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Originally Posted by Back Beach
Just the drag of 150 yds of line alone can be difficult to recover. I used the repack the line on my reels when in the boat. 250-300 yards of line behind your boat with nothing attached to the line puts one hell of a pull on the line. What I'm saying here is once you give a certain amount of line out you're fighting a fish in addition to large amounts of friction over the length of your line. I'm sure there’s a combination of current in relation to the amount of line you have out that creates pull. I would guess around 200 yards it gets real strong. That's been my experience. There is a point of no return, which is why a lot of guys fish with locked drags and try to stop a fish dead when fishing current.
I'm not saying Chris didn't have a big fish, either. There is a point where you’re odds dwindle substantially though. This past summer was case in point for me.
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Drag settings and reel design have a lot to do with this as well, as does the condition of your drag. Many drags fatigue as they get warm. None of the casting reels commonly used in the canal were designed for 65lb test line (The big Saltiga and ZB excepted).