Fly package at Costco....pike and salmon?

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by braggadoe

test the stinger hook to make sure it just does't separate from the fly under heavy pressure and aren't too soft. often cheap flys have this problem. it the hooks are strong and don't pull apart, they look good. if they're crappy, the box they came in looks nice.

They look and feel to be good quality....the hooks are deadly sharp, I tried to pull the stingers off and they are good, only thing I don't like about the stingers is they are tied with flours and not wire.

The best part is I bought them from Costco....if they turn out to be no good I can return them to a store front for full refund!

LC

[huntsfurfish]

Are stingers legal for salmon? Havent been out for quite a few years but isn't it singles now?

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by huntsfurfish

Are stingers legal for salmon? Havent been out for quite a few years but isn't it singles now?

I'm not sure but if they are ill take those off.

LC

[huntsfurfish]

Im not sure either. But your right that would be a quick/easy fix.

[Pudelpointer]

Afaik, tandems and even trebles are still legal, they just need to be barbless when fishing salmon.

[Sundancefisher]

If using them in the chuck make sure you rinse in fresh water and dry so they don't rust. Otherwise cast to surface salmon or on a fast since and retrieve for deeper fish.

Let us know how they work. Definitely curious.

[thumper]

Got mine today. They look fairly well made, although the hooks are a little lighter and the flies a little smaller than anticipated. They're all 3" long.
I'm looking forward to trying them out on coho at Langara this August

[schultz15]

Decent litlle package

[tikka250]

One thing that might help. Working at fishing shop in campbell river i found that a lot of guides and beach fisherman were having realy good luck with realy sparse flies and hoochies they even would remove almost half the material from storebought gear. Blue is a good coho color with green/chartreuse being a good second.

[Lornce]

I've never had tracking problems with my streamers. Keeping the hook shanks short elevates many of the problem a longer shank tends to have with tandems. No problems at all casting these, had luck for early Lakers in the shallows by casting. I've worked up these patterns over the last 15 years tweaking colors and style. They are tied for big fish.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Trip is 1 week away....getting excited to hammer some salmon! Picked up a few more flys in shrimp patterns....



LC