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For a big
guy to lose a nice fish like you did,only proves that it takes more then strenght to get big momma from her domain.
The use of braid over mono or mono over braid will always leave a question in your mind, what if I had the other on?
Both have advantages and disadvantages when fighting a large fish.
The location one fishes at times will dictate which is better.
When a fish takes a plug and decides to bottom out , especially in the Cape Cod Canal, it happens so fast that all one can do is hold on and say a silent prayer. In ther majority of cases over the years the fish wins the battle, but some get lucky if they can stop the fish before it hits the bottom.
Experience has taught me if you know and can judge the fish to be of size then allow the fish to swim under some pressure, but give it line.
The fish will be less apt to go to the bottom, in an attempt to get the plug out, by rubbing the bottom. Let your rod pressure decide how much pressure to exert.
Over the years I have been fortuned to be lifted from my perch,[I am not a small person by any means] by some rather large fish, when they hooked onto my plugs. I am still waiting to actually land one. Each has been an experience in itself, yet you hope you learn enough for the next time.
One will have another opportunity and the anticipation never goes away and for me that is one reason I still fish, it is all about the unknown large that swims beneath the waters and is it your time to be lucky enough to have it strike your offering.
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