jdl2425 Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Hi everyone, my name is John Lutz and I love to fish (I'm sure everyone on here loves to fish, as well). I do a lot of creek fishing for smallmouths and scored my personal best this year (around 2-3lbs). I also do a bit of largemouth fishing. However, my favorite fish to catch are native brook trout and wild brown trout. I fly fish and spin fish, but fly fishing is far more fun. I came across this forum a while back and read some helpful tips from here, so I decided to join. A bit of a problem I've been having lately is losing frogs, either to fish or just having them break off. I don't know if it's my knots or the line I'm using (8lb fluorocarbon). If anyone knows some helpful tips to prevent this from happening please feel free to share them. Anyways, I'm glad to finally be a part of this community. Quote
MarksHooked Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Welcome aboard! Lots of helpful people on this site that are sure to do everything they can to help with your frog problem! Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted August 26, 2013 Super User Posted August 26, 2013 Welcome to the forums! Jeff Quote
Super User Darren. Posted August 27, 2013 Super User Posted August 27, 2013 Welcome aboard, John! Quote
Super User Tuckahoe Joe Posted August 27, 2013 Super User Posted August 27, 2013 Welcome to BR! As for losing your frogs, make sure you check your line every so often for nicks/fraying. If it's nicked or frayed re-tie. Are you sure they're being lost to bass? Could be pike or pickerel hitting them and cutting the line with their teeth. Also make sure you always wet a knot before you cinch it tight. This reduces friction which can cause a weak spot. Always make sure you give your knots a good pull for good measure just to make sure they're good and tight. If you lose a lure and the line is all curly at the end, it was your knot that failed. If its strait, then your line broke or was cut by some toothy critter. Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted August 27, 2013 Super User Posted August 27, 2013 Welcome aboard from PA. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Super User whitwolf Posted August 28, 2013 Super User Posted August 28, 2013 Welcome............. Quote
tbcop Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Welcome John from Wise, VA Stay Safe and keep the line tight... Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted September 3, 2013 BassResource.com Administrator Posted September 3, 2013 Welcome Home! Quote
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