Yes they do, and that`s what I meant to say when I said Hula Popper. Jitter Bug sounds like its bubbling when retrieving.
Take a look at Fish USA.com they have a section dedicated just for salmon fishing. Just be careful some of the rods they show as salmon rods may be a bit on the light side. Okuma sells a salmon rod, or you may want to take a look at the Fenwick rods they make two heavy duty rods the HMX and the HMG. Make sure that you get a reel that has a high Max Drag rating I would suggest 20lbs. or better. I looked long and hard for my reel and ended up buying an Okuma Raw II-30 It`s rated at 22lbs. max drag. I hope that you end up catching a few salmon, I have no clue on what to do if you hook into a sturgeon, I guess just hold on!! Whatever you do have fun doing it!!
I looked long and hard for my steelhead/salmon rod and reel. I own a few Okuma SSt`s on the lighter side for fishing trout, don`t know if I would go with the Okuma rod for steelies. I went across the pond were they really know salmon fishing and bought a Greys Prowla rod. And there is no way a pflueger pres. is going to bring in a half way decent size steelhead or salmon, the max drag on one of those is I think either 8lb. or 12lb. max. drag. You need to find something in the 18 to 24lb. max. drag. For the Greys rod I bought an Okuma RawII-30 this reel is rated with a 22lb. rating and spooled it with 30lb. braid. you can`t give these big boys a second of slack or their going bye-bye. You might want to take a look at the Fenwick HMX rods and a Penn reel, that would get the job done!
Jump on it!! You won't be sorry, unless you don`t buy it. Just make sure everything works right!
Took all my fishing gear out of the truck yesterday to clean and store till next spring. Now, the question, how do you folks out there keep your soft baits so they don't get destroyed by heat and other situations? Mine usually stay in my truck from spring to late fall and I notice every year the same thing, the larger baits usually stick together, and forget about the small bugs and such, you might just as well make a ball out of them and play handball with them. Let's not talk about the cost to replace them each spring, makes me want to pull my hair out! So does anybody out there have a real life way of keeping these baits good, short of keeping them refrigerated?
I would venture to say that eBay would be your best bet for finding extra spools for your reel. That's the first place I look for things like that, most likely cheaper also.
HA, " knee slap " You Funny!! Don`t lose your day job!
Hey, whatever floats your boat, or how you feel comfy
Just think of it as fly fishing, I`m right handed, my right hand is my dominant hand, therefore I use my right hand as my rod hand. Not that I have ever had to reel in a 20lb. fish, but I think I would want to do it with my stronger arm, correct? And I'm dam sure that I wouldn't use my left arm to cast my fly line. Just my thoughts on the subject and to each his own I think.
That's why they call it "fishing" it thru your kayak!!
I just bought a Hurricane Sweetwater 126, It has a thermo formed hull that makes it lighter than any others in it`s class. you would think that a 12'-6" kayak would run anywhere from 80 to 100lbs., mine weighs 57lbs. with the seat and 52lbs. without. It`s not quite as stable as some of the others but it`s quick on and off at the launch and who needs a trailer, I just carry it to the launch! And I`ll kick your ass in the fifty-yard dash! Thermo formed is the only way to go.
I use a tight fitting pair of long underwear(long johns) and change back to pants at the car.
Fish where the bubbles run thru the stream. That's basically where the feeding lane is for trout and enjoy lots of oxygen. Anywhere the bubbles travel, so does the food that they are looking to eat.
You don't have a problem, you have a hobby!!