I tried slinkies a bit but I found the paracord dulled the tick tick tick of the lead to much for me.. now that I think about it. I really enjoy that tick tick tick. Like I am exploring the bottom, learning about it, building a mental picture of itMy experience is about the same as others. I found in our area the slinky hangs up much less than other rigs. I like spoons and Evan's comment hit me as right on.
I tried slinkies a bit but I found the paracord dulled the tick tick tick of the lead to much for me.. now that I think about it. I really enjoy that tick tick tick. Like I am exploring the bottom, learning about it, building a mental picture of it
I use heat shrink tubing. It works incredibly well.I never cared for the Para chord either, or the hassle of making them.
I did the hollow core to tag at times but did surgical tubing most of the time.
Just throwing this out in case it might help someone.
Lamiglas in Woodland Washington has or at least had a factory outlet store. They have seconds and repaired rods there for about half price. No warranties but good gear at low prices. Their G1000 series in a medium is a good choice.
That G-1306-T was my 1st serious drift fishing stick, it's retired now & hangs graciously over the door of my man-cave.
c/22
Had a GL3 1141S for a hot minute. Be the last stick I'd want to drift fish with.You’d be surprised what a Loomis IM6 1141S and 1141C can do when drift fishing, lol.
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Had a GL3 1141S for a hot minute. Be the last stick I'd want to drift fish with.
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Stoner, if your of a mind too then relate a tale of fishing with your IM6 1141.
I'm pretty down on my GL3 as to me it was wet noodle waste of graphite. For side drifting out of a sled I guess would be ok, but it would take a 10 lb fish to know anything was on it.
I sent mine back to the shop in OR and had them send me the IMX 1082s. My goodness whole different story there
Impressive light line fish!
I understand the basic theory of the Gary Loomis 1141 design, especially the ability to tire fish quickly with that soft buggy whip parabolic action & its ability in protecting a light leader. My 1990 era GL3 for me just didn't have the action I was looking for, I questioned the ability to feel a light bite on it or even to consistently feel the tap of my hollow core.
You enjoyed fishing the spinning version more over the baitcaster? Care to elaborate?
Those were my home waters. I grew up a few blocks from the Puyallup fishing the Tidewater off North Levee Road during the 70s and 80s. So did my Dad starting in the 50s.I learned to salmon fish drifting gear on the Puyallup and Carbon River. My dad was a transplant so we ended up having to learn together. I never knew there were other styles of fishing given that's how everyone fished on the puke and really in that combat fishery, it's the only thing you were able to do.
Still looking at learning other forms of great fishing, but I think I'm more content catching fish out in the salt especially on a fly rod.
Soft tips aren't sensitive.. or course neither are heavy tips. The tip of a drift rod is everything.
It needs to be lightish but it also needs to have fast recovery. Light and stiff, exactly the kind of tip that likes to break. The rest of the rod should be stiff enough to move line on the Hook set but with some give for casting.
The best drift rod I ever used was from a very small company owned by one of my Co workers ar Burkheimer and was designed with Kerry's help
You sound like a guy I'd like sit around a campfire & have beer with.
Have you tried shot in shrink tube? Best of both worlds.I tried slinkies a bit but I found the paracord dulled the tick tick tick of the lead to much for me.. now that I think about it. I really enjoy that tick tick tick. Like I am exploring the bottom, learning about it, building a mental picture of it