10-27-2004, 07:20 PM
I have also found the best way to not loose a big fish is to use larger line. It just bugs me when I hook into a big fish that makes my reel scream and he gets away. This year I was able to crank in a 27" hybrid at Henry's without him even making one real run. He sure did pull hard but I was able to pull harder with my baitcasting rod and 17lb line. I still like to catch them on ultra lights though and still use 4lb line there but just not around weedy areas.
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