Fishing in a tube is a tedious task, so I try to fish every likely-looking spot throughly. Sometimes I will use this approach: Top, Crank, bottom/plastics, in that order.
edit: The post above was submitted while I was typing.
I have the Powell and am happy with it. Kinda wish it had more give in the tip to get more distance. I would not recomend mini guides for frogging. The stuff you pick up on the line, when fishing slop, clogs the tiny guides.
Lower Otay is the hot lake right now. Hope you do not mind fishing with lots of company.
There are rumors a plenty of San Vicente opening soon. It is likely that launch tickets will be by ticketmaster only. Lots of talk of a new world record!
I think his approach is "textbook". He does not panic, he reels down / takes up slack, and leans into the fish. I think the reason many smaller fish do not get hooked is because they are taking the frog down by the legs.
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You may have done nothing wrong, you may have done everything wrong. To answer your question, "what happened?" You lost a fish on a frog! Happens pretty often. Watch Bama Bass on youtube. He has the frog hookset down!
I bought two reels on ebay that came with braid on them. The line was tied directly and it slipped badly. Pretty sure the seller thought the drag did not work. My gain!
The problem would be the length of the rod. If you will be stream fishing, you will be dealing with a lot of brush. A rod under 5' is ideal. Get a cheapy rig at Walmart.
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