Three strikes...I'm out. - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Pete_G · 10-11-2005, 08:18 AM

You're probably doing all the right things, except for not changing out your split rings.

Landing big fish reliably is hard! This year has been a reminder of that for me as well...

JohnR · 10-11-2005, 08:24 AM

Are you fishing braid? Might be too hard a hookset / drag. Fishing with braid will bend hooks and break hardware as there is no strech to cushion the shock like with mono....

Nebe · 10-11-2005, 09:03 AM

What is the problem?? These are 3 different symptoms of failure. If you had one of those symptoms happen repetitvely, then you would have a big probem.
Bad things happen now and then. learn from them, and you will be the better fisherman. Yoru still in the game...... lookd to me like you have one
strike -(splitrings) and 2 fouls

besides the splitrings, whos to say what you did was wrong???

JFigliuolo · 10-11-2005, 09:09 AM

maybe it's just the breaks... using braid, drag not set too tight... maybe smart fish.

The Dad Fisherman · 10-11-2005, 09:23 AM

Look at the bright spot....You're finding fish....Thats half the battle

bart · 10-11-2005, 09:47 AM

i feel your pain. had a fish inhale my plug last night and then rip off 40 yards of braid. i felt the first set of trebles pull free and knew i was in trouble. 10 seconds later the line went slack. that was the only hit i had all night. damn crushed barbs

bassmaster · 10-11-2005, 11:21 AM

on the bombers , swap out the hooks to vmc size 1
you can use 2 or 3 if You like and also 2 1/0 vmc's
m&d's sells triple splits and u can swap out to those also

not saying ya do ,but never touch the drag and maybe Ya got a tad bit more pressure, You can get away with it if you know how to pay lind drop rod for the runs/ pulls
also when a fish bust on top give the fish line( drop rod while maintainin pressure or You will rip the hooks out
If You fish wood like dannys pikes on top, let the bass pull the rod down in other words let the fish dig in and turn this i see is a big problen with alot of people missin fish

bassmaster · 10-11-2005, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JFigliuolo

maybe it's just the breaks... using braid, drag not set too tight... maybe smart fish.

you never said magnums so i thought the regular long a

JFigliuolo · 10-12-2005, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bassmaster

you never said magnums so i thought the regular long a

Yeah, your right. I am going to change out all my magnums to 3/0 VMC's and my darters to 4/0 VMC's they currently have 3/0 Mustads and I've been missing allot of fish.

Pete_G · 10-12-2005, 07:25 AM

Speaking of hooks, there's sharp, and then there's "sticky" sharp.

For example, if you don't sharpen VMC's when they come out of the box, many times they aren't sharp. Certainly the same goes for Mustads.

Get a good hook hone and keep it handy. I have one I keep on me when I'm on the water and one that stays near my plugs at home. Bigger fish have really tough mouths.

Owners and most Gamas come out perfectly sharp, but it's tough to put a point back on them after something happens to them.