Post by: Fish4Fun on May 15, 2013, 11:37:38 AM
Having been a guide before myself, I was totally impressed with the boat, the gear, and the results. Nice to park my boat once in a while and go be a fisherman and not worry about anything except fishing. Mark, will get the charter trips from me when it is time for a break at running the boat.
Will post a few pics to show the day
Post by: Fish4Fun on May 15, 2013, 11:43:55 AM
Post by: Fish4Fun on May 15, 2013, 11:44:28 AM
Post by: Kola16 on May 15, 2013, 11:54:00 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on May 15, 2013, 12:00:34 PM
Post by: Fish4Fun on May 15, 2013, 12:52:10 PM
Are those all Okuma SST salmon rods :yike: I had a monster ling snap one of those in half last year because I held the drag :bdid:
Yeah, those rods were working great all day. I told my Step-Son NOT to be thumbing the reel, let the drag and the rod do the work.
Post by: cohoho on May 15, 2013, 06:06:50 PM
Not implying this was your case, but it reminded me of this: a lot of people claim they break rods on drag when most actually bend the rod to it's limit then step in to it. Do not care what rod your running - (stepping into towards the end) on a pre-loaded rod it will snap like a twig... Watched a Ugly Stick rep claimed his Ugly Stick was unbreakable by holding a 10lbs weight at one end and lifting, the guy at B&J Commercial in Anchorage put a huge load on and stepped into it. Yep gonna break every-time...
Most of the rods that I saw break on the Kenai were for this same factor, all loaded up on a nice fatty Reds or Kings and stepping closer to acquire more leverage I guess and pop goes the weasel... Of course Lamisnap used to get a bad rap, from me included till I saw the demo, then a light bulb went off in my head...
Post by: Kola16 on May 15, 2013, 08:59:04 PM
Looks like a good day there for sure... Glad he has everyone wearing vests or were they yours?This has truth...I held the drag, and started to lift the rod tip :chuckle: Hey, I was fishing over a wreck and the fish needed to come up :chuckle:
Not implying this was your case, but it reminded me of this: a lot of people claim they break rods on drag when most actually bend the rod to it's limit then step in to it. Do not care what rod your running - (stepping into towards the end) on a pre-loaded rod it will snap like a twig... Watched a Ugly Stick rep claimed his Ugly Stick was unbreakable by holding a 10lbs weight at one end and lifting, the guy at B&J Commercial in Anchorage put a huge load on and stepped into it. Yep gonna break every-time...
Most of the rods that I saw break on the Kenai were for this same factor, all loaded up on a nice fatty Reds or Kings and stepping closer to acquire more leverage I guess and pop goes the weasel... Of course Lamisnap used to get a bad rap, from me included till I saw the demo, then a light bulb went off in my head...
Post by: cohoho on May 15, 2013, 09:40:19 PM
Looks like a good day there for sure... Glad he has everyone wearing vests or were they yours?This has truth...I held the drag, and started to lift the rod tip :chuckle: Hey, I was fishing over a wreck and the fish needed to come up :chuckle:
Not implying this was your case, but it reminded me of this: a lot of people claim they break rods on drag when most actually bend the rod to it's limit then step in to it. Do not care what rod your running - (stepping into towards the end) on a pre-loaded rod it will snap like a twig... Watched a Ugly Stick rep claimed his Ugly Stick was unbreakable by holding a 10lbs weight at one end and lifting, the guy at B&J Commercial in Anchorage put a huge load on and stepped into it. Yep gonna break every-time...
Most of the rods that I saw break on the Kenai were for this same factor, all loaded up on a nice fatty Reds or Kings and stepping closer to acquire more leverage I guess and pop goes the weasel... Of course Lamisnap used to get a bad rap, from me included till I saw the demo, then a light bulb went off in my head...
Been there on snag or two... :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: elk247 on May 15, 2013, 09:48:56 PM
Post by: Fish4Fun on May 16, 2013, 06:07:00 AM
ELK247, Mark is a class act and is a pretty good fishermen, nothing but thumbs up for this guy from our group :tup:
Post by: Ripper on May 16, 2013, 10:29:15 AM
Post by: Chase 1 on May 16, 2013, 10:30:52 AM