I have given a few seminars at fishing clubs around the region for the past couple months and the requested topic has been fishing summer steelhead and summer kings. In Western Washington we can fish for something every day of the year, although there are opener dates for rivers as well as species of fish.
We are just a few weeks away from Pink Salmon stuffing our river systems, not to mention the Coho will be right behind the Pinks. Maybe you are preparing your gear now, or maybe you are thinking about what lures you should buy to put these fish in your cooler.
We have all reeled in our gear and over-reeled our swivel into the first eye on the rod. For some unfortunate anglers this first eye on the rod has been damaged, or at the very least you are now trying to dislodge your snap or barrel swivel from the first eye.
This is a two part blog article for the Balanced System, a popular subject I cover for seminars. Balancing your rod, reel, line and leaders is important to more successful fishing.