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Hey man use what you got!!! Just make sure that you use good fresh line 10 lb. GAMMA that is my favorite well I use 8lb. but have good flex in my rod. Fish on man and fish hard
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i fished next to a guy last year up in stanley that was using a 6"6 ultra light. He landed as many fish as i did, and watching him seemed to have one hell of a good time doing it. but thats up were the river is managable dont know about down below in the big water, but i would think if they could land them on those fly rods you could do it on any good rod.
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Look at some old black and white photos of steelheaders and their primitive rods. They caught fish.
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Your rod will work just fine to land them. Detecting the bite might be the challenge. A good rod helps you feel the difference between the bottom and when a fish picks up.
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every bodys answers are 100% correct when i first started catching steelhead ( i say catching not fishing for because the first couple of years i fished for steelhead i had horrible horrible luck but i was like 12 so.....) i was using a medium action 7 1/2 foor rod and real set up the only down side to it is its a little bit harder to feel the bite so thats why i bought an actually steelhead setup but a lot of my friends still use light gear for steelhead just be a little prepared if you get into a bigger b run fish that is wild they can give you a run for your money those wild fish fight harder than the hatchery!!!!
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