Kokaholic
12/13/2011 12:19:00 AMWow!!!! What a beautiful day to bad fish weren't hitting, but sure beats work any day! From high bride to Sultan is the pontoon boat easy to use? I have been looking into a personal one just for myself, about 9 to 10ft. What brand do you use and why?
Gringo Pescador
12/13/2011 9:02:00 AMIf nothing else I can always seem to hook a chum in the winter! Fog was thick and cold in the morning but burned off to be a beautiful quiet day. We were escorted down most of the river by 6 bald eagles - even got to see a couple sparring on the ground for a little bit. Saw NO other humans until almost the Wallace. The water was so low, I didn't even recognize the mouth of the Wallace when we got there even though I've fished it many times before! It was a great day, even with a comedy of errors and misaps before and after the float making it a longer than normal day.
Mike Carey
12/13/2011 9:29:00 AMI have a Dave Scadden two person, 11 footer. It's rated class 3-4 whitewater but even so, the first rapids below High Bridge had a high pucker factor for me. There were some big waves we ran through! I like my pontoon - it's about 8 years old and still in great condition. I have it rigged with a pair of rod holders in the front which is great for plug pulling. I don't do a lot of river floats, but when I do use it I have it rigged with 3 heavy duty carlisle oars and wear a life jacket at all times. Our biggest issue wasn't big water it was skinny water and getting stuck, which happened a couple times. I consider my skillls to be intermidiante at best (sorry Gringo, I didn't mention that, LOL). The Scadden is tough and comfortable.
makscoot
12/13/2011 9:49:00 AMKokaholic, my landlord has a brand new "personal" raft if you interested. It weighs about 140 and fits into its own backpack. pm me if interested.
Gringo Pescador
12/13/2011 10:41:00 AMHa! Didn't notice. Maybe it is a good thing I sat in front and couldn't see you. I was blissfully enjoying the ride through those rapids thinking to myself "sheesh, whats the big deal, Mike's got it all under control".
BentRod
12/14/2011 12:41:00 PM"sheesh, whats the big deal, Mike's got it all under control."......LOL. Ignorance is bliss! What you don't know won't hurt you. :)
Lord Of The Fly
12/15/2011 1:18:00 PMMan, I would love to fish a river like that some day. Bet there aren't many days when the water is as calm as it was. So wish I was there right now instead of work. :)
joechiro30
12/15/2011 2:59:00 PMI did that float last saturday and couldn't hook a steelhead either but the boat behind us said they had three for six steelies that day. They must have had good eggs cause I was using the same thing but my eggs were sulphite cured. I heard a dry boraxed egg skein worked better for steelies.
LittleTrib
12/16/2011 3:44:00 PMScadden Big Horn Drifter? I have the same exact boat, red and everything
Lundegard
12/16/2011 5:49:00 PMThe best pontoons by far are made by Aire in Meridian, ID. Fat water, skinny water, they handle it all. Check 'em out at: http://aire.com/aire/products/?type=32
KonaJoe
12/18/2011 7:55:00 AMExcellent camera setup for the video! The wide angle with crisp focus and the way you have the camera locked off helps us all concentrate on seeing what you guys did. Keep them coming! :-)