Losing fish while playing them on light line.

[barra mick]

To many trophy fish have been lost from fishing to light , if ya do hook a monster and your trying to be a pop star bad luck its going to end in tears most of the time , every one who fishes wants the big one why put the odds against your self . Only saying no offence to any one.

True words andyk !!
Spoken like you have lost a few on light line

Cheers bm

[andyk]

Only ever lost one mick . To light line from that day on i said no more hero light leaders and line for me .

[Ecka]

hmmm. well you learn something every day.. I read this post & it all sank in!!!!
I agree with your comments 100%. especially when spinning with lures in the surf...holding the rod upright from the initial bite.. I lost quite a few larger salmon...during recent weekend fishing down at Venus Bay. I did occasionally turn the rod from side to opposite side & now realise that it's the best way to bring them in.

Wonders never cease!! thanks for this post...much appreciated.

Ecka

[DougieK]

For some fish that jump like barra and queenies I keep the rod tip very low on the water.

Salmon in the surf as well. The number of fish i've lost within site when it's jumped disgusts even my low low standards. When fishing with a slug, I find I get less hooks tossed if my rod tip is down near the sand instead of up in the air.

[sandef]

The only little bit I can add is when I used to fish 1kg line it was important to have the drag set at 1/3 breaking strain and have a rod that gave a good shockabsorber with the rod high and trying just lift the mouth out of the water as lessened the fight . My best on 1kg was 3.6kg carp 20 mins to land

[Basti]

squid generally stop fighting once you raise them to the surface. rod tip high, then wind in across the surface

[Bartnmax]

Surprisingly large fish can be caught with a farily high degree of success by the experienced angler.
Changing the angle of the line makes the fish fight the water as well as the line.
Big game anglers achieve it by having a knowledgeable captain skippering the boat properly.
Light lines generally aren't the reason fish are lost.