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Not losing Fish with right Gear and Technique
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The thought that made me think of starting this interactive group was losing fish and why it happens . Many reasons I suppose but sometimes the gear itself doesn''t match up to the task and blaming yourself isn't always fair .
Also lengthy casts are great to cover water but perhaps harder to get a good hookset with that much line out to the fish ,especially with stretch in mono which I use . So figuring a max distance for casting that still is a safe distance from spooking fish but a better more reasonable distance to increase solid hook sets is something to consider .
However my wife's explanation as to why people lose fish is;"because their stupid" Ha ha , so lets discuss this and be less stupid friends!
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Latest Activity: Jul 21, 2023
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Preventing Pickerel exit Strategy 6 Replies
The problem is Pickerel like thin profile 2-3"swim baits a LOT and bite through the thin monos and co-polymers in their cutoff exit strategy. Landing the hardest fish to land that I encounter…Continue
Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Aug 12, 2022.
Gear Ratios...work in progress 4 Replies
Here is a list of my Spinning and Bait casting reels with their gear ratios . I am suspecting lost fish isn't always my fault , well yeah it is , but maybe because I hooked them with the wrong…Continue
Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan May 30, 2016.
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Comment by John Sheehan on July 21, 2023 at 6:56am
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Got some small UL Gills from shore for a short while today Tooty .Always nice to stay up on what's hitting. 6-7 " Gills pounding 1" Twister Tails on 64th oz jig heads .
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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on July 20, 2023 at 9:07am
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THANKS JOHN..............I HAVE'T BEEN FISHING IN A COUPLE WEEKS NOW, IT'S BEEN AWFUL HOT HERE ......
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Welcome Tooty!
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Welcome McScruff!
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Welcome Mikey-D
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Welcome Jim Cosgrove!
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GOOD NEWS ERIC!
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Comment by Eric Pierce on August 9, 2022 at 3:58pm
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I am John. Almost there. Had some scar tissue from colon surgery get tangled and wrapped up with the small intestine. The surgeons had to free up the intestine then remove a lot of scar tissue, my gal bladder due to a large gal stone and a hernia that I didn't know I had. need to build up some stamina now and I'll be good...Thanks for the well wishes.
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Heal well Eric ! Glad you're aboard!
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Thank you for the add John. Haven't been fishing in a while. I had surgery on my gut and still recovering, but will add what I can, as I can.
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