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I normally use the stock trebles.
I tried the Berkely NanoFil line this year. That stuff is awful. I lost two spoons yesterday. The first was on a fish. It hit and the line immediately parted. Based on the other fish we caught it, the fish was probably running something over 14″. The second was when I was out in my raft and I hit the bail when I was casting. Now I’ve snapped lures off on a big cast when I flipped the bail, but I wasn’t hauling off as hard as I could, just taking an easy cast. I’m going to buy some different line today.
I use a snap swivel. Normally just the cheap, small ones, but I’ve used ball bearing swivels at times. I have a slight preference for black swivels, but not enough to really care all that much.
I had to google Fas-Snap. I’ve never used one. I’ve got some tiny swivels with cross-lok snaps, but at those small sizes they can be a pain to thread lures on and I prefer a plain old snap swivel.
I haven’t had much trouble with line twist. It doesn’t hurt to let he line dangle and un-twist every so often, however.
I would stick with 4-lb line.
While I love my Jakes Spin-A-Lure, I’ve probably been using 3/16 oz Daredevils (brass with red or orange) more often the past couple years. It kind of depends on the size and depth of the lake but the Daredevils fish really well in shallow water.
I’ve never tried fishing with a leader setup like you describe, but it seems like unnecessary complexity.
How long are you going to take for the trip? Hopefully you will leave yourself enough time for plenty of side trips. The PCT often misses lakes but they can be tantalizingly close!
HI Clare, it is fantastic to hear from you! You can post any corrections here. And I will send you an email so we can set up direct contact.
@Brian wrote:
the angular edge of a talus boulder is fine.
That’s a good portion of what I’m talking about. Sometimes those can be very sharp or even pointed depending on the type and age of the rock.
I was a 14-year Mountain Rescue team member many years ago and most of the missions I went on were for lost and/or injured hikers, hunters, and backcountry skiers who encountered unfortunate circumstances so I wouldn’t purposefully step on a sharp branch pointing up, or the “sharp point” of a rock. I could slip and fall causing other injuries besides a punctured foot even if I were wearing sturdy hiking boots.
It is the ones that you don’t step on on purpose that are likely to cause the most problems. And that’s the other portion of what I’m getting at in my questions. As we lighten up our camp/water shoes we assume some risk and I’m trying to get a feel for how much risk is increased by these particular shoes. I do find myself, for various reasons, doing a reasonable amount of walking in my camp shoes. But that’s also a behavior I could change if the reward were great enough.
OK, I’ll grant you that hopping was a poor choice of words 🙂 But if you were making your way across some sharp talus, for whatever reason, it there enough protection if you step on top top of a sharp point? I’ve been using old fashioned Nike Aquasox that have a sort of plastic sole back by thin blue foam and they do fine in the sharp talus. Mine weigh in at 9.4 oz for the pair but I’m always looking for ways to shave a few ounces.
The Sockwa shoes are a great tip. How would they do if you needed to hop across a rockslide made up of sharp granite? Or would you need to put on your hiking shoes/boots in that scenario?
Thanks for sharing! Lanham is a great first lake. Did you run across the Charlie Lund plaque on the rock by the lake?
@Mark Harris wrote:
On another note, I’m a little confused what the difference is between the NCNP and the Lake Chelan National Recreational area in regards to access, stocking, and hunting.
You’re not the only one. When it comes to fish stocking they decided to treat all the units the same. I believe that is true for access, too. But I’m not positive. They do allow hunting in the rec area because that was in the founding documents.
@Mark Harris wrote:
So where does it go from here as far as timeline and stocking is concerned?
Hopefully we will be stocking next summer.
When they stock it varies from year to year. But I suspect the real fish you want to catch are holdovers anyway. I’d go any time. Well, any time after the ice comes off 😀
That looks like an awesome product. I want one. But not for high lakes. 26 pounds (plus paddle, etc) is amazing for what it is, but for high lakes you’d rather be under 2-pounds and you need it to be extremely packable.
It varies by location. Lakes with southern exposures will open sooner then lakes with northern exposures. Lakes in southern WA generally open sooner then lakes in northern WA. Some places get more snow then others, etc. Things will really start to open up in July.
Most high lakes are still locked up tight with snow and ice. But some of the lower elevation lakes are starting to thaw out. Something like Packwood Lake should be really nice this time of year.
