From: rtaylor@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Roger Taylor)
Subject: Re: Small Outboard Advice Desired.
Keywords: TOP TEN
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:34:57 GMT

johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira) writes:

>I don't know about motors but I've figured that you have to spend around
>$500 on gear before you catch your first steelhead.

	WHAT?

>First you need, a graphite rod and level wind reel (that is, if you're
>going the cheap route and not flyfishing).  $160 minimum.  

	8 foot graphite steelhead rod $40, Good spinning reel $40

>Next, your going to need lures, various bits of terminal tackle, and of
>course fresh salmon roe.  Since the steelhead will always be hitting
>what you aren't using you`ll need spin-n-glo's and other similar lures
>in every possible color and size.  You'll also need at least a dozen
>spinners and mini-flatfish.  You'll also need *lots* of hooks, and pounds
>of lead for weight.  This is just for just one trip as you'll lose most
>of it on the bottom on every other cast.  This assumes that you are going
>the economical route and are not flyfishing.  $150 minimum.

	Sack of split shot, 95 cents, small box of #6 hooks $1.25
	small box of #8 hooks $1.25  Bag of colored miniature 
	marshmellows, 100 waxworms $3.35.

>Next you'll need something to carry all the tackle in.  A tackle box with
>neither be big enough nor would any steelheader with any sense of sportsmanship
>allow you to share his hole if you're carrying a big yellow tacklebox.  No,
>what you need is a fishing vest.  Not any vest will do,  you can't go
>down to you're local K-Mart and plunk down $19.95 for one.  It's gotta
>have lots of pockets and hooks.  It also needs a drying patch, even though
>you've gone the economical route and decided not to try flyfishing for
>steelhead.  It you actually want to share a hole that has fish in it it should
>be at least a Cortland.  If you want that fish to be something other than
>a sucker it should be an Orvis or better known brand.  $80 minimum.

	Nice warm hooded jacket with 4 pockets at garage sale $5.

>Of course, you can't get near that hole unless you have waders.  Again, in
>order to blend in with the rest of the steelheaders (otherwise, the fish
>will notice and become wary because you aren't "matching the hatch") you
>can't be wearing anything but brown neopreme waders.  You're old sneakers
>won't do for wading boots (that's the first thing the steelie will see). You
>need real wading boots with felt soles.  Of course, to get into the best
>holes you need neopreme matching gators.  Total $200 minimum.

	Two large plastic sacks with very large rubber bands. 45 cents for
	those rare occaisions where you have to get in the water.  Or is
	you insists, K-Mart sells "stocking foot" vinyl chest waders
	for $7.95i

>You're almost ready.  You can't see the fish unless you've got UV sunglasses
>($90 minimum).  Now, your ready, or so you think.  You deftly wade into
>the pool, attach a little corkie and a fresh piece of roe, and toss it to the
>head of the pool.  Cast after cast and you get no takers.  The wiley old
>steelie can tell you're only a neophyte steelheader, has just spent lots of
>money on gear, and the chances are one in a thousand that you are going to
>be a C&R fisherman at this point.  How can he tell?  You don't have any
>"stuff" hanging from your vest.  Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize.  You'll
>need a hook hone, forceps (you can find them in that little wooden box 
>in the bottom of the closet marked "1967"),  line clippers,  and a leader 
>straightener at a minumum.  $50 minimum.

	Needle nose pliers  $6.95

>You're ready.  It seems that no matter how early you get up though there's
>always someone at the good spots.  So the the next morning you plan to get
>up early.  It's been getting real cold lately you you go down and buy a 300wt
>fleese jacket, and neopreme gloves with velcro attached fingertips ($150).
>You reach the river at the crack of dawn and amazingly there is nobody at
>the hole where the guy said he "got a 12 pounder here yesterday."  You deftly
>wade into the hole and proceed to lose three lures in three casts.  Finally,
>you toss on a nightcrawler with a split shot and heave it into the pool.  BAM!
>FISH ON!  You fight the the fish for several minutes as you see a man walking
>up the shoreline.  As he approaches you successfully beach your first 
>steelhead, a beautiful fresh 10 pound steelie.  

>"Nice fish", the man said as he showed you his Department of Fish and Game
>badge, "Did you know that steelhead season ended yesterday?"

>Next year you'll take up flyfishing.  

 NEVER!  I catch ten times as many
skamania steelheads per hour as the flyfishermen.  C & R, folks. -Roger

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