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Wade

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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #570 on: September 15, 2023, 10:01:50 PM »

Went out this morning after dropping my daughter off at school. Got to fraser at 10:00, 5 bites in an hour, lost all of them…..packed up and went for a scouting walk in Vedder canal, saw small school of pinks pushing up under the high noon with a couple chinook mixed…will go out to fraser again during the weekend, very limited opportunities on vedder still, yet already a bunch of snaggers setting their floats at 6ft in 2ft deep water and setting the hooks at the end of each short drift, disgusting…
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #571 on: September 16, 2023, 06:35:24 AM »

Reading tackle shop fishing reports. They sound very good.  ;D
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #572 on: September 16, 2023, 10:21:04 AM »

Reading tackle shop fishing reports. They sound very good.  ;D

went out briefly this morning, pretty good before the tide peaked, quite down after 8:30, should still be good tomorrow.
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #573 on: September 16, 2023, 12:26:21 PM »

Helped my buddy's kid catch and land his first salmon, we were pretty stoked. We let a female go and the folks around us gave us the WTH face LOL

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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #574 on: September 16, 2023, 04:26:23 PM »

Helped my buddy's kid catch and land his first salmon, we were pretty stoked. We let a female go and the folks around us gave us the WTH face LOL



Excellent PHOTO!!!
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #575 on: September 16, 2023, 07:32:04 PM »

I heard Derby Reach is fishing well for Pinks. Tansmanium Devil lure is really producing there. People getting limits.
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #576 on: September 16, 2023, 08:14:45 PM »

Looks like a everybody catching fishing day! Enjoy the last day opening tomorrow!
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FG knot
« Reply #577 on: September 16, 2023, 08:16:17 PM »

yes, 5lb, not 15lb, with FG knot, easiest way to boost casting distance…

watched some test on youtube that 10lb power pro braid with FG knot has 20lb breaking point strength, so I figured 5lb should be enough for pinks and tested it, works well.

Thanks for the FG knot tip.  Works great.  Not sure if this was the difference but I did pretty well on the Fraser today.

Also not sure about whether I will try using a weaker main line.
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #578 on: September 16, 2023, 08:52:37 PM »

Looks like a everybody catching fishing day! Enjoy the last day opening tomorrow!
Is tomorrow, 17th, the last day? I thought the notice said opening for Sept 1-18, so Monday the last day?
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Re: FG knot
« Reply #579 on: September 16, 2023, 08:54:50 PM »

Thanks for the FG knot tip.  Works great.  Not sure if this was the difference but I did pretty well on the Fraser today.

Also not sure about whether I will try using a weaker main line.
Not bad hey, I used to believe it’s super difficult to tie until I saw this video:

https://youtu.be/2Oa-v9yT13k?si=F6MCZ4kwd6Sexp6g
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Re: FG knot
« Reply #580 on: September 16, 2023, 09:02:11 PM »

Thanks for the FG knot tip.  Works great.  Not sure if this was the difference but I did pretty well on the Fraser today.

Also not sure about whether I will try using a weaker main line.

I use a swivel. knot the braid to swivel with a palomar knot and then the mono/floro with a improved clinch or trilene knot.
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Re: FG knot
« Reply #581 on: September 16, 2023, 09:21:36 PM »

I use a swivel. knot the braid to swivel with a palomar knot and then the mono/floro with a improved clinch or trilene knot.

I liked the FG knot because it passes through the rod guides during a cast without issue.  It's more fuss than using a swivel, but for now it seems worth it.
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #582 on: September 16, 2023, 09:51:38 PM »

I use the PR knot
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #583 on: September 16, 2023, 10:31:20 PM »

A swivel has a bearing in the center and is meant to reduce line twist. A knot can't do that.
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Re: Fraser Pinks 2023
« Reply #584 on: September 16, 2023, 11:23:15 PM »

Braid will twist up like a corkscrew if you don’t use a swivel to tie your leader onto the main line.
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