I'm a life long fly fisher and know pretty much nothing about spin fishing. My wife has been asking me to put together a spin setup that she could use when we go into the backcountry. I've been fumbling my way along trying to piece together a small effective backcountry kit with minimal success. This video you put together is clear, simple, and well explained. Thank you for this. Oh - I plan to pretty much copy it as directly as I can. 🙂
Very cool! Fun getting out and fishing together. If you look on my channel, under my recent videos, I have multiple backcountry fishing setup vids for rods, reels and gear. Good luck out there and thanks for watchin!
I have been backpack fishing for 30 years with spinning gear. I have not met too many people that have this same passion. Great advice! I too use split rings and change out hooks. Bass Pro Shops has tiny swivels size #20.
Really informative and super well edited! I don't hike as much as you, but do have a tip... To keep packs light, I find in many smaller backcountry lakes, a M-80 does the job. You can save your full sticks of dynamite for the lowland lakes.
Every calls me Mr Informative. That is true and totally not a thing I just made up. Yeah M80s work wonders! I just save that for the cameras not rolling then I pretend like I caught it normally
I love the idea of using a split ring to swap hooks on the spinners/spoons and tried that several times because of the selective gear rules on the rivers/streams… you have to do a video of your method. I poked myself so many times and wrecked/split my fingernails on my journey. 😅 Also, glad to see you back! My fam loves your videos!
@@CascadeBackcountry It was really good but the fish didn't seem so big, I caught a bunch but ended up returning almost all of them. Beautiful fish up in the Wallowas.
Have you lost a similar red/gold little cleo like that at Cottonwood Lake before? I fished one out of the water with that same exact set-up last summer!
If you're going to do catch & release. I can agree with what you're saying about the hooks. But I do not release. Every fish I hook is food. I don't fish for fun A fish for food. But I do find your setup to be a bit heavy my kit is around 3 oz.
You can use a spring bobber also and then you can switch pretty easily from your casting rig to a bobber set up. On the casting rig I like to use a snap swivel that is small enough to go through the eyes of the rod, that way when you get to the lake you don’t have to tie anything.
That's a great idea. I'm all about anything that means I have to do less work! Haha I'm also old, stubborn and stuck in my ways so I'll probably just keep doing things the hard way cuz new things are scary 😆
@lucasjedwards I almost never use a float. I generally twitch em through the upper section of water where the trout are looking for insects to eat on the surface
I'm a life long fly fisher and know pretty much nothing about spin fishing. My wife has been asking me to put together a spin setup that she could use when we go into the backcountry. I've been fumbling my way along trying to piece together a small effective backcountry kit with minimal success. This video you put together is clear, simple, and well explained. Thank you for this. Oh - I plan to pretty much copy it as directly as I can. 🙂
Very cool! Fun getting out and fishing together. If you look on my channel, under my recent videos, I have multiple backcountry fishing setup vids for rods, reels and gear. Good luck out there and thanks for watchin!
I have been backpack fishing for 30 years with spinning gear. I have not met too many people that have this same passion. Great advice! I too use split rings and change out hooks. Bass Pro Shops has tiny swivels size #20.
Really informative and super well edited! I don't hike as much as you, but do have a tip... To keep packs light, I find in many smaller backcountry lakes, a M-80 does the job. You can save your full sticks of dynamite for the lowland lakes.
Every calls me Mr Informative. That is true and totally not a thing I just made up. Yeah M80s work wonders! I just save that for the cameras not rolling then I pretend like I caught it normally
I love the idea of using a split ring to swap hooks on the spinners/spoons and tried that several times because of the selective gear rules on the rivers/streams… you have to do a video of your method. I poked myself so many times and wrecked/split my fingernails on my journey. 😅
Also, glad to see you back! My fam loves your videos!
Yeah it works great but has a tendency to destroy a fingernail or two haha Good to be back. Thanks for watching!
Super helpful! I'm flying up to Oregon to go backpacking and it's my first time bringing a rod, super excited!
Nice!! If you're gonna be backpacking to mountain lakes, ya might as will pack a few extra ounces to catch some fish! Let me know how it goes
@@CascadeBackcountry It was really good but the fish didn't seem so big, I caught a bunch but ended up returning almost all of them. Beautiful fish up in the Wallowas.
They often don't get super big out in the mountains. Sounds like ya caught a bunch. Strong work! 😁
The split ring is a great idea. I also crimp barbs. I got used to it when fly fishing. It is a much better release. Thanks for sharing.
Good on ya! Definitely a better release. Thanks for watchin!
Have you lost a similar red/gold little cleo like that at Cottonwood Lake before? I fished one out of the water with that same exact set-up last summer!
No I haven't. I try never to lose my favorite trout spoon haha
If you're going to do catch & release. I can agree with what you're saying about the hooks. But I do not release. Every fish I hook is food. I don't fish for fun A fish for food.
But I do find your setup to be a bit heavy my kit is around 3 oz.
Yeah if I'm gonna eat em, I'll leave the barb on. Fish are certainly delicious haha 3 oz is a great weight! Good on ya 😁
great vid, thanks!
Thanks!
Good info.. thanks for the video
Heck yeah!
What size snap swivles do you use.
For trout, if I remember correctly, right around a size 6. I usually don't even look at the size though. I just grab the ones I know work 😆
@CascadeBackcountry thanks bro . Great videos BTW.
You can use a spring bobber also and then you can switch pretty easily from your casting rig to a bobber set up. On the casting rig I like to use a snap swivel that is small enough to go through the eyes of the rod, that way when you get to the lake you don’t have to tie anything.
That's a great idea. I'm all about anything that means I have to do less work! Haha I'm also old, stubborn and stuck in my ways so I'll probably just keep doing things the hard way cuz new things are scary 😆
Exactly how do you fish those dove sun jigs?
I usually twitch em. I have caught fish just casting and reeling them back though
@@CascadeBackcountry are you bouncing them off the bottom or suspended under a float?
@lucasjedwards I almost never use a float. I generally twitch em through the upper section of water where the trout are looking for insects to eat on the surface
@@CascadeBackcountry okay, awesome, thanks! I ordered some to try out after watching your video a couple days ago. I appreciate the info!
@lucasjedwards heck yeah! Good luck out there!