ROD (and reel) Fishing Thread

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RamFanWA said:
G Loomis is about 8 miles down the road here... Had an acquaintance who made that place his second home... :woozy2:

I don't fish much...
...took me a long time to understand, it is called FISHING and not CATCHING!!! :laugh3:
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They make the best spinning rods on the planet. Superior quality all around. They charge for it... but they are worth more somehow.
 
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RamFanWA said:
G Loomis is about 8 miles down the road here... Had an acquaintance who made that place his second home... :woozy2:

I don't fish much...
...took me a long time to understand, it is called FISHING and not CATCHING!!! :laugh3:
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Yeah... Lamiglass (a high end rod manufacturer back in the day) is in WA a bit north of Portland. That place was dangerous.
 
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Forgot to post this a few months ago. It was 7.5 feet long... very big for an Atlantic sailfish. We caught it while fishing for Red Snappers. Very surprising that it happened. It took a live pin fish in about 80 feet of water on a medium/small sized spinning rod setup. It almost spolled the reel twice. I actually had to cut the anchor with a knife and chase it down with the boat. It was a few loops away from spolling the reel so I had no choice but to cut the anchor and go.





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Selassie I said:
Forgot to post this a few months ago. It was 7.5 feet long... very big for an Atlantic sailfish. We caught it while fishing for Red Snappers. Very surprising that it happened. It took a live pin fish in about 80 feet of water on a medium/small sized spinning rod setup. It almost spolled the reel twice. I actually had to cut the anchor with a knife and chase it down with the boat. It was a few loops away from spolling the reel so I had no choice but to cut the anchor and go.





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Q: do you put a buoy on the anchor line, to pick it up later -- before cutting it loose?
 
RamFanWA said:
Q: do you put a buoy on the anchor line, to pick it up later -- before cutting it loose?
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No time for that... it was either cut the line and immediately chase the fish with the boat, or the reel was going to have all of the line pulled off of it.

I needed a new anchor anyway.
 
Just wondering, if you kept a buoy nearby, where you could just throw a hitch on it, toss it over and cut the anchor line...

Maybe this sort of thing is rare? I'd hope so....
 
Selassie I said:
Forgot to post this a few months ago. It was 7.5 feet long... very big for an Atlantic sailfish. We caught it while fishing for Red Snappers. Very surprising that it happened. It took a live pin fish in about 80 feet of water on a medium/small sized spinning rod setup. It almost spolled the reel twice. I actually had to cut the anchor with a knife and chase it down with the boat. It was a few loops away from spolling the reel so I had no choice but to cut the anchor and go.





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Awesome!
 
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RamFanWA said:
Just wondering, if you kept a buoy nearby, where you could just throw a hitch on it, toss it over and cut the anchor line...

Maybe this sort of thing is rare? I'd hope so....
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Oh... there is a thing called an anchor ball that could have possibly been used for what you are suggesting. They aren't made for that purpose, they are made for making it easy to get the anchor to release from whatever it is holding onto on the bottom. They are great for that.

The problem with using a bouy or anchor ball for the reason you suggest is this... there's a whole Lotta anchor line you'd have to toss into the water. I have 450' of anchor line and my anchor has a chain the line connects to that is 10' long. I was in like 70 - 80 feet of water, it would have taken me way too long to get the rest of the anchor line pulled out of the compartment and still be able to start chasing the fish. Time was running out... we literally were down to about 20 seconds left. Having an anchor ball could have possibly allowed me to get the anchor pulled off the bottom in time though. I've been wanting one for a while.
 
Selassie I said:
Oh... there is a thing called an anchor ball that could have possibly been used for what you are suggesting. They aren't made for that purpose, they are made for making it easy to get the anchor to release from whatever it is holding onto on the bottom. They are great for that.

The problem with using a bouy or anchor ball for the reason you suggest is this... there's a whole Lotta anchor line you'd have to toss into the water. I have 450' of anchor line and my anchor has a chain the line connects to that is 10' long. I was in like 70 - 80 feet of water, it would have taken me way too long to get the rest of the anchor line pulled out of the compartment and still be able to start chasing the fish. Time was running out... we literally were down to about 20 seconds left. Having an anchor ball could have possibly allowed me to get the anchor pulled off the bottom in time though. I've been wanting one for a while.
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Interesting. Was just wondering, anyway.

As a teen I sailed a bit (mostly crewed for the well off kids, that had sailboats). So I was around boats 50 years ago; I also taught some sailing when I was in the Navy. However, for the most part, I don't keep up much anymore... Thanks for info.
 
PARAM said:
What are some brands of good fishing reels?

Fly reels?
Surf/deep sea reels?
Spinning reels?
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I have no experience with fly reels, but Shimano makes the best reels for everything else you mentioned. They are by far the best.
 
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PARAM said:
What are some brands of good fishing reels?

Fly reels?
Surf/deep sea reels?
Spinning reels?
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Selassie I said:
I splurged on a new bad to the fucking bone spinning reel today. Last summer I picked up a sweet ass G Loomis rod and I've been waiting on the newest version of this reel to drop. This shit here is fucking MEAN Bruddas...

(Stella SW D 10000)


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This is post #99 of this thread... showing a pic of a new Shimano reel that I bought back in January. It is absolutely perfect. It's an example of one of their high-end reels... but even their basic reels are made very well. The best by far to me, especially their high-end stuff. This reel right here is as good as it gets.

I do own a few Penn spinning reels. They are big ones that I use for trolling and jigging off-shore. They are made for saltwater and hold up very well basically forever. A little clunky when compared to a Shimano, but they will last you forever.
 
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