wasilvers
Well-known member
Every year I go thru this... put braid on my favorite rod, try out a different line on the 'test rod', and put mono on the others. It never fails, I miss a fish (no not just one fish, but MANY fish) on the mono spooled setups. Today the bite was light. I got cut off 2x (probably northern), had one great strike that I missed, and two other tailgrabbers. THEN I had the blowup of the week. Using a spinnerbait in 1.5 fow, I turned to talk to a kid, kept reeling and bumping rocks. Near the far end of my cast (about a 3/4 full length cast with spinning reel) The lure stopped and I figured hung up, so I raised the rod tip up to pull it free and a MASSIVE fish turned to the top and spit the lure out. :evil: A guy that saw it all said a few spanish words then laughed.
I swear if I'd had braid, I would have been able to tell a rock from a hit easy. Instead I am left with a mental picture and frustration instead of pictures of big fish. Thanks for letting me vent :evil:
I wish I could afford to spool all my rods in braid, the 6-8 rods that I call mine would eat up play money immediatly - not to mention the kids/wifes rods - we're talking 12 rods (excluding fly and crappie poles) that would need pricy line.
I swear if I'd had braid, I would have been able to tell a rock from a hit easy. Instead I am left with a mental picture and frustration instead of pictures of big fish. Thanks for letting me vent :evil:
I wish I could afford to spool all my rods in braid, the 6-8 rods that I call mine would eat up play money immediatly - not to mention the kids/wifes rods - we're talking 12 rods (excluding fly and crappie poles) that would need pricy line.