length:10’6″
line: 8-17lb
lure: 3/8-1oz
pieces: 2
type: Steelhead Cast
action: Moderate
power: Medium
add’l info: Steelhead Float/Salmon Float
A powerful, extra-long drift rod designed specifically for the big rivers of British Columbia and Washingtons Olympic Peninsula. While it is basically made for float fishing, it will work equally well using standard drift gear. Its medium-heavy power rating makes it ideal as a crossover rod between Steelhead and Salmon.
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Salmon/Steel/UL
The original Gary Loomis plug rod, designed to fish Hot Shots, Wiggle Warts and other deep-diving steelhead lures. Built with a really fast taper and a magnum-power butt, this rod works well for light-duty backbouncing as well. But the place it really shines is in cross-over duties on the hunt for stripers and small sturgeon. It casts lures of up to a couple ounces no problem, and will handle up to 4 ounces in a trolling/mooching situation. The long rear grip and trigger reel seat give you total control.
Salmon/Steel/UL
A more powerful version of the Gary Loomis plug rod, designed to fish Hot Shots, Wiggle Warts and other deep-diving steelhead lures. This particular rod was developed for big fish areas like Tillamook Bay in Oregon or the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, where you need larger plugs and more lead to be effective. Its fast taper and magnum butt work well for backbouncing bait and it is a real workhorse for stripers and small sturgeon. Able to cast lures of up to a couple ounces and handle up to 5 ounces in a trolling/mooching situation, the rod’s long rear grip and trigger reel seat give you total control.
Salmon/Steel/UL
This powerful, moderate-action mooching rod handles up to 30-pound line and will troll/mooch up to 6 ounces or cast 2-3 ounces without a problem. It is an excellent rod for bobber fishing large fall Chinook near tidewater, and its oversized guides and tip-top allow extra room for a bobber stop.
Salmon/Steel/UL
length: 10'0" line: 6-10lb lure: 1/16-1/4oz pieces: 2 type: Steelhead action: Moderate power: Light add'l info:
Salmon/Steel/UL
length: 12'6" line: 8-17lb lure: 1/2-1 1/2oz pieces: 2 type: Steelhead Spin action: Moderate power: Medium add'l info:
Salmon/Steel/UL
length: 11'3" line: 6-15lb lure: 3/8-5/8oz pieces: 2 type: Steelhead Spin action: Slow power: Medium add'l info:
Salmon/Steel/UL
As you travel north through steelhead country, rod lengths gradually increase (by the time you get to Canada, you’re up to 12 feet or more), but when you look at the techniques involved it is easy to see why. Float fishing requires long rods to handle the floats and long leaders, while the smaller, brushy rivers of Northern California require shorter, lighter rods for success. By the time you get to the Cowlitz River in west central Washington - just up the road from Edge - you’ve hit 9-foot country, and that is where this rod shines. It handles the long leaders and light leads required for the low, clear water of summer, and the heavier gear necessary to fish the high, emerald-green water of December. The graphite is HM, because sensitivity is the name of the game and overall weight is an important factor, especially in a longer rod.
Salmon/Steel/UL
length: 10'0" line: 6-10lb lure: 1/16-3/16oz pieces: 2 type: Steelhead Spin action: Moderate power: Light add'l info: