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Originally Posted by cow tamer
Bill,
Need some more help and your expertise.
How do you prepare to successfully catch without losing these kinds of fish? Do you discard some line / leader often ? How much drag do you set and do you alter the drag during the engagement ? How often do you recheck your gear? etc., etc. I lost a nice fish last night and I need some pointers on preparedness. 20 # back country line snapped ahead of the shock leader when I tightened up on the drag in an attempt to try to turn a fish that would have most likely spooled me..
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#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& is giving a seminar at the next RISAA meeting on October 30th - Fishing with Eels, Tips and Tactics. That's still in time to put the knowledge to use on the November cows. He'll probably answer any and all questions like this. I for one plan to be there!
http://www.risaa.org/seminars/seminar1006.html