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Originally Posted by scel
Then you have never tangled with one of these:
I have caught smaller steelhead. Went into my backing twice. Probably chased him down the river about 100m.
Since catching this one, I have easily caught over a dozen rainbows in that 24" class on the Bow river.
But yeah, unless you are fishing the Bow River, no need for anything other than a line holding device. |
Very near that size. Right after the 2013 flood in high, dirty water. Rainbow took me into the backing several times. The drag on my reel more than enough to help me play the fish. Ultimately the fish snapped of just before I brought him in. Drag was set too tight. Just because I use cheap gear it doesn't mean I don't hook in to big fish.