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   I am looking at doing more Kokanee fishing and was reading an article by Bill Herzog and he favors direct drive reels like the old Shimano 201. What does everybody else use? How about a rod?

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Carp Contributing Members 2006 Contributing Member! Joined: 07 July 2004 Location: WA - Thurston Co. Casts: 116	Topic: Kokanee Casting Reel Posted: 06 January 2008 at 12:57pm
	I am looking at doing more Kokanee fishing and was reading an article by Bill Herzog and he favors direct drive reels like the old Shimano 201. What does everybody else use? How about a rod?
	Fishing is better than working
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backlash II Chinook [101 -200] Joined: 27 June 2007 Location: WA - Lewis Co. Casts: 118	Posted: 06 January 2008 at 8:57pm
	Lamiglas makes a nice specialty rod for kokanee.
	backlash
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Keysrob Contributing Members 2006 Contributing Member! Joined: 22 February 2005 Location: WA - Snohomish Co. Casts: 2303	Posted: 07 January 2008 at 8:49am
	Ambassadeur 4600 (although any low-profile baitcaster will work fine.)
	Keysrob's Pictures Nothing beats the shear joy nor the utter frustration of fishing with a two year old.
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GURU Fishin Machine! 1500+ Posts Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: WA - Snohomish Co. Casts: 1695	Posted: 08 January 2008 at 4:41pm
	I just recently bought a Shimano 201 Cardiff, and a 7' UL Lamiglass casting rod, total package about 200.00 but love it and you get some crazy sensitivity, Lamiglass also makes a 7'6" one piece that is flimsy and looks like a lot of fun, but i don't like yellow rods and one piecers, great setup though
	Do everything to the best of your abilities
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reelinanrockin Contributing Members 2006 Contributing Member! Joined: 09 July 2005 Location: WA - King Co. Casts: 3111	Posted: 08 January 2008 at 9:10pm
	depends on if you are gonna troll or just still fish for em.
	90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the fishermen
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singleaction Wallhanger [501 -750] Joined: 13 March 2007 Location: WA - Clark Co. Casts: 577	Posted: 09 January 2008 at 1:25pm
	For a good downrigger rod (very expensive though) I use a 4Wt GLX blank, rewraped with the lightest single foot guides I could find with a shimano scorpion level wind reel loaded with 6 lb/4 lb line.... yea I know, I got a real fishing problem. Sometimes the best is not good enough when it comes to fishing gear.... just ask my better half.
	There is always room for improvements in fishing. Especially inriver commercial harvesters
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fishing bear Trophy [301 - 500] Joined: 09 May 2007 Location: WA - King Co. Casts: 392	Posted: 09 January 2008 at 4:37pm
	In the article you where reading or the one before that in STS he talks about using a fly reel filled with mono for fishing kokanee also. I believe that Shimano 201s are hard to come by because they are not made any more.
	Thats why they call it fishing not catching
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ElectricFisher Fry [0 - 20] Joined: 14 July 2005 Location: WA - Clark Co. Casts: 8	Posted: 09 January 2008 at 4:49pm
	When Bill gave a talk last year in Fife he brought his Koke rod in. He had a beat to snot Calcutta B on it. :)
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Smalma Orca [Over 1000] Joined: 24 December 2004 Location: WA - Snohomish Co. Casts: 1004	Posted: 11 January 2008 at 6:01pm
	I have the lamiglass one piece kokanee rod and love - will be adding another before spring. I pair them with direct drive reels - currently using a couple of my old bass reels. The one on my lamiglass now is a shimano black magna. The soft rod and free wheeling reel coupled with drop shot hooks have reduced the number of kokanee that I loss to a bare minimum - typcially land 85/90% of the fish that I hook. Tight lines Curt
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