SALMON SERIES

This is a casting rod designed for mooching in the ocean or drift fishing in rivers. It is surprisingly light considering the magnum power. There's plenty of strength in the butt-section to move fish away from trouble and manage them in the swift currents. The tip is relatively fast and it's very sensitive, allowing you to feel that subtle take that can make catching salmon in the rivers so difficult. Note: the lure rating refers to trolling/mooching weight. If you are casting from boat or bank in the river, it will handle 2 to 3-ounces effectively.

Our standard mooching rod, designed to fish cut-bait, flashers or lures in the ocean. When mooching or trolling, boat captains will spread their rigs by using shorter rods at the back of the boat with longer rods on the sides. This is usually the short rod at the corner and can be used in conjunction with a down-rigger. It will mooch or troll up to 6-ounces, but will cast only 2 or 3-ounces effectively. Drift fishermen can use it in the river for casting or plunking. It will handle even the largest of the salmon species, no problem!

A longer mooching rod designed to fish cut-bait, flashers or lures in the bays and ocean. The extra length is to accommodate longer leaders and allow you to spread the lines so you can fish multiple rods at the same time. The moderate action along with the extra length provide more flexibility in the rod, allowing salmon to munch on the bait without feeling a lot of resistance, a feature that is critical for successful mooching.

A longer, more powerful mooching rod designed for king salmon. It allows you to spread out lines to fish multiple set-ups without outriggers or downriggers and it will allow you to use even longer leaders if necessary. Like all G.Loomis mooching rods, the lure ratings on this rod reflects an effective range for trolling or mooching. It will handle about half of that weight for overhand casting.

The longest of our mooching rod selection. It is rated slightly lighter for both line and lure ratings due to the extra length. This rod provides maximum clearance for spreading out the mooching rigs and allows extra-long leader management. This particular rod is an excellent choice for silvers and small kings, but will handle an oversized surprise should you be so lucky. It will mooch or troll the up to 5-ounces, but it's not designed for casting.

Thanks to our proprietary GLX, this is an extremely sensitive rod designed to fish large, in-line spinners for salmon. The sensitivity is a major factor when trolling spinners because many of the bites are so subtle they are hard to distinguish. Sometimes it's nothing more than the blade stops spinning and sometimes it's just a light dip in the rod tip. Sometimes though it can be violent and those are the most exciting. No matter how they bite your rig, you have to be able to react very quickly to keep the fish connected and coming your way and this is the right rod. It is responsive, light as a feather and ultra sensitive!

Backbouncing is an efficient method for catching salmon, but you need a sensitive rod with lots of power to be effective. Sometimes they engulf the bait and sometimes they just hold it for a moment, crushing the eggs. Sometimes they really grab it and all but jerk the rod out of your hands. The beauty of this rod is that it's powerful enough to fish enough weight to be effective and light enough not to tire you out. It's our 'power' backbouncer and will handle big water, swift current, heavy weights and really big salmon. It's important to note that the lure rating is for backbouncing, not for casting. It should cast up to 4-ounces effectively.

Dropping a bait rig to the bottom and slowly feeding line out as you bounce it back toward the fish in the middle of their holding water forces them to react and that's why bacbouncing is so effective. This rod is made to fish smaller rivers & streams where there's not as much heavy water and you don't need as much weight to keep your bait in the zone. The key element is sensitivity and this rod will tell you right away if there's something 'fishy' happening at the end of your line.

This rod is designed to back-troll deep-diving lures, like the Hot Shot or Wiggle Wart, behind a boat. It has a relatively light tip that allows the plug to work easily and also lets the angler watch the tip wiggle, confirming that the lure is working properly. The rod is designed to allow the boat to fish the plug, backing the lures down the drift slightly slower than the current, forcing them to dive, wiggling erratically. Lures are spaced out at equal distances from the boat, like a picket fence, so the fish have to react to them rather than just moving over to get out of their way. The lure rating is very broad because some anglers use this rod for light duty back-bouncing on small rivers and because it's designed for trolling, not casting. If you should decide to use it for casting lures or baits, it will handle up to 2-ounces effectively.

A slightly more powerful back-trolling, plug rod for fishing faster, heavier water and larger salmon species. These rods have been discovered by sturgeon anglers to be effective especially in tidewater where the water isn't too deep or swift. It is surprising how large a fish can be handled using this rod. It will handle up to 6-ounces for back-trolling or back-bouncing, but for casting purposes, it will handle about 3-ounces.

This is our standard mooching rod, but in spinning configuration for those who prefer not to use a casting reel. It's designed to fish cut-bait, flashers or lures in the ocean. When mooching or trolling it will handle up to 6-ounces, but will cast only a couple of ounces effectively. Drift fishermen can use it in the river for casting or plunking. You can throw heavy spoons and spinners as well using this rod. It will handle even the largest of the salmon species, right along with silvers, chums and pinks, no problem!

This is a powerful spinning rod designed for drifting bait or bait imitators as well as casting spoons and spinners in rivers for Chinook salmon. It is surprisingly light, yet features magnum power to manage big fish. The tip is very sensitive, allowing you to feel that subtle take that makes catching salmon in the rivers a difficult proposition at times.