Saundu:
As someone who "loves to twitch"....let me tell you what and why I do what I do......
1. 30 or 40 pound Hi Vis Power Pro braid....does 2 thing, easy to see and strong to straighten out a hook if you get snagged on the bottom.
2. It really depends on the water but what we prefer is 3/8 and 1/2 oz jigs, tied on Owner or Mustad hooks.......size to get to the bottom and the hooks to hold the fish when you get them.
3. Spinning reel and spinning rod......just works better than trying to use a level wind and casting rod. I have tried both.
Lot's of video's on You Tube and other sites.....Brad of Bradsjigs.com and Bill(me) had lot's of fun in 2009 and 2010...catching fish in November and December.....lot's we put on video.......I still go back and watch them.
2011 was not as good for salmon....sure we still got fish but just not as many.....
If the rain hadn't put the rivers "high and muddy" I'd be twitching the rivers that have any late Coho....
Hope this helps.......Happy Twitching to go with a Happy Year.!!!!!!
I Love to twitch also. I prefer the 1/2 ounce jig head and the matzuo hook in a 1/0 size. Spinning rods/reels are fine but I prefer a bait caster for more accurate casting. I can thumb a cast much more accurately in those REALLY TIGHT slots. Coho love wood, as you well know. I cast inches from that wood. Spinning reels are just a little harder to do that kind of cast. I also like the control I have with a bait caster.
Caught a toad of a chrome coho yesterday, before the rivers blew, on a blue and white, with white head, 1/2 ounce. The weight is perfect for distance casting if necessary.
Let me see if I can find my coho carnage thread from "that other site"
http://www.ifish.net/board/showthread.php?t=386448
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