[doktorfaustus77]

So tonight I was wading out in one of my favorite nightime spots. Not having much luck I decided to pack it in after one more cast closer to the main channel. So I'm reeling in really slow and my darter gets inhaled by a huge bass and its doing the whole washing machine splash at the top. It's peeling out line like a freight train running up current. Here I am smiling, happy as hell I took that last cast rewarded with a screaming drag then the dreaded slack and silence. I figured my knot failed and was expecting to see the little pig tail that is the sign of a poorly tied knot but when I reeld in I saw it was the braid that snapped, not at the leader but well above. I think the fish ran across this boulder field in the shallows and rubbed the line. Could this have been prevented with a heavier set up?

My current set up is an 8ft rod medium power, moderate fast action. 20lb power pro and 17lb flourocarbon leader, Cabo 40 reel. I have found my self tangling with bigger and bigger fish since I have changed my tactics this year. Do you think that this set up is too light to battle big fish in currents? Should I upgrade my line or rod?

Not sure what annoys me more the lost fish or the darter! Hope it lives with that plug in it's gullet