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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: TheHunt on January 02, 2012, 04:58:45 PM

Title: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: TheHunt on January 02, 2012, 04:58:45 PM: Son and I fished the Cow a the crack pipe from about 4:30 AM - 10 AM. We went 0 -2... I am not sure if our drag is too tight. Most of all the fish that I saw taken out of there were summer run (black belly) Still had fun...

One dude came really close to the banky's and wondered why he was getting tangled. One banky dumped his entire rigging into a guides boat. That was pretty funny as well. I yelled get closer I cannot cast that far. I do not think we was amused with my comment.
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: Button Nubbs on January 02, 2012, 06:52:46 PM: dude you like 1/8! are you breakin them off?
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: TheHunt on January 03, 2012, 09:45:12 AM: I broke one off. Then I could not heep the fish hook in the fish.
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: Button Nubbs on January 03, 2012, 09:56:54 AM: Mono or braid? Float or drifting?
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: Alpine Mojo on January 03, 2012, 06:49:49 PM: Quote from: Button Nubbs on January 03, 2012, 09:56:54 AM
Mono or braid? Float or drifting?

Cowlitz... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: TheHunt on January 03, 2012, 07:02:54 PM: No brad at all. I had one on with a float the rest were with drift gear. 'I have a mix bag of poles right now with my son fishing with me and me breaking one of his rods I do not have enough to set up a float and a drift rod with light weight.

Light weight drift fishing is crappy with a bait caster LOL!!! Or I suck casting it... When I say light weight the weight is only 1/4 - 1/8oz or less.
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: Button Nubbs on January 03, 2012, 07:07:24 PM: Hmmm. Maybe crank the drag down a little bit if your not breaking them off. :dunno: and of course, don't horse em... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 03, 2012, 07:11:40 PM: Crack pipe is that at the parking lot at blue creek? Haven't been fishing much lately.
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on January 03, 2012, 07:16:18 PM: Quote from: D-Rock425 on January 03, 2012, 07:11:40 PM
Crack pipe is that at the parking lot at blue creek? Haven't been fishing much lately.

right by the C-Post
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: TheHunt on January 03, 2012, 07:30:50 PM: Yep, it is fun to fish from there. How would you like to pay 110 dollars for a guide on the cowlitz to fish about 300 yards of the boat launch for the most of the day.
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 03, 2012, 07:47:56 PM: I wouldn't do it but I guess if I was catching fish I would be a happy paying customer.
Title: Re: Cowlitz Crack Pipe 1/2
Post by: TheHunt on January 03, 2012, 08:03:49 PM: So the float with 10 lb mono was not a good idea. But they were not biting on the corky's that I had. So I went with number 2 hooks, number 14 corky or a single number 10 or two 14's trying to mix it up.

I usually run 30 lb high vis brad on my mainline for float fishing. But I could not...