lakers,flyrods and downriggers

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NotherOne
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2011/04/28 19:03:10 (permalink)

lakers,flyrods and downriggers

i was watching some fishing shows and saw a couple guys using flyrods with downriggers for salmon.  has anyone ever tried this for lakers or steelhead in erie?  its not traditional flyfishing but looked like alot of fun.
i can't remember if they were using flyline or just mono. 
 
another thought occured to me while i was putting new leadcore on one of my trolling rods.  leadcore looks sort of like fly line. why not spool up a fly roid with lead core and troll for eyes or steelhead?
 
does this sound legit or is all this rain giving me cabin fever and distorting my sense of reality
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    dimebrite
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    RE: lakers,flyrods and downriggers 2011/04/29 07:18:30 (permalink)
    You should try it. Remember there's always more than one way to throw a rope and when experimenting different techniques its always rewarding to have them work
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    D-MAC
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    RE: lakers,flyrods and downriggers 2011/04/29 07:36:18 (permalink)
    I'm not sure i think they use a mooching reel for salmon and steelhead when trolling with herring for bait. Looks like a fly reel....
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    RE: lakers,flyrods and downriggers 2011/04/29 10:11:36 (permalink)
    Definitely mooching reel looks just like an over sized fly reel  
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    NotherOne
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    RE: lakers,flyrods and downriggers 2011/04/30 17:42:54 (permalink)
    mooching huh? i never heard of that. google here i come.
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    RE: lakers,flyrods and downriggers 2011/05/03 09:00:56 (permalink)
    I saw Tred Barta doing it for coho's in AK. I also saw guys fly fishing for lakers right after ice out in nothren Canada when they are still in the shallows. I also saw a show where they were fishing for giant halibut with a huge weight on the fly line.  You'd need a 20 weight for that !
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    RE: lakers,flyrods and downriggers 2011/05/03 17:04:40 (permalink)
    i looked into the mooching reels. they are just large arbor single action fly reels.  i may give this a shot this summer and see what happens.  its only money right?
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