by bpmurray » Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:31 pm
The thing about braid is that there's no give - you get the message immediately when you get a bite and if you have a stiff rod with a feisty fish, you have to be careful or it'll snap. I only use braid now (with the exception of mono on very light gear on fresh water) but I also tend to use light rods too. This means that I fight even big powerful Norwegian coalfish or halibut, or blue shark with the rod as much as the line, so there are no sudden slams on the line. If you're going after something like tuna which hit the line like a train, you simply have to use mono to absorb the sudden impact.
The other aspect is pulling a hook. If you don't allow some cushioning using the rod and an appropriate drag setting, there's a danger that the fish will simply pull the hook out. Is your drag very tight? Is your rod very stiff? And, importantly, what species are you losing?
Species 2022: Halibut, Coalfish, Cod, Haddock, Pollack, Whiting, Mackerel, Wolffish, Redfish, Torsk
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