[kurtfish]

I launched at about an hour before you did on Good Friday in a green PA and tried for the other kind of bait for a couple hours with no luck. Good to hear someone hooked up that day with sooo many yaks on the water after one Yt posted the day before. I focused on the Northern kelp in the am and called it a day around 10am to take my son to a Dr. apt.

Good job on the hook-up and don't beat yourself up about the pop-off as we have all been there. I moved my lever drag one click as what was likely a huge WSB last Sept. right after Steveo nailed his 65 pounder. Just keep in mind that the more line you have out the more drag the line is causing as it runs thru the water so if it looks like you are going to get spooled with the first couple runs the fish or shark is likely to tire and the excess line should slow it down. The comment about not touching the drag makes sense with a star drag you should always set prior to getting wet. This is why I like star drags better than the lever drags you have to set once you hook the fish.

Good luck on your learning curve. Too bad you did not start fishing last year as it was much easier fishing with all the squid and eager to eat WSB and Yt. By this time last year I had over ten fish but this year I have only boated one Yt. Wednesday looks to be a full day of sun so I plan to launch my olive machine at 2pm. If you are out on the water feel free to say hello.

Take Care, Kurtfish