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I just put up a post on my blog on the subject of dropping the rod to give immediate slack on surface steelhead encounters:
http://toddhirano.blogspot.com/2014/11/dropping-rod.html
Since it's only taken me about 20 years to learn to apply this principle that Bill McMillan taught me through Dry Line Steelhead, I just wondered if there are others out there who apply the technique and have been quicker learners than me!
I think part of the reason for the delay in my learing curve on dropping the rod on the strike is because I was previously using long two handers like the Sage 9140 brownie so it's tough to hold a telephone pole vertically on the swing all day long. Also, the surface steelhead attack can be extremely rare so it can be tough being on "high alert" for hours/days/weeks...
Anyways, I just thought it would be fun to discuss folks's "take" on hooking up on steelhead surface takes.
Todd
http://toddhirano.blogspot.com/2014/11/dropping-rod.html
Since it's only taken me about 20 years to learn to apply this principle that Bill McMillan taught me through Dry Line Steelhead, I just wondered if there are others out there who apply the technique and have been quicker learners than me!
I think part of the reason for the delay in my learing curve on dropping the rod on the strike is because I was previously using long two handers like the Sage 9140 brownie so it's tough to hold a telephone pole vertically on the swing all day long. Also, the surface steelhead attack can be extremely rare so it can be tough being on "high alert" for hours/days/weeks...
Anyways, I just thought it would be fun to discuss folks's "take" on hooking up on steelhead surface takes.
Todd