12-10-2003, 07:22 PM
This has nothing to do with bear lake, but applies.
You have to remember that your fireline has no stretch in it. When you rip that pole to the sky it has no give so all your stress is on your knots and your leader.
Flourocarbon is designed to have much less stretch than traditional monofilament lines as well, so beefing up your leader may be something to look at.
But most likley BLM is right and its knot strength. In wich case it could be a bad batch of line that breaks when you tie the knot, or that you didnt wet your line when you tied it and it burned the line, or just that the knot type is innapropriate for the application.
I run into this alot at willard bay. I lkie to use straight fire line when trolling for wipers, but like to put a flourocarbon leader on when chasing walleyes.
What happens is while fishing for eyes, you accidentally hook into a wiper. Who hits so hard he maxes out your rod, and starts stripping drag before you can get to the rod. If you use a short piece of leader, less than five feet, or if the pound test is less that 10 they will break it nearly every time.
It doesnt take many lost lures to fix the problem though.
As far as learning bear lake, I expect that if you ever arent learning about it, and how to catcth the fish up there, you arent doing it right. Even the long time, seasoned anglers up there are constantly finding new things, new places, and learning more.
I think with all fisheries, you have to realize that lakes go through stages, or phases. Things may change from year to year based on food availablity, fluctuating water levels, pressure, or a wide range of variables. The best anglers are always learning these changes, and keeping up with them. Thats why they catch more fish than the majority.
As for the white fish, good luck. Personally I have no interest in that so I have no info, and I am not what you would call expirienced on the macks, but I get lucky about 75% of my trips up there and score a nice one or two. But then I was taught by the best and benefitted from his years and years of expirience.
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You have to remember that your fireline has no stretch in it. When you rip that pole to the sky it has no give so all your stress is on your knots and your leader.
Flourocarbon is designed to have much less stretch than traditional monofilament lines as well, so beefing up your leader may be something to look at.
But most likley BLM is right and its knot strength. In wich case it could be a bad batch of line that breaks when you tie the knot, or that you didnt wet your line when you tied it and it burned the line, or just that the knot type is innapropriate for the application.
I run into this alot at willard bay. I lkie to use straight fire line when trolling for wipers, but like to put a flourocarbon leader on when chasing walleyes.
What happens is while fishing for eyes, you accidentally hook into a wiper. Who hits so hard he maxes out your rod, and starts stripping drag before you can get to the rod. If you use a short piece of leader, less than five feet, or if the pound test is less that 10 they will break it nearly every time.
It doesnt take many lost lures to fix the problem though.
As far as learning bear lake, I expect that if you ever arent learning about it, and how to catcth the fish up there, you arent doing it right. Even the long time, seasoned anglers up there are constantly finding new things, new places, and learning more.
I think with all fisheries, you have to realize that lakes go through stages, or phases. Things may change from year to year based on food availablity, fluctuating water levels, pressure, or a wide range of variables. The best anglers are always learning these changes, and keeping up with them. Thats why they catch more fish than the majority.
As for the white fish, good luck. Personally I have no interest in that so I have no info, and I am not what you would call expirienced on the macks, but I get lucky about 75% of my trips up there and score a nice one or two. But then I was taught by the best and benefitted from his years and years of expirience.
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