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tlbradford:
All this steelhead talk really makes me want to go fishing.  :drool:

klickman:

--- Quote from: tlbradford on March 02, 2009, 03:41:43 PM ---I like a 12#-20# main line for steelhead in a high visibilty mono or fluoro.  I use 4#-12# leaders in the maxima ultra green or chameleon.  I also take a brown or black marker and make a stripe every few inches on the leader.  I saw Bob Croupy doing this for bass when fishing crawdads in ultra clear water on Lake Castaic (sp?).  I don't know if it helps but it makes me feel better.  I always try to have a 6# difference between main and leader, so hopefully i am breaking off leaders only when I get hung up.

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Why would you use the marker to mark your line.  Thats interesting
Klickman

tlbradford:
He said he believed it helped camoflauge the line.  So instead of seeing a continuous line, it was broken up.  Like I said it might be a bunch of hooey, and I have never seen a show or a magazine article talk about this either, since I watched that show about 15 years ago.  It just made some sense to me.  I have no data to support if it works or not either.

klickman:
I like the concept that makes sense.  I'm gonna keep a marker in my pack this fall when I'm fishing clear water for really spooky fish.  There are a few creeks that I fish for bows that get hammered with pressure.  It gets really frustrating seing a 20+ inch rainbow just ignoring your fly this could help.  Thanks for the tip.

Klickman

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