Long Rods and Single Action Reels ?

[MikeT]

Pursuit,
I've been fishing the west side of Vancouver Island every summer for about the last 12 years. I switched to the single action reel and long rod after a couple trips up there and am sold on them for downrigger fishing, mooching, and jigging buzz bombs.

For downrigger fishing I use a 10.5 ft. Shimano CC-405pm with a Shimano 2000GT reel. Excellent combo for both chinook and coho, and reasonably priced.

For jigging and mooching I use a lighter outfit, a custom 9 ft. rod rated for 8-17 lb. test and a Shimano 1000GT.

For open water fishing they're the best thing going. Much more fun than the typical level-wind reel and meat stick guys usually use in the salt. I wouldn't, however, use them at buoy 10 or other crowded fisheries. Not enough power to quickly land a big fish.
Also, I don't think they would work well if you're set up with a diver.

Email me if you want more info.

regards.....Mike

[Bob Barthlow]

After watching a few Fishing with Shelley & Courtney shows I thought I'd like to try a single action reel,and canadian type rod ,in our local salmon & steelhead fishing.Well after checking into it,I found out this stuff is very heavy.A Shimano 2000 mooching reels feet, won't fit any of the reel seats of my loomis rods,these are a big reel.How can I gear down in size? Well after looking around my fishing shop, I found a new G.LOOMIS Syncrotech GL 6-7-8 wt. fly reel I've never used.I then loaded it 2/3 to 3/4 full of 15# Izor line high vis......well over 200 yards.Know what about a rod? I didn't want to screw up any guides on my loomis fly rods, so I looked in the G.LOOMIS catalog and came across their sk - series rods , in the steelhead rod section.The Skamania style spinning rod is designed for Great Lakes tribs drift fishing, with a long foregrip and a short short rear grip......like a canadian style mooching & trolling rod. The rod I chose was a STR1173S-SK, it's 9'9" rated 6# TO 12# line ,fast action and comes in a GL3. This was in the spring of 2000 and I used it all summer downrigger fishing a Drano ,for Steelhead and later salmon, and it worked great .....a total blast. I caught steelhead up to 16# and Chinook up to 24#.Next came trolling for Coho at the Klickitat river , just flat lining warts..worked great ,LOOMIS fly reels drag is the smoothist I've ever fished. This outfit worked so well that I put together another one ,for last years Springer season, I chose a new LOOMIS STR1085S-SK 9' rated to 17# line,med heavy fast action rod,in a GL2.For a reel , I choose the next bigger size LOOMIS SYNCROTECH fly reel in 8-9-10 wt. Loaded with 15# Izor line high vis......The first day I tryed it,March 24th 2001, I was flat lining a mag wart at Drano and fit a 29# springer, my largest of last year .What a fight..... battle.. strong fish..great rod.. smooooooth reel.Too much fun. :cool:

[willierower]

Earlier this week there were a couple Berkley Technique series Center Pen rods on E-Bay. These rods are designed for use with single action reels.
I ended up winning an 11' rod rated for 12-25 lb test. It is a Berkely Technique Series. This is the ultimate float rod for salmon. I hope we have another season for silvers outin the salt this year, I plan on using that rod for mooching.

[Pursuit]

Thanks all for the replys, my lovely wife got me a downrigger for Christmas and I am ready to give it a try. I did get a chance to fish with a friend of mine out on the big pond for Silvers last year we only had one single action rod and reel setup on board it sure looked like fun. :smile:

Phil

Fish Till You Drop!!!

[Pursuit]

Has anyone out there fished for Salmon with a single action reel? I under stand they are used up North in Canada and Alaska out in the sound and in the salt. Sometimes using them with a downrigger. Any information one mite have on rods and reels or technique would be greatly appreciated.
Phil
Fish till you drop!!!!!!

[Thumper]

I have a couple of them out in the garage. Shimano 2000 reels and long mooching-style rods. They are great for fishing live bait in deep saltwater spots like the lighthouse at Campbell River, and also work well in other mooching situations. But I never seem to use them in freshwater.