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Old 08-19-2004, 06:55 AM   #1
The Dad Fisherman
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Painful Lesson Learned

Always, and I mean ALWAYS recheck your @$#%!& Drag.

Fishing this morning I hook into what Feels like a really REALLY good fish then it hits me that he's not taking any line. I reach for the drag to loosen it and POP!!!! the line snaps. 30lb Big Game and it snapped like nothing.

I had cranked down the drag because of a snag on the last cast and then forgot to reset it when I casted back out. This was after I had another decent sized fish throw the hook after about 2 minutes a 1/2 hour earlier.

DOHHHH!!!!!!
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