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Every Day

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Re: Vedder Sockeye
« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2008, 09:46:32 PM »
Quote from: Swanny on July 22, 2008, 07:36:25 PM
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Can you explain to me what short floating is and what long lining is? Is it as simple as short leaders vs long leaders??  ???
Thanks.

I really don't want to go there but here is a short quick version......
Short floating : Float set off the bottom with a short leader (12-18 ") in the strike zone. When Steelhead fishing I go 3 foot leader so that the fish dont get spooked by the weight in clear water (I only do this when fishing spoons and in crystal water conditions only).

Long lining : Its bottom bouncing (flossing) just a fly-fishermans wording for it so I doeant spark debate  8)  Pretty much as simple as weight hitting bottom followed by a massive leader, and they think they can outsmart you by using a float, floats shouldn't lay sideways !!!!!!!!  ::)
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Re: Vedder Sockeye
« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2008, 09:56:16 PM »
dont mix bottom bouncing and long lining up. there 2 completely different things.. proper bottom bouncing with short leaders is true drift fishing.
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Re: Vedder Sockeye
« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2008, 07:17:00 AM »
Quote from: kingpin on July 22, 2008, 09:56:16 PM
dont mix bottom bouncing and long lining up. there 2 completely different things.. proper bottom bouncing with short leaders is true drift fishing.

well that's a new one on me..."proper bottom bouncing"?

that's an oxymoron; like legal poaching.

s'plain please.
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Re: Vedder Sockeye
« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2008, 08:01:51 AM »
Quote from: dennisK on July 23, 2008, 07:17:00 AM
Quote from: kingpin on July 22, 2008, 09:56:16 PM
dont mix bottom bouncing and long lining up. there 2 completely different things.. proper bottom bouncing with short leaders is true drift fishing.

well that's a new one on me..."proper bottom bouncing"?

that's an oxymoron; like legal poaching.

s'plain please.


Drift Fishing is what people in BC call Bottom Bouncing. Go anywhere else in the US where they have steelhead and you will find this to be the best technique.
You have a led at the end of the line with a snap swivel and a 2-3 foot leader, depending on water clarity.
You have to measure your led and have enough so that when you cast upstream the rig doesn't sink, it just bounces of the bottom after the leader and the bait.
So hook & bait are always moving faster than the led and fish sees it first.

This is ok when you are fishing for steelhead because the chances of foul hooking one are slim to none. There are very few fish in the river.
The problem is when people use this technique on sockeye, coho or any other massive groups of fish.
Your chances of faul hooking one are great.
Imagine if you had 3, 5 pound sockeye in your bath tub. You bet you can snag one up.

And we all know that willfully foul hooking a fish is illegal in BC.









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