anyone here fish for Steelhead regularly on their older bamboo rods (such as an old montague, for example)?
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 clarkman23 |
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Posts: 80 11/16/2009 15:43 |
"Some people fish their entire lives without realizing it's not the fish they're after."
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Doug East |
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Posts: 18 11/16/2009 16:09 |
Howdy - Not steelhead but when I lived in Alaska, I used to fish for fresh-run Silvers with a 9 1/2' WM Granger Stream and Lake. Believe it or not, I even
figured out how to rig it up with a downrigger 'cause we would fish from a boat in the bay in Valdez and the schools would come in at about 20' or so.
I lived in terror that I would get torn up but it never happened .. just don't get to froggy playing off the butt and get to the net as quickly as
possible. I did catch a very tired (spawned out) King salmon in a stream once on the same rod but it was unintentional (I was fishing for Pinks) and all I had
was a trout net .. finally pooped him out and got him to the beach. I'll admit that a fresher King would have likely torn me a new one .. Assuming that
it's not your first rodeo with large fish, I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to fish steelhead with a bamboo rod - just be sure you use one built for
larger critters ,,
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Posts: 81 11/16/2009 16:54 |
well, here's what happened...
me fighting the fish after the break 
the fish 
the break 
I really think that there was a serious weak spot right there (it was a pretty old rod, most likely a montague). Although I had hooked up with a very hot fish earlier and it did great until that fish came unbuttoned... the rod had been refinished in the past so it's possible that covered up a problem area...who knows...either way, it was fun as hell!!!
"Some people fish their entire lives without realizing it's not the fish they're after."
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Doug East |
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Posts: 20 11/16/2009 17:41 |
Darn ... nice fish, cool reaction ... and a story with pictures that will last a lifetime. Hope you kept the splinters .. All I got for my bamboo salmon
fishing escapades was a freezer full of fish that are long gone.
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Posts: 130 11/16/2009 17:42 |
I did once. I was determined to catch Steelhead on cane and so bought this old Montague and caught this one. After that year, the private property I fished
on was sold and my Steelhead fishing stopped. It was a gas using cane though.
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Posts: 1539 11/16/2009 17:44 |
I've used 4 different cane rods for that very thing.
Orvis 8' 4 3/8oz Heddon 9' Deluxe 2 3/4F Its the 902113 for a 7/8wt W&M Granger 9050 Mike Brooks 8 1/2' Salmon and Steelhead Hollow Built rod 7/8wt landed a 35 lb. Salmon with this one. Also a side note Dr. Carey landed a 126 lb. Tarpon with his Granger 9053 |
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tedgolden |
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Posts: 3068 11/16/2009 20:57 Moderator |
On a 8 1/2' 3 pc. 5 ounce Orvis Battenkill.
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Posts: 252 11/16/2009 21:04 |
tedgolden wrote: NICE! Ohio? |
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Posts: 171 11/16/2009 21:14 |
Nice Fish Drew!!
In the past on the Desch. I've used a 9 foot South Bend #59 and handled steelhead well, but dont use it that much anymore, I have used recently my 9
1/2' Granger Victory and my 9' Heddon Black Beauty both handle summer run well.
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Posts: 3069 11/16/2009 21:19 Moderator |
Hey Alistair, Bruce, It was in PA. White streamer.
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Posts: 695 11/16/2009 21:21 |
Not a steelhead, but this 27" LL Salmon was brought in with a 6' 2 oz. Lee Wulff Midge rod. Bamboo is seriously tough stuff.
The Salmon was returned unharmed -- the lamprey became mink chow. AgMD 
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Posts: 211 11/16/2009 21:47 |
a midge rod....well done amigos (you and the maker)!
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Posts: 133 11/16/2009 22:13 |
Yes,
I've caught and released well over 100 steelhead on a single bamboo fly rod. 8'4" 3/2 7wt. Walton Powell Hollowbuilt.
Last Edited By: oldtrout 11/16/2009 23:04.
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Posts: 510 11/16/2009 22:29 |
Yup. 5 1/8 oz 8 1/2' Orvis Battenkill does just fine for me.
Jeff Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! |
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alistair59 |
Lee Wulff! | #14 | ||
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Posts: 253 11/16/2009 23:04 |
NICE!
I see you appear to have a reel foot fit challenge on your hands there - I had to get my cork barrels replaced, and had more functional slide-bands fitted at the same time. Made a world of difference. I took one of mine up to Labrador for bigger brookies after it was fixed - had a blast with it, using a TT6F and size12 white Wulffs. Tight Lines! Alistair |
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Posts: 1751 11/17/2009 01:17 |
Actually, I landed a 45 pound fresh Fall Chinook on a 8'6" 8 weight. No problem. And lots, as in well over 100, Steelhead on that rod and a 7 weight
version of it. Bamboo puts me in touch with the fly, ticking bottom or being almost imperceptibly stopped in a drift by a Steelhead. You simply cannot do that
with graphite, it kills the "feel".
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Posts: 696 11/17/2009 09:24 |
Alistair,
You spotted that reel seat bandage right off. One of this winters projects is to replace the seat corks. I am considering making some proper aluminum slip rings for it. For the short term, I wrapped some surgical tape on the corks to bush them up a bit. Ugly but functional. I have been fishing this with a 6 wt wf Orvis Superfine line. The short front taper suits the rod quite nicely and it throws surprisingly heavy hooks. AgMD |
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nwdlj |
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Posts: 125 11/18/2009 16:06 |
I have started using a Gene Edward's 10' #75 Deluxe which works fine, lots of reserve power and a beautiful fighting butt....but I use a Pate Anti
Reverse salmon reel on it, as I do on all my rods that I expect big fish to be caught...imo, its that sharp impulse that will happen that brings a rod beyond
its carry capability for only a moment maybe, but one that can break the rod or tippet. I have had rods blow up on me, typically on short line which stresses
the rod at its maximum...until I started using the anti reverse and since then have never have had a rod break and tippets also hold up...there's just
something unique about using a rod on Deer Creek fish that makes it worth all the bother... dj
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Doug East |
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Posts: 21 11/18/2009 18:20 |
dj's comments are insightful regarding the use of an anti-reverse reel when using a bamboo rod for big fish. With regards to my earlier post regarding
fishing for salmon in Alaska with a WMGranger, he reminded me that I also was using a Pate anti-reverse reel (mine was a "Trout" model, but they are
almost identical). I also bought a McNeese anti-reverse reel for the same purpose but I thought it was too purty to use and never mounted it up .. sold it a
couple of weeks ago to a Board member. Anyhow, I certainly agree that a good anti-reverse reels adds a margin of safety to the process ..
Doug |
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