G Loomis Salmon Spinning SAR1084S 9 ft Moderate Action rod, extremely tough but very sensitive which was the key in catching the non biting Kings in Valley streams in the Willow/Caswell area, the secret was keeping a tight line when drifting, strategically adding #2 split shot sinkers to a 3 ft leader to place the line directly in their face in whatever depth the Kings were in to line them in the mouth and as they turned their head ya set the hook ..... Without an ultra sensitive rod you could not feel the difference between a bump off the bottom or a fish trying to spit your line out , this method accounted for 100's of catch and release Kings per weekend .......
Penn 650ss spinning reel loaded with 80# test Pro Line as a backer and 40# test Berkley Big Game green line as a leader , With this I dominated Willow Crk, Sheep Crk and Montana Crk in the MatSu valley for years before they screwed us with the closures ........ Won the King Derby a few times including the first PRO CLASS Derby taking 1st and 3rd
I use the same set up for red & silver salmon in Kenai River, silver salmon in Seward and Valdez.
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