The One That Got Away

[Sea Dangles]

Anyone ever have a fish you can't turn and whack the rod butt with your palm to stop it?What about when a big fish beds down in the kelp and you KNOW your gonna break it off.Did you ever take the line off the roller to make the fish think it's free?

[t.orlando]

Done both.Freespool done a lot with fish in trouble. "Plinking or twanging" line also moves fish that are stuck sometime or to get them to change direction.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Anyone ever have a fish you can't turn and whack the rod butt with your palm to stop it?What about when a big fish beds down in the kelp and you KNOW your gonna break it off.Did you ever take the line off the roller to make the fish think it's free?

many times,I do that to get the fish from a round rocks and on a clear path.