up there, I'm gonna be fishing for salmon, steelies, trout, pike, and got knows what else up there! I've joined an Alaska forum, but not much help from there! So I'm asking y'all! For those of you that are lucky 'nuf to fish for steelhead, and salmon, like IB. What is some of the tackle I'm gonna need? Just looking at videos and what not, I'm seeing that my 6 1/2, 7 rods ain't gonna cut it! But I think my baitcasters are.. just barely though. I'm think rather any getting the 6' 10" (or 6' 9", something like that) Vengeance rod, I think I'm gonna go with the 7' 6" one. Anyone think that will cut it? Or will I have to go longer? Also regarding line sizes, will I have to go any from my heavy mono and braid and just go to 10 - 12lb mono, and just play the fish nice and easy? I also think the the new Quantum reels are gonna be pretty good for salmon and steelies. Since the have a 100 size, and 200 line capacity, and the salt water Catalyst is the right price and can go in salt! So to the point: What length/action rod? What pound test line/brand (I'm think CXX because it's so strong) What reel? __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

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