Pretty Basic Ones, nothing too exciting, unless ya don't know.
1. Use a film container with a small hole in top to have yarn pre loaded and easy to clip.
2. Use rubber tube used for pencil lead to make a nice harness for your pliers around your neck.
3.For silvers take a 5/16 lead head jig bullet shaper preferred, and put a hootchie over it
small slit for eye and you're jiggin silvers.
4.If your frozen at the river, catch a fish, it causes adrennilin to warm the body, and it don't seem so cold.
5. Remember when fishing tidal rivers to keep the flows in mind.
6.If you use Power Pro or any super braid, when it dicolors use a felt pen on the first twenty feet.
7. When you start in Steelheading, read books, take advice, listen, and put in your time.
8.Think like a fish
9.For a rod balancer, find a tube that will fit over the butt of the pole, use pencil to balance it, duct tape and lead work too.
10.Watch what others do when they catch fish, note colors, technique, and presentation
you will learn alot just by watching, and noting size, color, etc.

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