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Old 07-22-2015, 10:23 AM   #23
Grampa Greg
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Originally Posted by Rockfish9 View Post

Granda pa Greg....
When fishing eels... I keep the rod tip high.. when the initial strike is felt , I drop the rod... when the line comes tight, I raise the rod to the fighting position under steady pressure and reel...

I added 23 more fish to the tally last night all neatly buttoned in the side of the mouth..no dropped fish ...no missed fish... including this pork chop and a few of her fat sisters..
Thanks for the advise!
Hmmm that's pretty much what I do as well. The only thing I was told I was doing wrong was that I should Snell my hooks and not attach the hooks directly to a clip. Apparently the swinging circle hook won't catch as consistently and will come unbuttoned. I snelled a few hooks last night and will try them but if I continue dropping fish like I have done in the past I may just give up on them all together. (I really don't want to do that.)

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