LJ 8/5 I got the feva... finally - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

nmbrinkman · 08-06-2006, 04:29 PM

It's kinda funny how you fish and fish and fish, thinking your doing everything right... then you make a few adjustments, stumble upon a technique that consistently works and you realize how much time you were actually wasting... My biggest mistake was that I had my strike setting set too tight... I would get a bite and the fish would run. Since the tension was too tight, It would either break a knot, a weak spot, or pull the hook... I couldn't tell ya how many potential fish I may have lost... I guess that's why time on the water is the biggest tip you could give somebody... Thanks for all the replies. What a load off my back that is..

08-06-2006, 04:29 PM	#11
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	It's kinda funny how you fish and fish and fish, thinking your doing everything right... then you make a few adjustments, stumble upon a technique that consistently works and you realize how much time you were actually wasting... My biggest mistake was that I had my strike setting set too tight... I would get a bite and the fish would run. Since the tension was too tight, It would either break a knot, a weak spot, or pull the hook... I couldn't tell ya how many potential fish I may have lost... I guess that's why time on the water is the biggest tip you could give somebody... Thanks for all the replies. What a load off my back that is..