KLUGMO wrote:I suggest you focus on that fish and take note of
conditions where and when you got him on the hook,
Upgrade your line and always be aware of drag settings.
Maybe use a treble hook also. Always go fishing with a long handle net
and maybe switch to spider line.
Yesterday I was using a lure with FIVE hooks and it still got loose, maybe just liphooked it with one of the hooks. There was a lot of wind yesterday. I try and fish on the shore where the wind is blowing against which was the case yesterday. The other three times I hooked it was in a much different spot and not much wind. I had the best chance of landing it yesterday as it went straight out into deeper, open water. The previous three times it was in a spot with lots of underwater obstructions it could get tangled up in. I carry a long handled net with me always. My drag is always set properly. Sometimes when I hook a big fish I turn off the anti-reverse which allows me to play the fish more with my reel. Sometimes it's dangerous to have any drag on as a fish like a wiper can make very hard fast runs and snap any line with any amount of drag on. I have never used spider line but my fishing buddy has and for the type of fishing we do it didn't work well for him. I generally hook way more fish on very light line and can get all of them in when played properly. I'd rather lose a few more fish and a few more lures that get snagged than use heavier line and hook fewer fish. There's a delicate trade-off and I prefer hooking more fish. I might gradually increase the pound test in going after this brute. Don't know at what point it'll stop hitting my offerings as the line gets heavier. Another big advantage of light line is castability. I can cast a lure much farther with lighter line and cover more water. Anyway, it's there swimming around with my name stamped on its forehead, just a matter of time before I get it all the way in...
