Fraser River barfishing for salmon, part three

[hellsle]

Could a Spinning reel work for the fishing here?

[chieftel]

ello whats everybodys thoughts on teh reels used in these films ? really want a centerpin but i see rod using a plain old moching reel ?

[fishingwithrod]

@chieftel That is correct. This is just an old, simple mooching reel. For this particular fishery, because you are tossing a rather big weight and the abuse your fishing gear receive, it's best to use inexpensive, beefy, simple reels. These mooching reels require minimal amount of maintenance and work just fine when fighting chinook salmon in a big system such as the Fraser River.

[tyronefraser18]

what if u were to put roe on the end of that set up ?

and would u use the same set up but small weight for somewhere down in the fraser at about the mission bridge?

[fishingwithrod]

@tyronefraser18 During this time of the year (late August/early September), it's pretty common to put a bit of roe on the hook with this setup as there are lots of jack springs coming up the river. For bigger chinook salmon such as the one in the video, the spin n glow setup without roe is enough. Roe has a tendency to attract small fish like pikeminnow, that's why it is rarely used when barfishing in the summer. The same setup can also be used around Mission, and yes with smaller weights.

[minsyoo]

i'm going to have to give barfishing a shot now haha! great fish! great videos! thanks!

So from the sounds of it in the past posts, one could bar fish with a regular,conventional reel? may be just not as fun?

Is there a place on your site where I can see the appropriate seasons to bar fish fraser?

[gokory]

the pinks are hot this year rodney!!!!!

tight lines people!!!!!

[texasfishin]

what is the difference between those mooching reels and conventional reels?

[fishingwithrod]

Mooching reels have a 1:1 ratio so require slightly more control by the angler than conventional reels such as baitcasting reels. They are typically used in the ocean, for mooching and trolling, but quite a few anglers also choose to use them for barfishing.

[jsmith6266]

Great video Rod. Good friends GREAT time on the water, nothing better.

[spencerrolls]

Awesome, you guys got a fish! Had me on the edge of my seat after the bite in part 2... glad to see you get it in (albeit after a couple of brutal netting attempts, lol!).

[fishingwithrod]

We connect with five fish that day actually. ;) 20, 19, 17, 14 and 10lb. Best barfishing outing to this day. :)

[spencerrolls]

Right on! One of these days I'm gonna give barfishing a shot, I think. Never had much time in the summer to get out and try it. Great vids, Rod... thanks for sharing with us!

[Fisherkingnigel]

Rod great video... was it a red or white spring? Got a question, I've never seen knuckle busters used before bar rigging. How would you cast out the weight those reels since they're more for trolling?

[fishingwithrod]

Nigel, that was a red spring. Most of these springs that we are targeting right now in the Fraser are from the Shuswap watershed, which is expecting around 150,000 fish to return this year. They are mostly red.

Many people also use a big levelwind reel for barfishing. We use mooching reels because it's more fun when on a single action reel. Casting the large weight is bit of a problem. I don't do it very well, but if you see Nick in some of the other videos, he casts it really easily.

[Nitroholic]

Head first guys come on!!

[fishingwithrod]

Net man was getting too excited, or because water was filling up his gumboots. ;)

[flathead2020]

Man that sure looks fun wished i was there!