Cutty fish are strong

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Zeno

I don't know if going to 6x will solve the problem.If the drag is still tight enough to allow that to happen I am afraid that 6x will meet similar fate.I think better idea would be to lighten up on the drag than go up in hook size.Unless are fishing some very unforgiving terrain

maybe so that a 6X will end up the same but your assumption on the drag is incorrect as I had my drag set lighter than I do in the canal. And besides, the hook bent inwards not out. A 20 pounder did this, I landed the fish and the slightly bent part of the hook was buried in the roof of the bass's top lip. It took me in and around every rock it could, my fireline and 52 lb flouro learder held up fine. Drag on the Saltiga is smooth as butter.

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

Looks like the point on the right started to straighten and the one on left bent closed on the plug body. Is that right Bruce?

It was the rear treble that bent.

Originally Posted by chris L

one was bent out and the other was bent inward by his other jaw closing down on it .

yep, that's what we figured.




I use a single siwash on the back of many of my plugs but the howdy's I make have to have a treble in back in order to get the action I want from them.

I didn't catch lots of fish, maybe I should have tried more in the daytime than I did at night. I got 8 fish, only one was caught at night, a 30" fish. Mostly 26" to 28" or so fish, the best was the 20 lbder, I did get some small rats too but they don't count. If you want some excercise, go to Cutty, me, I'd rather jig the canal

[Flaptail]

Uh, I don't know Bruce. I have felt the drag setting you use on the canal, it's the same one the tugboats use to tow barges!

A lighter setting in your book could still tow my fat ass in no problem!

Me and Numbskull were out Saturday night, bastage outfished me again, that's twice now this week! Revenge is mine!

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Me and Numbskull were out Saturday night, bastage outfished me again, that's twice now this week! Revenge is mine!

i'd outfish both of you blindfolded

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

i'd outfish both of you blindfolded

Can we be blindfolded too?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Uh, I don't know Bruce. I have felt the drag setting you use on the canal, it's the same one the tugboats use to tow barges!

A lighter setting in your book could still tow my fat ass in no problem!

I dunno--the last time I fished with him, I heard the drag clicker going once or twice.

Last time I had a PM from Powers, he told me he had a fish that ripped of f 50 yards from a "meduim" drag setting. I wonder what Jimmy calls, "medium"?

Have you taken the spring out of that thing yet, Slip?

[jettyjockey18]

powers uses 2 drag settings...off and ws (welded shut)...

[libassboy]

I think the 6x may help, but ive seen them open up too, ive never once seen one closed like that pic tho, probably a rock.
Sometimes you just find that fish pull really hard, i dont know if its the bait there on, or the enviorment there in, i went thru like 10 sets of vmc's on a bomber one nite three or four seasons ago, those fish were just going beserk and pulling really hard, not too big either maybe 20lbs.