misfish Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Today was the day. The day to see what all this hype was about pinning and what a day to start.Clear skies and the sun was shining. Well,the hype is pure, and when they say you,ll be hooked,well, Im hooked with this way of fishing.I knew it was going to be a new way of fishing for me as far as the reel went,the river rust came off pretty fast.The eyes arent like they use to be. Tying tiny swivels and putting on bird shot was alittle harder then in my younger years. Never casting with a float reel,I started out by casting the rod and spinning the reel to get the line to go out.Most casts didnt work at the begining,but through trial and error,I was getting the float out there. Another fellow angler showed up and I watched him for a while and then asked how the heck are you casting that far? He showed me. Ah, I say.The line comes off the side of the reel.Took me about 10 or so trys,then got the hang of it.I was casting to the other side of the river.Very cool I must say. I had my share of snags and reties,sure takes time away from the fishing.LOL Anyhoo,once I had the basics down I was throwing and drifting like I had been doing this for awhile. I hit about 8 spots today before I had my first fish on as a newby pinner.All I got to say about that is, WOW/AWESOME.The rod does most of the work, all I did was just allow the fish to run a bit by lightly pressing on the reel with my index finger.Not a big fish,but sure full of piss and vinugar. Im running 6lb main Maxum with vanish 4 lb tippit. I need to unspool the the reel and put some backing on so my casting will be easier.To mush reel interference.Also like I was told,I have line twist,,,,,,,already.LOL I would like to thank Solopaddler and BillM for all their tips, to get me started. Heres acouple of pics and this vid of my first pin chromer is for you Mike and Bill .The notty in this area is catch and release for bows. Didnt bother me as I dont eat them anyways. These signs need to be posted better.Like whos looking up trees for signs. Fish was caught on a chartruse quarter size roe bag. <embed width="600" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" allowNetworking="all" wmode="transparent" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvidmg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv731%2Fmisfish%2F20110402_05.mp4"> And yes JohnF.That was on the rod I bought from you. Edited April 3, 2011 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Nice video Brian, that little flipper did not want to come ashore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Oh are you going to take a beating for lying that reel in the sand...LOL Nice going with the new reel and first fish. You were casting across the river on your first day? Can you teach GBW how to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 you get any whitefish or bass...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Oh are you going to take a beating for lying that reel in the sand...LOL YA first thing I thought when I did that.OH CRAP .Got sand in it,flushed it out in the river right away.Alls good.Going to take it apart and clean it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Brian you're going to have to learn how to lay the rod across the back of your neck and rest it on your shoulders. There is a thread by Bigcatch called "fun in the spring" or something like that where there are some good shots of him hoolding the rod and fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Nice job Brian !!! Looks like a blast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Heck of report B, way to go. Must be a great feeling and to get a fish first time out, that's a big bonus J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbs Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Congrats and Great Report! Looking forward to more of your steelhead reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Attaboy Brian You certainly handle that bow like a pro Thanks for sharing Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Very few succeed their first time out. Well done bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattletrap2 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Very Nice Mr. B! Them are some greasy little buggers ain't they? Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Those little chromers are awesome, especially out of that river. Wait until you tie into a 5-6lbr!! :) I agree those signs should be everywhere and a lot more visible. I had a guy ask me last year if he could keep the fish he caught, I asked if he read the sign on the way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Way to go me son... That looks just like the way they fish for salmon on the rock on The Newfoundland Sportsman on the newfie TV channel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Nice shootin Brian ....i watched your video without sound and found myself laughing the whole time through it ...no im going to have to watch it again and see if it is even funny or not... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Way to go me son... That looks just like the way they fish for salmon on the rock on The Newfoundland Sportsman on the newfie TV channel... Guess that gives the old meaning,"The apple dont fall far from the da tree" Bill, the water was still higher then norm,but during the day,it was becoming pea. I was totally shocked(like it was a natural thing), that I remembered to stick the reel when I had a hit. Still talking the ear off of the mrs,s how great today was. Thanks all for you replies. Edited April 3, 2011 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 very cool. Now I need some waders and a rod. oh yeah, and a reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 First try! That'll give you confidence in your gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 That looks like a lot of fun Brian. You did well for a first time out. I'd be tempted to try that if the rivers held fish like that around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Congrats Brian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Oh Brian me Brudder. You've gone to the dark side and converted to the dreaded clothesline pulley. Tanks at least fer sharin' y'grief wit us all. Edited to add: Oh and Brian, now that you've lost the battle and succumbed to the powers of the dark side you'll have to make your equipment the focus point of your pics. Your new friends enjoy seeing pics of your equipment (as it were), not your fish. Learn to hold the rod in your teeth. You get Vader points if you can make little swirlies in your pic backgrounds too.....don't ask me why, something about not letting bass and muskie heathens into your sacred grocery cart and Pirelli infested waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 to increase your chances Brian on your next outing ....leave the red articles of clothing on the clothline at home...once the water clears up and you can see them....they will see you too...stack the odds in your favour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Right on brother!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Oh Brian me Brudder. You've gone to the dark side and converted to the dreaded clothesline pulley. Tanks at least fer sharin' y'grief wit us all. Edited to add: Oh and Brian, now that you've lost the battle and succumbed to the powers of the dark side you'll have to make your equipment the focus point of your pics. Your new friends enjoy seeing pics of your equipment (as it were), not your fish. Learn to hold the rod in your teeth. You get Vader points if you can make little swirlies in your pic backgrounds too.....don't ask me why, something about not letting bass and muskie heathens into your sacred grocery cart and Pirelli infested waters. Roy it,s a way to pass the spring,then it will be turkey time then bass time then deer time then salmon time then icefishing time,then back to spring time.LOL Oh and I always fish by the big white cross on the steeple.So no swirling required Ya red jacket.It.s what I had at the time. Thanks guys. Boy alot of rain over night.Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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