Stupid Mono

[bigbill]

After losing fish after fish to mono I switched to Excalibur silver thread copolymer.

My days of losing fish are over. Plus the mono is very stretchy too.

My next thing is to sharpen all my hooks too.

[bigbill]

But be careful on your hook sets there is no rubber band with copolymer line. If you do sweeping back hook sets with the rod you could pull the hook out before it's set in.

[J Francho]

If your pulling hooks, then you're using the wrong hook, waited too long to swing, or the fish never had the entire bait in it's mouth.  If you are sure it's the last issue, try a different, contrasting color. I swing on every fish, braid, mono, fluoro, copoly, kite string, lol...rarely have I pulled a hook free, even on crankbaits.  Most often, it happens when a fish surfaces head first, and shakes the hook free.

[WRB]

But be careful on your hook sets there is no rubber band with copolymer line. If you do sweeping back hook sets with the rod you could pull the hook out before it's set in.

Copolymer line stretch is about equal to other mono line. Hook setting wasn't an issue with this particular problem...the line broke and the bass still had the jig embedded in it's mouth. Hook setting can be a problem with a medium power rod, but I am not familiar with what rod the Abu Black Max is supplied with as a combo?

You can't cast onto a pocket in heavy cover and expect to lift the bass out fishing from shore....plan ahead how to get the bass out if you hook it.

Tom

[duckmaster55]

Two lines I like;

a.) Sufix Elite 14lb Lo-Vis Green Mono (not the camo kind, that stuff will fall apart and i am not exaggerating)

b.) Berkley Vanish Transition 12lb Clear/Gold(changes color when in water) Fluoro