bassjnkie Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 I made a bet with a buddy. He said it is impossible to catch a salmon with the carp setup (at the Ganny), 12' rods, 1oz weight, baitrunner reel and roe(I am thinking floating roe) Oh ya alarms and pods. So what I was thinking is main line to a 1oz (egg)sliding wieght to a swivel to 20# leader to salmon hook and floating roe bag. If anyone has any other ideas, let me know. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 It works in Bronte, I don't see why it wouldn't work at the Ganny. I used a slip sinker to adjust my distance off the bottom. I was also "drop shotting" for salmon before I even knew what drop shotting was! I would switch from one to the other depending on what I thought the down current was doing. I never had the fancy carp gear but that won't make a difference, if anything you're better prepared than I was with an old 7'er and crappy Mitchel reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 That's pretty much the same setup I use for salmon and trout buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoz Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Well, I sure wouldn't be sitting my pod, buzzers & rod along a riverbank where everybody's runnin' around . . . . good way to get it stomped! Fishin' with a bunch of seasoned carpers who know enough to watch where they're walking is fine, but the salmon guys don't expect a set up like this to detour around! But . . . . I'm presently using a 12' / 3 pound T/C Technium with a 6000 Stradic & 50 pound Power Pro, with an 18 pound Seaguar leader. I do this because I can wrassle a big salmon in in about 5 minutes, doesn't tie up the whole shoreline for a half hour, and the fish is in better shape to be released. I've NEVER had one break off this set-up, but I do straighten the occasional hook! However, if I'm fishing and have the area pretty much to myself, I go to a 10.5' St' Croix. 8 - 14 pound, 4000 Sustain & 8 pound line & leader, more fun, but a lot more work!! The Baitrunner set-up doesn't give you a hard enough hookset most of the time, to solidly embed the hook in a salmon's hard bony mouth, the first jump or 2 will dislodge the hook and it's gone! Plus, the salmon is about 3X faster than a carp, could almost have you spooled by the time you get your rod off the pod, and kick the spool into gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted September 21, 2007 Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 I"d say your buddy just lost a bet!! That set up will work better than most I see fishing the piers lately. Sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjnkie Posted September 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2007 Thanx everone. I printed the posts and made myself $25. Thanx, Daniel OCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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