surf12foot:
For more weight try using Tungsten raw weights by Pro Sportfisher. The are used on tube fly patterns and should slide over some hooks. Then there are Tungsten dumbbell eyes too. On your coneheads if you don't already do it you can fill it up with UV resin to gain some weight and you can always add extra dumbbell eyes the fish don't seem to mind one bit.
YakHunter:
I like my Okuma SLV 4/5 reel which is nice on my 4 wt. rod. I asked rod/reel weight as I have a 9/10 Pflueger Trion reel with a 9 wt. St. Croix rod and I was curious if the combo would have enough backbone and line capacity in the salt.
Tinker:
--- Quote from: YakHunter on June 04, 2021, 10:31:23 AM ---I like my Okuma SLV 4/5 reel which is nice on my 4 wt. rod. I asked rod/reel weight as I have a 9/10 Pflueger Trion reel with a 9 wt. St. Croix rod and I was curious if the combo would have enough backbone and line capacity in the salt.
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Yes. I use a 9wt for everything in the ocean (since the guy I fish with "stole" my 8wt).
Get some Salt-A-Way for your reel. I have a 5-7 WT Pflueger Trion and it's up to the task, but the drag isn't sealed. You can get Salt-A-Way premixed in a small spray bottle, or the concentrate. Rinse the reel in WARM (not hot or cold) water, then spray it with Salt-A-Way (or dip it in a solution of the stuff) let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse it again - thoroughly. It should last a long time if you get the salt out of the innards.
Klondike Kid:
--- Quote from: surf12foot on June 04, 2021, 10:20:18 AM ---For more weight try using Tungsten raw weights by Pro Sportfisher. The are used on tube fly patterns and should slide over some hooks. Then there are Tungsten dumbbell eyes too. On your coneheads if you don't already do it you can fill it up with UV resin to gain some weight and you can always add extra dumbbell eyes the fish don't seem to mind one bit.
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LOL! I noticed some expert tiers had put dumbbell eyes on both ends of their shrimp patterns for added weight. As you say the fish won't seem to mind. When the dinner bell rings, if they snooze they lose. I've seen two-headed trout in fish hatcheries....why not 4-eyed shrimp?
Thanks for the tip on tungsten weights. I'll look into them. The "fill the conehead with resin" was one of the first revelations I encountered as soon as the pattern was assembled. The shiny interior of the cone allowed for great reflection of the UV light to insure all the resin was activated. When I took it from the vise I realized the second revelation...this stuff is heavy! Thus the large 2 oz bottle on order!
--- Quote from: YakHunter on June 04, 2021, 10:31:23 AM ---I like my Okuma SLV 4/5 reel which is nice on my 4 wt. rod. I asked rod/reel weight as I have a 9/10 Pflueger Trion reel with a 9 wt. St. Croix rod and I was curious if the combo would have enough backbone and line capacity in the salt. --- End quote ---
I've taken 20 lb. kings on the rod in Ninilchik River with no problem and 10-12 lb reds in the Kenai's fast flowing waters and am impressed with the backbone on the rod for handling the fish.
My steelhead rod is a 9' Orvis Clearwater II 8wt and I've handled the occasional 10 lb fall coho on it and didn't notice much difference compared to my 10wt. So I think anything from 8-12wt is ocean-ready.
Now when it comes to line capacity, I will have to head over to the school soccer field and stretch out what I have on the spool. It was set up to handle river fishing and not an ocean with 300 feet of depth below the boat. I might have to add more backing since halibut are frequent mid-water feeders and one of them would head straight to the bottom and could spool me. Wouldn't that be a thrilling moment.
(P.S. I "fished out" a St. Croix Imperial 9 ft 9wt from the river in my backyard a few years ago after the level dropped to winter minimums. It appeared the angler had a sockeye on that took their entire kit and kaboodle and eventuially wrapped the line around a rock. My good fortune. Haven't decided on a reel for it yet as the original was destroyed from beating on the rocks as it drifted and was pulled downstream.)
surf12foot:
--- Quote from: Tinker on June 04, 2021, 11:00:07 AM --- --- Quote from: YakHunter on June 04, 2021, 10:31:23 AM ---I like my Okuma SLV 4/5 reel which is nice on my 4 wt. rod. I asked rod/reel weight as I have a 9/10 Pflueger Trion reel with a 9 wt. St. Croix rod and I was curious if the combo would have enough backbone and line capacity in the salt.
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Yes. I use a 9wt for everything in the ocean (since the guy I fish with "stole" my 8wt).
Get some Salt-A-Way for your reel. I have a 5-7 WT Pflueger Trion and it's up to the task, but the drag isn't sealed. You can get Salt-A-Way premixed in a small spray bottle, or the concentrate. Rinse the reel in WARM (not hot or cold) water, then spray it with Salt-A-Way (or dip it in a solution of the stuff) let it sit for a few minutes, then rinse it again - thoroughly. It should last a long time if you get the salt out of the innards.
--- End quote --- Didn't steal "was ;D gifted" and it's a8'6" 10wt