Steelhead Secret Revealed
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
I have a special Steelhead secret to tell you about that was showed to me by a very good friend who passed away a couple of years back. When he showed me this we use to make them from wood however today I use what is called backer rod or window insulation making them very quit to construct.
He never gave it a name but I have heard them called rags by another fisherman I ran into who was using them once when I was fishing on the Little Salmon he also called them wobblers which seemed more appropriate. What ever you want to call them they seem to work when nothing else is working. They seem to be catching on as recently I have seen several fishermen using them and thought I would let you know how you can make your own.
What you need to have before starting:
Yarn in a variety of colors
Window insulating foam (backing rod)
A good pair of Scissors
A large tapestry needle (one which you can thread yarn through)
[You can also use small stiff wire for this]
A small straw (the kind you usually get with a mixed drink)
Start by cutting the insulation in different lengths from” ½ to 1½”
Next you need to thread or push the straw lengthwise through the center of the insulation and then cut the straw even with the foam.
Now take your needle and yarn use a long length of yarn 2 to 3 feet and push it through the insulation, keep adding insulation and space them about 2 to 3 inches apart Change color of yarn and thread it through each piece again you can repeat this three, four, or five times.
Now take your scissors and cut the yarn between the pieces of foam making sure the yarn is long enough on each piece to reach the back of the foam. If you leave extra yarn on trim the yarn so that it is even with the back of the foam.
Now you have a secret weapon the next time you are out Steelhead fishing.
So you have it now how do you use it?
Set it up as you would like using a Corky or a Sammy I recommend that you use a small bead between your hook and foam to keep it from slipping down on too the hook.
The flat surface on the front of the wobblier will give it a very unique action in the water as the name applies it will wobble and pulse as it drifts through the hole this added action seems to irritate the steelhead making them strike just to get rid of it at least that is what I feel. What ever the reason, it works when nothing else seems to work.
By: RR Smith
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