Salmon Gear For Fishing Rivers: Rods, Reels, and Tackle

[@TimMerchant-f1i]

Great tutorial, thank you so much.

[@jamesryan1691]

Great video Petr...lots of excellent info.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I'm glad you liked it. Not very in depth, just an overview.

[@thomasszeman9663]

I'm excited about the video on why coho bite. So far this season I have only got one to bite lol.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Your experience is normal. This time of year it's possible to run into a hungry school of them and limit out, but most people don't get one every time out. I've had several on, haven't even landed one. The video is already filmed, I just have to edit. Give me a day or two.

[@allancrow134]

They make a spinning reel with a free-running spool, hit the button and the spool rolls. I'm like my bait casters though, I've had the same Abu's for a few decades. You are on point about mono, there's a lot of stretch and shock-absorbing, braid is pretty unforgiving.

[@joesutherland225]

3000 series bait caster is very versatile 9 to 10 ft same with spinning reels and rods.

[@robertjones-iv7wq]

My first time with you Petr, I hope you're not offended by my opening comment... To be a jerk about it, there's a big difference between 'spinning' (the egg-beater) and 'spin-casting' (closed-face) reels. I use my spin-casters (closed-face) to cast 1/32oz to 3/16oz lures on a 7'9" Okuma kokanee light rod and a 7'6" light Ugly Stik which is the only Ugly Stik I actually enjoy using. I personally prefer bait-casters, from the bigger 70/700 sizes down to 'pixie' size 50 for all my fishing, unless casting into the wind. I once tried a center-pin, and yup, I'm just not good enough. I would need a lot, lot more regular practice. Drift/floating for me means bait-casters. However, I did buy a couple bait-feeder spinning reels (egg-beater) from Okuma & Penn and they are on par with bait-casters for feeding line out on long floats/drift style fishing. They're a bit heavier but not much, and the drags on decent spinning reels are exceptional when needed. VERY VERY good advice re: mono. I like braid/fused lines for a lot of my fishing... But I use a lot more mono and love it. Flourocarbon for me is, like you, leader material only. Your comment re: barbless and pressure was spot on. And I appreciated your simple approach. I'm a sucker for everything out there that looks cool, and often that creates option-paralysis. I'm now a subscriber

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Welcome aboard, and I appreciate your comments. Sometimes my audience learns from me, and sometimes I learn from them, that's great. English is actually the fourth language I learned in my life and I don't get everything right. My fishing style continues to evolve as I try out different gear and techniques. cheers and thanks for subscribing.

[@JohnJames.]

My first time fishing the Vedder in over 7 yrs was Friday. Brought my 7wt , float rod , and ml spinning rod . Caught fish on all. Hatch coho on croc, and pink jig under a short float, on a spinning reel. First year not just using fly rod. And another hatch on sunday on my 6wt floating line pink fly

[@JohnJames.]

What net are you using, also thank you for putting the light on local shops

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

The one in the video is made by gibbs, I also use a smaller one that's from Cabellas. Yes, we need the small shops around, Amazon' won't deliver you hooks in the middle of the afternoon.

[@Teslative]

Thanks Petr.

[@RosinFlyFishing]

Interesting video. Centerpin might be a fun fly fishing-adjacent technique I'd like to try sometime. Do folks ever use flies in any of those gear setups instead of eggs/beads?

[@iancollings5047]

Typically not the flies you are used to, but those big balanced leeches I showed you, some people call them jigs, like the one he showed in the video. :)

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Yes, it's definitely possible to drift flies under a float. Coho like brown muddlers, blue attractors with flash and salmon egg immitation patterns. Easier to get flies into strike range this way too.

[@aln6242]

Is 100 yd of 20 lb braid with mono backing enough for the Vedder? Will any fish take me to the backing? Thanks.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I fish mono with backing. I only spool on 40 yards or so, never had a fish take it to the backing. If you want to fish braid, I'd recommend 40 pound braid with 10 to 15 foot mono bumper on the sharp end. I prefer mono for float fishing because it's more elastic and I lose fewer fish, but for jigs and spoons I use braid because I get better casting and hook set.

[@pixelfishflintyt8537]

We see you explaining the tackle, but can we see you actually use the tackle to catch the fish???

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

It' is not my intention to show you fishing videos. I think it has a bad impact on the sport where the video gets filmed. I don't want to blow up spots. Sure there might be a bit, but I have to be smart about where and when.

[@azaidi2365]

@@petrhermanadventures9509buddy calm down no one cares about your spots, guy like you would be lucky to land one every few trips

[@ShenpaiWasTaken]

​@@azaidi2365Lol. The amount of fish he lands in a year is actually pretty crazy.

[@lelu6462]

Your right,i buy combo in canadian tire,i used it in pink salmon..Only 1 day, i used it, and its done..

[@iancollings5047]

Petr; you are missing the single hand fly, switch and spey? :) The fun starts when you have to decide what to take, otherwise you end up carrying 5 rods and the landing net! :)

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

when my freezer is full, then I might start playing around with the starvations stick. It always looks so beautiful, but I don't ever see the fly guys carrying fish home. Ok, I'm joking around but there is some truth to it.

[@Ifish24-7]

A spincasting reel is the reel little kids use that goes on top of the rod like a baitcast. The last rod/reel you pointed out is a spinning reel. Daiwa Regal 3000 is a super reel. 22lb drag and never breaks. At $80 it’s a smoking deal. Good video Petr!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I guess it's called a spin casting setup, but the reel is a spinning reel. I don't even remember exactly what I said. It's a long monologue to do without any mistakes. Thanks for the clarification.

[@Ifish24-7]

@@petrhermanadventures9509 all good. I used to work at Cabela’s and people would ask for a spin casting setup and then get mad when I showed them the spincasting rod and reels. 🤦‍♂️

[@MordDorr]

Morning!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Evening now, Thanks for the first comment.

[@MordDorr]

@@petrhermanadventures9509 big supporter of your content. Any plans on making a video on the differences between lower, mid and upper rivers? Do techniques differ if you fish in the different areas?

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

@@MordDorr Thanks for the support :). That's an interesting topic, but too much for a reply here. I might make a video about it, but probably next year, this year is already mapped out and in the works.

[@MordDorr]

@@petrhermanadventures9509 excited to see what's next.

[@Ihtiandr13]

Why cant i have a heavy line but the leader matching the rod specs? Is there anything wrong with this set up? I mean the braded lines are pretty thing to work with. So i got the thicker one for convinience but it's double weight of the rod. But the leader is 10lb.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

There is no problem with running a heavier line. The rating just tells you what weight the rod was designed for. Most people run a 10 to 20 foot mono bumper on top of their braid so that they don't leave main line in the river if it gets hung up.

[@wadezhang7106]

That’s a big net😮😮

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Yes it is! But a 25 pound chinook barely fits in there.

[@joesutherland225]

Salmon mostly my spining tackle steelhead more the baitcaster but certainly not exclusive by any means for me its 70 percent spining 30 percent baitcaster .go with good reel yup agree doesnt have to be the most expensive brand only 3 blank factories in the world after all

[@joesutherland225]

Huh my success totally other way get more fish tossing lures than floats but i probably fish a way different part of the river too😊

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I use lures a lot more in November when the river is less busy and there are fewer fish..

[@kevinandrewmoore9752]

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