my reward in solitude... 5-7-11... 1 angler seen in 3 hours on a half mile strecth of big water...

Hey cold ; you've been steelhead fishing for 3 years???? I've been for 22.... for the past 2 years inend of april in to mid may I fish pink worms under raven floats for SILVER DROPBACKS on a noodle rod... no snagging is even possible with that set up...these fish are hungry and ferocious being that they are in lower stretches just before the lake... the worm tendsto ride up on the line when fish are hooked while using regular hooks rather than baitholders.... unforunately a 23 year fly fisherman like myself has tons of every type of hook you can imagine... as for rigging; I was fishing that pink worm with a pink bead above it about 3.5 inches.. I had a 4.5 ft leader below my float while fishing about 6 feet of water when I hooked that beauty... bobber went down and out in an instant..followed by a head shaking leap. there's more to steelhead fishig than you know from your 3 seasons of fishingstreams I can jump across and see the fish you're fishing for... don't take offense by what I've said.... im just saying...

Btw; I've seen you post about fly casting for steelhead and how you can basically do it with a piece of schedule 40 pvc pipe... here's an fyi... try some bigger water... there's a lot more to it than what you only know...

.... drop me a line if you ever want to try out water other than yourehorible experience pa tribs... id be glad to share...

dimebrite, dUUd, stop being such a phenomenal moron. I complimented your snagging setup and I meant it. I don't care what you tell yourself that you're doing or how long you've been snagging steel, or how many hooks you have (betcha I've got more than you think, but I'm not sure how that matters in the least). You came on this thread running your mouth and not knowing a thing about the PA tribs. I compliment your setup and you got as butthurt as most of the slimers you catch and go on a rant. Hilarious stuff. Don't stop believin' dUUd.

Campbell: Sure thing dUUd. Tying an improved version of that fly as we speak. Maybe this weekend?

Hey campbell... im not one of those im cool spey guys... I fish all different methods.... and I don't look down on any methods; was only explaining my rig from the picture that he claimed to be a snag rig...

ORIGINAL: dimebrite

my reward in solitude... 5-7-11... 1 angler seen in 3 hours on a half mile strecth of big water...

Nice, pink power-worms are awesome for steelhead.  Question, why the bead?  To get it to ride down further?  is it pegged above or free sliding to the head of the worm? Sometimes I have issues fishing a power-worm when the water is real fast, its floating nature keeps it riding mid current. 

ORIGINAL: dimebrite

One side comment... when fishing yamasenkos for large mouths... the worm tends to do the same thing by riding up the line after hook set...

Very few times have I set into a large mouth and not have the worm go up the line.

ORIGINAL: pghmarty

FISHING IS MUCH BETTER IN NY AND OHIO
Everyone please go there

No. Actually fishing is much better in Pennsylvania than it is in NY or Ohio. Everyone please STAY THERE.

ORIGINAL: Cold

Kinda funny that you post in response to comments about PA tribs that you arent even familiar with.

I was actually serious when I said it was a nice snagging setup, pegged bead and all.

Pa tribs is a nice little creek. Thats far from a snagging setup btw. I gather you do not pin? I like to hook the pink worm in the middle and tick my pin so the worm waves. The steel will clobber it. Its funny how many people from pa complain about the tribs since its so great.

ORIGINAL: dimebrite

Hey campbell... im not one of those im cool spey guys... I fish all different methods.... and I don't look down on any methods; was only explaining my rig from the picture that he claimed to be a snag rig...

Glad to hear you dont claim to be on of the cool spey guys.

Out from the woodwork swing.... who are you kidding though; I've never known "SPEY GUYS" to be cool at all; mostly snobby at most...lmao... but we all know cold has only steelhead fished the past 2 years with 1.5" shedule 40 pvc piping so I guess he's cool... hey swing which JC are you referring to???? Wow im on a roll I oughta stop...

Btw; my invitation to fish with either of you guys still stands. Let me know if you're ever on the eastern shore of ontario...I'll swing, fling, plunk or dunk with just about anyone on these boards... til then tight lines...

ORIGINAL: Cold

I think I'd be too busy laughing at your razor sharp wit to actually rig up your snagging setups properly.

definition of wit: the natural ability to percieve and understand; keenness andquickness of perception; ingenuity; the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure...


Now that's a compliment thank you.... lmao

Will it be comical???? Abso **** lutely..... yeehaw cowboy...