02-07-2016, 04:57 AM
That would have been an awesome fish to see!!! The truth is, if the knot wouldn't have failed then you likely would have been able to play the fish out. Then you would've had an awesome story about landing the Bear Lake Behemoth on light gear. Folks would buy you drinks just to hear the tale.
I think at times I use a little too heavy of line on my rods. This is true especially for stream fishing when line can get nicked and pinched by rocks and deadfall on the stream bed. I've just lost too many good fish when my 2 or 4lb test became 1/2 test because of some nicks on it. Even on my ultralight ice rod I have 10lb Nanofil with 24" of 8lb flouro leader. It seems to be sensitive enough for little perch, etc., but has some extra strength for some of the bigger specimens.
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I think at times I use a little too heavy of line on my rods. This is true especially for stream fishing when line can get nicked and pinched by rocks and deadfall on the stream bed. I've just lost too many good fish when my 2 or 4lb test became 1/2 test because of some nicks on it. Even on my ultralight ice rod I have 10lb Nanofil with 24" of 8lb flouro leader. It seems to be sensitive enough for little perch, etc., but has some extra strength for some of the bigger specimens.
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