Too Much Pressure????

[Marc Z]

#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, I knew you would say something like that as soon as I hit the post button, and you are absolutely correct! Sometimes when the fish are not taking the eels good, I will give them line, but most of the time I'm happy with the drop the tip and hit on the pickup technique, and I have been successful at it for quite a few years now.

Saltheart that was a very technical reply, and very helpful at that. I feel that I had the perfect drag set, because I did allow the fish to run while applying constant pressure without the line breaking like you say, expending the fish's energy. But this fish never stopped and did not turn into me, there was never a bit of slack, and was always a major bend in the rod, and I actually felt the hook "tear" out of the fish's mouth which is exactly why I started this post asking if I put "too much pressure" on this fish and tore it out because of that.

While we're on the subject, do you guys think a hook will rot out of a fish's throat allowing that fish to live??????

MZ