Is 1/2 oz cannon ball pretty much the max weight you use in western WA rivers? Wanna get the right rod with max lure weight of 1/2 or 3/4 oz to try drifting corkys and yarn.
In my experience, yarn sinks too slow in faster moving water unless you are using a short leader. By the time yarn gets to the right depth, you're already well into your drift and likely went past 90% of the fish you could've been in front of. I keep my leaders long and I'll only use yarn in slow water or extremely shallow water. I stay with 1/2 oz in the Puyallup because of its ability to stay out of the rocks. The 3/8 oz cannon ball falls between the rocks easier and doesn't come out. I lost quite a few trying to get it right. And 3/4 oz? No way. It would be way too slow where I fish. Your leader would be stretched out straight down river and pretty much pinned to the bottom from the current. That is not what you want. You need your whole setup to drift with the current, just above bottom. Your weight should glide along the rocks, moving at, or very near, the same speed as the water. You do not want it to drag at all. If your tip drops hard, you're too heavy. The only thing that should do that is a fish. And my rod is perfect for me.
@SlamminSalmonFishing is there a noticeable difference in number of hook ups with a long leader? I typically run 2-3 ft flouro for castability and reducing tangles
@stuartlemusic I don't get the same drift with the shorter leader. That extra length lightens my drift and helps keep my weight out of the rocks. Its a huge factor in my setup. Say the water goes up half an inch. More water in the river will pick my weight up. I might take off 6 inches of leader to reduce drag and get back to the bottom. And yes, in my opinion, I definitely hook up a lot more.
@stuartlemusic I also don't always use a long leader. I was running 4ft a few days ago at the Tilton. It all depends on the current. You can manipulate your drift in a lot of different ways.
@@SlamminSalmonFishing Ah I see. So the longer leader allows for more surface area for the current to move the hook and bead in the natural pathways of the river regardless of whether the weight is at the exact path. And it creates more buoyancy or drag to lift your weight through the run. Can't you just adjust weight instead of adjust what length ladder you use to achieve the same effect?
Is 1/2 oz cannon ball pretty much the max weight you use in western WA rivers? Wanna get the right rod with max lure weight of 1/2 or 3/4 oz to try drifting corkys and yarn.
In my experience, yarn sinks too slow in faster moving water unless you are using a short leader. By the time yarn gets to the right depth, you're already well into your drift and likely went past 90% of the fish you could've been in front of. I keep my leaders long and I'll only use yarn in slow water or extremely shallow water. I stay with 1/2 oz in the Puyallup because of its ability to stay out of the rocks. The 3/8 oz cannon ball falls between the rocks easier and doesn't come out. I lost quite a few trying to get it right. And 3/4 oz? No way. It would be way too slow where I fish. Your leader would be stretched out straight down river and pretty much pinned to the bottom from the current. That is not what you want. You need your whole setup to drift with the current, just above bottom. Your weight should glide along the rocks, moving at, or very near, the same speed as the water. You do not want it to drag at all. If your tip drops hard, you're too heavy. The only thing that should do that is a fish. And my rod is perfect for me.
@SlamminSalmonFishing is there a noticeable difference in number of hook ups with a long leader? I typically run 2-3 ft flouro for castability and reducing tangles
@stuartlemusic I don't get the same drift with the shorter leader. That extra length lightens my drift and helps keep my weight out of the rocks. Its a huge factor in my setup. Say the water goes up half an inch. More water in the river will pick my weight up. I might take off 6 inches of leader to reduce drag and get back to the bottom. And yes, in my opinion, I definitely hook up a lot more.
@stuartlemusic I also don't always use a long leader. I was running 4ft a few days ago at the Tilton. It all depends on the current. You can manipulate your drift in a lot of different ways.
@@SlamminSalmonFishing Ah I see. So the longer leader allows for more surface area for the current to move the hook and bead in the natural pathways of the river regardless of whether the weight is at the exact path. And it creates more buoyancy or drag to lift your weight through the run. Can't you just adjust weight instead of adjust what length ladder you use to achieve the same effect?