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[hue-nut]

I started fishing fluro for chums this past year. Has nothing to do with being stealth and everything to do with abraision resistance. I can catch 20 chums on one leader before it requires replacing. That is something that isn't possible with mono. For me not having to re tie is worth extra expense incurred on an 18" piece of fluro.

Seaguar Flouro is all I use as well, regardless of fish or conditions. People seem to nickel and dime when it comes to terminal tackle which I don't understand, go premium on hooks and line and you won't regret spending the couple extra bucks.

[farky]

Started using floro this season and was shocked by the difference it made in getting into more fish.

[Noahs Arc]

Where is the line breaking? Maybe it's your knots...

[Animal Chin]

"Just for future reference (from all the old timers I met this yr, and from this yrs experience). Longer and flimsier rod = better casting/hookups/landing ratios."

Do you mean a light (power) and moderate or slow action longer rod (where the bend is throughout the rod)?

Something like these rods (the 10'6 ones):

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishing/Fishing-Rods/Casting-Rods|/pc/104793480/c/104764680/sc/104823180/St-Croix-Wild-River8482-SalmonSteelhead-Casting-Rods/739409.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ffishing-fishing-rods-casting-rods%2Fst-croix%2F_%2FN-1102351%2B1000004747%2FNe-1000004747%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104823180%3FWTz_l%3DSEO%253Bcat104793480%253Bcat104764680%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=SEO%3Bcat104793480%3Bcat104764680%3Bcat104823180



I was wondering, and noticed the same thing about the old timers. I have a perfectly good rod that hasn't broken in half on me, but since I can't seem to stop spending money on gear I've been thinking about a new salmon rod for next year.

Mainly for float fishing with the ability to cast out spoons/spinners and some plunking/bar fishing with 3 ounce weights. Would the light power model have enough backbone?

[Every Day]

Mine is an 8 foot light power, medium fast action.
Gave it a try on steelies today... hit 4 coho, around 20 trout (some up to 3 pnds) and one steely that sheared through my 10 pound test on the hit   
Guess it'll have to be another day, handled fish very well in the current though, I wasn't sure how it would do.

As for casting 3 ounces, no way. I can't see any light rod being able to do that. Casting a 3/4 lure is a big push on my rod, I normally stick to 5/8 or lower.

[Matt]

Just for future reference (from all the old timers I met this yr, and from this yrs experience). Longer and flimsier rod = better casting/hookups/landing ratios.

Cheers,
Dan

Very true, especially with pinks.  My landing ratio on my soft 9'6" 6wt is often almost twice that of my fast 8wt.

[bigblue]

Using like action rods is both fun and improve landing ratio for small to medium sized fish.
I used a 9ft, 6-10lb light action spinning reel this season for pink and coho fishing and landed a ton of fish.
They are great for tossing spoons up to 1/2 oz and really fun to fish as long as current is not too strong.