For what its worth if you already have a line of sight where you are planning on landing the fish, and it is either taking line or you lose control of it and its going into boulders to throw the hook I always go easy on 'em sometimes giving them line etc like BB is suggesting now it killed me to do this the first few times, but they come right up , for all their whit theyre dumb
Now if I've got the fish in the line I've figured to be my best bet for landing I skate the freakin things.
I'm surprised being high up like that and what not your first instict isnt to lift the fishes head out the water to disorient it then drop the hammer and skate it on in at light speed.
80#lb mono leader or 50-60 lb flouro. If theyre hitting a lure with multiple trebles on it, they arent really leader shy
J if your prepared to swim you can always chase it down also. But with the water heating up its a roll of the dice when youre chasing that leader down as to whats on the other end.
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