One thing I am learning about steelhead fishing is line selection. If your leader line is too thick it will scare the fish away but if it is two thin you may loose a lot of fish due to breakage. The line I have found to be a solution to both problems is 17 lb. Suffix it is supple so it doesn't slinky when pre tied and wrapped but is strong enough to take on a good size steelhead or salmon but thin enough to be invisible exept on cloudless days. This day I was experimenting with 12 lb test line and could not extricate my fish out of the rapids with out braking. I know that there are the expert fishermen out there that use 8 lb line and land good size fish I'm not one of them. I like my line strong enough that I can put a little hurt on the fish and not fear loosing it.
Looser Takes All!
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