spinnerdoc Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 caught on a 10'6 rod paired with an abu garcia baitcaster on single chinook eggs,#12 hook.started to try out drifting 3 weeks ago and this was the first one landed. had another one today as well but didnt manage to land it.same as last week. fish on but not landed.still learning but getting a lil better at presenting the egg as natural as i can. surprisingly i don't mind the baitcaster. will probably stick to this set up for a while don't wanna drop big bucks till i am sure i'll be liking this style of fishing , but so far it's been awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 nice shooting ....persistence pays off ...and dont worry about the ones that you lost....they aided in this victory to make the moment that much sweeeeeter !!! Good for you ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Is that fish missing an eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 lately man it's been all about just getting out and just enjoying fishing....numbers dont matter anymore, even 0's i don't mind. i've learned a long time ago that persistence, like you've said, pays. it's been a few years now that i kinda touched this style of fishing, by that i mean one or 2 outings on the river a year, but this year i've decided to really give it a shot, this is how i got started last year with carp fishing. if there's one thing i've learned so far is longer rod helps, still not a big fan of the super long rods, maybe it's bec i haven't tried them yet, he he...but i am happy with the 10' 6" that i have. see somone posted a link on shot spacing, that should be cool, what i have been doing is pretty much experimenting myself on the spacing, trying to figure out what works well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 billm, no it's not, it's the angle that i took the shot. the fiesh went back just fine. i was in a hurry i didn't position the fish well to get a good scale. i think he's in the 23-25" range. the cork on my rod is just under 21" and the fish is well over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Very pretty fishie. Problem is, my friend, now you're hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Is that fish missing an eye? Either that or he is squinting, lol. Nice fish nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young_one Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Nice fish! I can never fish well when its dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Very nice, spinnerdoc, if that's your real name. The steelhead fishing in the tribs is a secret *shhhhhhhhhhhhh*. Congratulations on solving the puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Awesome first spinnerdoc Congrats Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) thanks people. this year was great for me. didn't get to fish that much, as i was really busy summer time but i was able to get variety...also caught my first chinook this year, 2 actually. i am just happy to start getting a hang of drifting......i kinda understand why you guys are addicted to it....i'm still tweaking my shot spacing though, the last one was fine, needs a little tweaking......i hope i don't become an addict, dont mind if i do either-wife might not be too happy about it...ha ha Edited November 4, 2009 by spinnerdoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 craig, i think your right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinguypat Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 where is the video on shot placing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 where is the video on shot placing? Try Google? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 thanks people. this year was great for me. didn't get to fish that much, as i was really busy summer time but i was able to get variety...also caught my first chinook this year, 2 actually. i am just happy to start getting a hang of drifting......i kinda understand why you guys are addicted to it....i'm still tweaking my shot spacing though, the last one was fine, needs a little tweaking......i hope i don't become an addict, dont mind if i do either-wife might not be too happy about it...ha ha your talking about a couple of species of fish you caught on a fishing board......NEWS FLASH !!!!!!!!! you ARE an addict.... i hope your wife is more understanding then my last two wives.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 she is understanding.....sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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