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Float Fishing for Salmon and Steelhead

January 23, 2012 By JD 15 Comments

Here’s a little video I shot to kinda get you started understanding how float fishing for salmon and steelhead works…

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  1. chuck edwards says

    September 6, 2012 at 6:13 am

    Hi in your videos can you tell me or suggest what rod and reel set up you would use for steelhead and or salmon fishing the roe (brand name) that would be good to use and what type of line to put on the reel? thanks chuck

    Reply
  2. Robert says

    July 11, 2012 at 1:07 am

    liks like some kind of wire tube under the float, what is that, Thanks

    Reply
  3. james says

    March 11, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    what kind of bait would you use for salmon under a float

    Reply
    • JD says

      March 12, 2012 at 9:58 pm

      Red eggs or sand shrimp!

      Reply
  4. Doug Orr says

    January 26, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    Wow, great video. I have 2 float fishing videos from Amato books, both are great but this sums up the technique in just a couple of minutes and with my ADD brain, I didn’t lose focus even once. Thanks, I have shared this with all my fishing buddies.
    -Doug

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    • JD says

      January 26, 2012 at 8:26 pm

      Cool, glad to help! Good seeing ya at the show!

      Reply
  5. "Smitty" says

    January 26, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    Perfect! Short and Sweet. Straight to the point. Nice job JD!

    Reply
  6. shiveley says

    January 24, 2012 at 9:45 am

    Great video. Thanks!

    Reply
  7. Bill says

    January 24, 2012 at 8:58 am

    Way cool!!!!!!!

    Reply
  8. Dwight says

    January 24, 2012 at 5:08 am

    Thanks, I’m going to try it for surfperch (and steelhead.)

    Reply
  9. garrey says

    January 23, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Nice camera work,great video!! The American? Thanks for posting

    Reply
    • JD says

      January 23, 2012 at 9:10 pm

      Thanks. Yep, American River…just below Sunrise Bridge.

      Reply
  10. JD says

    January 23, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    Sorry, guys…got ‘er dialed back in!

    Reply
  11. Paul says

    January 23, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Video doesnt work

    Reply
  12. Buddy says

    January 23, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    it says the video is set to private so we cant view it.

    Reply

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