Whitewolf36 Posted July 7, 2012 Posted July 7, 2012 I'm pretty new to low profile bait casters so this may not be a problem or anything but i was just wondering. I hooked a 2 1/2 lb largemouth and when i went to set the hook on it, line just came pulling off of it like it was a 15 lb fish i thought it might have just been the drag wasn't set high enough so i set it and it keeps doing it just wondering if anybody has had this problem or knows a solution to it. Quote
Whitewolf36 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Posted July 8, 2012 Went fishing earlier and figured out what the problem was. I appreciate it though Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted July 8, 2012 Super User Posted July 8, 2012 So, what was the problem? Just curious. Hootie Quote
Whitewolf36 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 It was the drag i just didn't set it high enough. Rookie mistake. Quote
DILLY07 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Happens to me all the time to me. Hahaha. Still an rookie from coming back in fishing since 3 years ago. Forgot all the techinques. Glad you figured it out! Quote
anhtuanb Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Some suggest to set the drag about 2/3 of your line strength, so for a 12lb line, you would set it around 8lb. You can measure the drag by the fish scale. Quote
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