8-WEIGHT REEL REVIEW AND COMPARISON (NOT QUITE A SHOOTOUT) BY JAMES ANDERSON WITH NOTES BY GEORGE ANDERSON AND STAFF A ROUNDUP RATHER THAN A SHOOTOUT A lot has happened since our last 8-Weight Reel Shootout, including a worldwide pandemic and a 500-year flood on the Yellowstone

See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.There is no annual limit on hatchery salmon or hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.For more information please see Oregon General Statewide Regulations Synonyms Chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Location regulation notes General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31

For mid-range to long-range and a lighter feel, sizes like 5000 or 6000 (often called Mini Big Pit models, such as the Sonik Xtractor) are excellent choices
Some people use this type of cooler exclusively for keeping their catch fresh, which is a pretty good idea
I havent noticed a reduction in bites after doing this, but I do get many more hookups, and lose much less plastic worms this way
"Seagrass Filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus), a master of camouflage"