06-06-2020, 01:10 AM
Thanks, sir.
The thing I hate most about river fishing is getting hung up: snags. Does using flies on spinning equipment eliminate snags for the most part, at least? I've looked at a number of videos with fly rods and snagging never seems to be an issue with pure fly fishing tackle. The other thing I hate is twisted, messy line as I commonly experienced salmon-egg-floating on a mountain stream for pan-size trout. This involves repeated short underhand upstream casts as to a little pool or a rock in the bed of the stream and getting loose loops of line, wind knots, on the reel spool was common. I used a light open spinning reel and rod. It could also mean that my reel was not spooled with line correctly so the line lays flat when wound onto the spool.
The idea of having heavy terminal tackle, as weights, touch the bottom of a river bed or bounce over rocks to me means asking to get snagged. What I envision is a effective way to river fish with the minimal risk of getting hung up. I would think tackle that tends to float at the surface, at least for the most part, is the most snag-free. I saw a video or two where a clear in-line bobber was used. It was filled partially with water to act as a casting weight. The colorless bobber supposedly doesn't spook fish. Heavy spoons and spinners are notorious rock and fallen tree grabbers.
I have never caught a river salmon, a river steelhead or a river rainbow trout. What I am exploring are possible effective ways (tackle/technique) to do this with minimal snagging issues and messy line issues. I hate power bait, worms, herrings and other natural baits coz they're smelly and messy. Sometimes baits are a bear to try to keep on the hooks. Heavy lures sink easily and catch on things. Flies, to me, seem promising to eliminate much of the messiness in river fishing.
The thing I hate most about river fishing is getting hung up: snags. Does using flies on spinning equipment eliminate snags for the most part, at least? I've looked at a number of videos with fly rods and snagging never seems to be an issue with pure fly fishing tackle. The other thing I hate is twisted, messy line as I commonly experienced salmon-egg-floating on a mountain stream for pan-size trout. This involves repeated short underhand upstream casts as to a little pool or a rock in the bed of the stream and getting loose loops of line, wind knots, on the reel spool was common. I used a light open spinning reel and rod. It could also mean that my reel was not spooled with line correctly so the line lays flat when wound onto the spool.
The idea of having heavy terminal tackle, as weights, touch the bottom of a river bed or bounce over rocks to me means asking to get snagged. What I envision is a effective way to river fish with the minimal risk of getting hung up. I would think tackle that tends to float at the surface, at least for the most part, is the most snag-free. I saw a video or two where a clear in-line bobber was used. It was filled partially with water to act as a casting weight. The colorless bobber supposedly doesn't spook fish. Heavy spoons and spinners are notorious rock and fallen tree grabbers.
I have never caught a river salmon, a river steelhead or a river rainbow trout. What I am exploring are possible effective ways (tackle/technique) to do this with minimal snagging issues and messy line issues. I hate power bait, worms, herrings and other natural baits coz they're smelly and messy. Sometimes baits are a bear to try to keep on the hooks. Heavy lures sink easily and catch on things. Flies, to me, seem promising to eliminate much of the messiness in river fishing.
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