Drew, it was a pleasure fishing with you man, my dad really enjoyed himself...
We'll definitely have to hit the water sometime soon, any chance Mike and I can get you addicted to float fishing?
And that report? Brings back some awesome memories!!! Although I gotta get a better camera, your pics look so much better!
Glad you, bren and the kids are finally settled!
A used setup is the way to go.. Can you get something decent for under $400 for sure..
If you are going after chinnies, you better get something with some meat to it
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and you are certainly entitled to yours.
I fish with Mike and a lot of other guys who have fished that river for a long long time, before it was ever the in thing to do.
Could I see the impact on a river that is completely self sustaining with no type of additional stocking? For sure.
But for a river that get's something like 90,000 stocked fish per year like Wallico mentioned? It just doesn't add up even with the mortality rates you quoted.
You mind as well skip steelhead fishing and head right to the pond for bluegill...
15ft foot rods have their place, and I wouldn't run anything shorter then 13' for anything else.
8ft? lol
It's pretty obvious who you are talking about without mentioning them man, come on.... How many times have you done this? Did you forget the giant diatribe you had over on the float board?
It's hilarious that you think one post about one river lead to any kind of 'decimation'... If you are so worried about it, stop fishing all together.
Funny you mention that..
I was out fishing with a buddy last week and he ended up snapping his Rainshadow XST in 2 places (obviously a defect).. His backup was a GLX...
Wet noodle was right, he couldn't move fish after that.....
I also run a 13'6 GL3, wouldn't trade it for the world.