Ah, 30 lbs, not 50..now you know my divisible factor when I refer to fish
size.....and I remember now; you can only use artificials, not bait to
qualify for the Tyee Club. Quite nostalgic. I spent some time in acquiring
a 10 1/2 ft. mooching rod like I used in Cambell River. We caught primarily
silvers, when I was there, but it was extremely fun. We used the single
action reels, 1-2 oz.'s of lead as Preston described and those long,
graphite rods and long leaders. I purchased a single action reel when I
returned to the states, but could not get a comparable rod. Diawa made a
rod for the States and marketed the long rod for Canada and you couldn't get
the long rod here in the states. I wrote to Diawa of Canada and they sent
me two of the long rods. Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: "Book Master" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WA Fly Fishers News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:57 PM
Subject: RE: "Mooching" for Salmon out of Berkley
> "Usens" who have fished for salmon by "proper"
> mooching before being converted to "The Long Rod" had
> a chuckle at the tackle as described: "short, stiff
> rods, etc" in the subject report.
> I fwded this message to my relatives who do salmon
> fishing out of the San Francisco area and received
> this reply:
> "Sounds like the person that went mooching for salmon
> out of Berkley actually climbed onto a midweek
> rockfish fishing boat that, because of rough water or
> "light-weight" passengers couldn't get out to where
> the fish were. So instead they stayed close to the
> coast and caught salmon on rockfish gear. They call
> it a "Safeway Run", about as exciting as a run to the
> Safeway store".
> Seriously though, there is an art to salmon mooching
> with the proper gear which is just barely below fly
> fishing for fun and suspense.
> Just thought I'd reminesce along with Preston about
> the "good ole days".
> Incidentally, Jere, I believe that a Tyee salmon at
> Campbell River (ie. Painters Lodge) is any King Salmon
> over 30 pounds (and caught by their special rules ie.
> rowing, etc). Ah! Tradition!
> Best of Fishing to all.
> John T.
>
>
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