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Pioneer 
 		  Home: New York , USA   12/28/2004 23:10
 

I have alot of questions and I will try to keep it short! I am back to fishing after a short time away
from salmon and have added alot of new tools to my boat. I have reels for 2,4,6, and 8 color core, 4 reels
for my Dodger/Flasher and fly combos, 2 wire and 2 super braid dipseys, and a lb ball rigs. When I fished salmon before all I could afford was some of my grandfathers rods he used to fish cobia with in the gulf! Needless to say they were stiff, but I kind of liked them. I turned my blacks releases way up and bent them down. It seems like you can stear them alittle more with a 8' or 8'6" stiff rod then with a buggy whip some of these guys run. What do you guys have? Do you have a list of online stores you get your stuff from? Thank you for all of your help I have really liked this site.

Hope you all had a merry Christmas and a happy new year
Chris
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Re:Rods for salmon fishing
Pioneer 
 		    12/28/2004 23:14
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sorry I posted twice I have no clue how I managed that!

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Re:Rods for salmon fishing
t3pt6k 
 		  Port: Grand Haven, MI   12/29/2004 00:33
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not a problem - it sometimes does that - not sure why haven't been able to track it down. Welcome aboard - glad to have you.

I run pretty stiff rods as well - I run Shimano TDRs for riggers 1802 -1803s. I use 1903 and 1953(?) for lead and brownings 10' and 1903 for divers. I have some light action 8'3" ugly sticks that I run for light tackle sutff.

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Re:Rods for salmon fishing
Verdict 
 		  Port: Ludington, Michigan   12/29/2004 00:58
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I run a pretty standard setup when it comes to rods. It consists of:

Riggers: Diawa Heartland "X" Series (the discontinued graphite/composite sibiling to the "S" Series)
Mono & Superline Divers: Diawa Heartland "S" Series (10'6" for mono, 9'6" for braid)
Wire Divers: Shimano Talora Roller Guide - 8'
Leadcore: Shimano TDR 1953 (9'6" Med. Heavy action)
Board Rods: Shimano TDR 1802 (8'0" Med. action)

I may retire the rigger rods in favor of a set of 8' Shimano Taloras for next season. The common theme through out my selection of rods is that I attempt to find a rod with a softer forgiving tip section with a good deal of backbone on the lower 2/3 of the rod.

Hope this helps.

Tim
Verdict - Ludington
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Re:Rods for salmon fishing
WingNut 
 		    12/29/2004 17:49
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For riggers I have a mismatched set. Some Daiwa S 8'6" medium, some ancient Master C 8'6" medium, and some Eagle Claw not sure of length and action. For the money the Daiwa S's are a decent rod and can steer fish. http://franksgreatoutdoors.com

Wire dipsey: 8'6" Yad roller Captain Chuck's in Ludington,MI http://franksgreatoutdoors.com

Braid Dipsey: 9'6" Daiwa S dipsey rod. http://franksgreatoutdoors.com

Mono Slide Diver: Cabelas Depthmaster 10'6" dipsey rod.

Leadcores on inline boards: 9'6" Daiwa S dipsey rod.

Wire thumper: Daiwa 9'6" S dipsey rod.

If I were fishing by myself all of the time away from the pack I'd prefer as light of a rod as I could get away with like a 7' ml action rigger rod. Since I like to introduce first timers and their kids to salmon fishing and also fish a few tournaments and in the pack during harbor patrol, these rods aren't practical. I agree with Verdicts description of a good action for salmon rods.
Jim...I Fish Therefore I Am
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