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After reading salty's post, I agree on how he "fights " a fish(with some exeptions), what Im talking about is when you "hook" the fish,You cant fight a fish that isnt hooked? and a poor hookset with decrease your odds of landing a fish.
Saltheart did not mention the other factor I talked about which was when a hook pulls from its original location and then re hooks the fish in a different spot,this always happens with plugs and big bass and, happens with eels also.
Im sorry, when you are fighting a big bass in a boulder field like whats out at block island,you just dont have the time to play with a bass until she is tierd,The fisherman is in charge , not the fish.Letting a fish have its head is the worst thing you could do in and amongst rocks.Sometimes you have to put some muscle to the fish.If you breaking off then you need to adjust your gear for the situation,IE,Dont fish 15pound test in a current loaded with boulders! you may have to use 30 or 40lb test and a heay leader that can stand the abrasion of rubbing on rocks!
The more you play with a bass in the rocks,the more your line is being chewed up! There is a point in time where you have to make that fish do what you want that fish to do!! Not the other way around! Or you will have lots of line breaks.
You can get away with that stuff on a wide open sandy beach at cape cod but, you will never land a bass at block island playing that game.
I wonder? If any of you know just how powerfull a 40lb bass is in an enviroment she was meant to be in? The rocks and boulders!! Add to that a big sea that is wind whipped and you will find out that the play and wait and tier game will fail! Some of those bass will bust you of in the first run!
There is a time and place for "finese" fishing.Boulder strewn shores+rough water+wind+big bass is not the place! Use heavier gear and fight a bass with all you can muster,trust your equipment and make sure it can do the job.
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