River Salmon?

[MarkB]

I use 8lb main line and a 6 lb lead for salmon. Takes a while to get them in, but the fight is awesome.

[Habs]

How can you tell the difference in the "awesome fight" between a 15 lb fish and a 25 lb fish using a 6# leader? The walking?

[muskie dan]

How can you tell the difference in the "awesome fight" between a 15 lb fish and a 25 lb fish using a 6# leader? The walking?

haha!!

[pikeattack]

i can imagine landing a yellowish fish in a really open space, maybe even a chrome fish but not in the spaces i was fishing lol. Actually honestly i can't imagine anyone landing a 25 lb chrome straight from the lake salmon, it would just take you under a log before you would be able to do something because all you can do with a 5 pound leader is chase after it and hope lol.

[pikeattack]

id love to see a vid of any of you guys landing a chrome salmon on a 5 pound leader.......

[fishfreek]

I caught around 30 fish that day and kept the one hen for myself, some roe and table fare,was fishing from around 4 am until dark. Wow , I did the math and it seems to me you were averaging 2 fish an hour. Pikeattack your arm must be sore catching all those 25 lb'ers. Your living the dream Fishman, a dream.

[TaylorW]

I'm not sure what you guys are finding hard to believe it's not hard landing fish on 8 pound main and 5.5 lead line my dad and I landed a couple close 40 pounds last year. You want a video fine I'll see what I can do

[Pondo]

How can you tell the difference in the "awesome fight" between a 15 lb fish and a 25 lb fish using a 6# leader? The walking?

I may have just peed a little at that comment.
Pikeattack, it's all in the rod dude. It's all in the rod.

[pikeattack]

i find it hard to believe that anyone can land 25 lb chrome salmon on 5 lb line with even an 18 ft rod, considering it would just spool you, especially if you fish the spots i do with logs and downed trees blocking the river anywhere, good luck lmao, id love to see a vid of a CHROME salmon not some old boot thats been in river for weeks.

[FishFrenzy]

i find it hard to believe that anyone can land 25 lb chrome salmon on 5 lb line with even an 18 ft rod, considering it would just spool you, especially if you fish the spots i do with logs and downed trees blocking the river anywhere, good luck lmao, id love to see a vid of a CHROME salmon not some old boot thats been in river for weeks.

My brother sent me a pic of a chromer around 20lbs from the weekend. He uses 4-6# leader on a 14ft raven. Why is it so hard to believe?

FishFrenzy