Cowlitz river report??

[huntnphool]

 I have been using 10/8 mono combo down there for years and have never felt I need to go heavier.

[Dhoey07]

I have been using 10/8 mono combo down there for years and have never felt I need to go heavier.

Oh come on now.  You're supposed to use 30lb braid in the puyallup for humpies, how can you catch a steelhead in the Cow on 8lb?!   

[Button Nubbs]

Should have said it different. 10/8 in the boat is golden and pretty much standard for sidedrifting/boondoggin. If your on the bank beef it up. Those fish are not line shy

[GEARHEAD]

DITTO, from the bank you need 12 lbs min. reason is all the people around you.

[TheHunt]

I have been using 10/8 mono combo down there for years and have never felt I need to go heavier.

Oh come on now.  You're supposed to use 30lb braid in the puyallup for humpies, how can you catch a steelhead in the Cow on 8lb?!   

I saw some of that when I fished for Humpies on the Puyallup this summer.  It was the Russians and Ukrainians using that line with garage sale salmon poles.  Definately meat fishing.

[Bigshooter]

I have been using 10/8 mono combo down there for years and have never felt I need to go heavier.

Oh come on now.  You're supposed to use 30lb braid in the puyallup for humpies, how can you catch a steelhead in the Cow on 8lb?!   

I like 8lb out of a boat.  But 10lb or 12lb off the bank.

[ridgefire]

i would use 12lb min. if fishing from bank.. those fish are not leader shy and i tend to fish the heavier water for them