Running 2 lines

[chris138]

Originally Posted by TJones

I have seen videos from guys of hooking doubles and they make it look so easy. One thing is for sure, after you have made the same mistake a couple of times, it burns a lasting impression in you memory. Tight lines. You both touched on all of the important factors. Thanks again.

You can hang a hooked fish in the rod holder, but you have to fight it underneath you first typically. And you don't want to try it near kelp. If you are going to fish two lines, do one high and one low, with both rods on the same side of the boat. Then when you get hooked up you turn toward that side and it will help you keep the second line in the clear.

Your issue wasn't so much that you had too much drag that pulled the hook... more likely that the drag turned the fish and it got slack in the line when you werent there to reel it up. Especially if it found kelp, it can fee like the weight it is still there but the fish had actually turned back toward you and has a slack leader.