River Salmon?

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Originally Posted by pikeattack

wouldn't call it an art, more just shoving it near the fishes face until it gets pissed of enough to hit, not a fan of that neither am i a fain of fighting a 25-30 lb fish on 8-10 lb line. PW: pm'ed you back

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LOL. I know I generally carry 7 hook ice jigs in my vest. Just in case the bite is tough.

Landing a 25 lb fish on 8# line isn't a talent, it's inappropriate gear. Lots of fun walking a salmon you can't move from shallow pool to shallow pool. Have fun.

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Originally Posted by mark270wsm

try looking at the fresh eating guide of lake ontario and look up salmon .. they are swiming poision

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Agreed I wouldn't eat anything out of Lake Ontario regardless of the size

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Originally Posted by TaylorW

Agreed I wouldn't eat anything out of Lake Ontario regardless of the size

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I disagree. I know guys who have been eating salmon out of the great lakes for over 20 years, and they have no linked health problems. Anyhow, I just want to know, is this your opinion, or do you have credible evidence to suggest you shouldn't eat Lake O salmon, because the MOE reports I have read, have stated it is okay to eat salmon (portions/frequency changes by area and size).

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Originally Posted by Habs

LOL. I know I generally carry 7 hook ice jigs in my vest. Just in case the bite is tough.

Landing a 25 lb fish on 8# line isn't a talent, it's inappropriate gear. Lots of fun walking a salmon you can't move from shallow pool to shallow pool. Have fun.

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It was the williams without the side hooks just the hook in the back and not a treble I switched it to a single hook so it doesn't get hung up as much

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Originally Posted by LiveBates

I'm just playin' with ya Fishman. Good job. Glad all the tips and lots of time on the water has paid off for ya. Keep at er' and have fun.

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Thank you sir appreciated, and ff, I'd love to see you land a chrome salmon in the spot I fished with 8 lb line I had a VERY hard time with 12 could only land yellowish ones with 10 and even that was a major struggle, I'm not one who uses thick line, for example for bows I use 4 lb test in good river conditions

I go out with 8 and some times 10lb main line, 5.5 lb leader. The rod can vary depending on river size trees and bushes on the bank. 9.5, 10.5, and 11.5 are the rods I use. I go out for the challenge and the love of the sport and not for consumption, destruction and plain ignorance to other anglers and land owners. You can think whatever you want and its your right, but once and awhile when you run in to a few guys drifting, sit back and watch, you might learn something new. Happy fishing to you.

I remember years back fishing the humber river dam north of bloor st and using live bait (emerald shiners) under a float. I remember lots of fish biting (eating or just trying to kill it) down on my active live shiner, setting the hook and fish on. So were they biting down on the shiner because of hunger or out of anger, didn't really matter.....

Fish on... :)

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5.5 lb leader on a salmon? Must be a half dead chinny then, def. not a chrome king, even with a half dead one, against the current would be impossible to land on a 5.5 lb leader, i call b.s. on that one but yes i have used 8 and 10 lb leaders on rivers, like bville creek or the ganny or oshawa creek or the g-bay tribs where there is lots of room to walk around and maneuver fish out of log jams but def. not in the spot i was at last weekend.

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Originally Posted by pikeattack

5.5 lb leader on a salmon? Must be a half dead chinny then, def. not a chrome king, even with a half dead one, against the current would be impossible to land on a 5.5 lb leader, i call b.s. on that one but yes i have used 8 and 10 lb leaders on rivers, like bville creek or the ganny or oshawa creek or the g-bay tribs where there is lots of room to walk around and maneuver fish out of log jams but def. not in the spot i was at last weekend.

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I use 8 pound main line and 5.6 phantom lead and land them no problem