12-12-2011, 05:39 PM
[quote Tarponjim]"let go?" [crazy]
I've had it all wrong all these years I guess. I thought it was the fly hooking/holding them, not them holding on to the fly.[
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Until last weekend I thought that also. I had several on that were going away from me with a light bend in the rod, no jumping or rolling, etc and then they just let go! It was a little frustrating as I had a couple on that were pushing 20" that I would have liked to see up close. I went to a smaller strike indicator and that didn't help. Went from a 22 to a 16 and no difference - except fewer hits.
Obvious conclusion is that they became tired of playing with me and just chose to let go!
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I've had it all wrong all these years I guess. I thought it was the fly hooking/holding them, not them holding on to the fly.[
] ""Until last weekend I thought that also. I had several on that were going away from me with a light bend in the rod, no jumping or rolling, etc and then they just let go! It was a little frustrating as I had a couple on that were pushing 20" that I would have liked to see up close. I went to a smaller strike indicator and that didn't help. Went from a 22 to a 16 and no difference - except fewer hits.
Obvious conclusion is that they became tired of playing with me and just chose to let go!
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