When you are fighting a fish with a conventional reel do you need to control the line lay with your thumb?
When you are fighting a fish with a conventional reel do you need to control the line lay with your thumb?
Great trip Christoph. I went on the Pacific Queen 1 1/2 fishing on the 7//24 and had similar results. Boat ended up with 130 blufin, 60 plus yellowtails and handful of dodos. The blufin ranged between 25-40 lbs. As the day progress they got larger. There were a few 50 plus landed. The jackpot went for 80lbs. Lots of anglers where wiped out after landing these fish all day. A few of the 50 plus where landed by the deckhands since the anglers simply gave up handed the rod over. After landing 3 blufin between 30-40lbs. I went to my heavy duty 2 speed reel with forty lb test without flouro. These blufin bit the straight 40 lbs test mono. I ended up with 4 blufin 30lbs-40lbs and 3 yellowtails. Lost 3 more.
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I dont know why I do that but its a bad habit. Adds just that little extra tension.
Yea when they bit, they were biting straight 40# no problem. Glad to hear you got on them!
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So do you need to control the line lay or no. I went out on a overnight on the sea adventure 2 and when I hooked up I forgot to control the line lay I was just focusing on landing the fish. So I am still not sure if it is necessary or not to control the line lay with your thumb when using a conventional.
Ok thanks for the info. How do you guy hook your bait? Nostril to nostril or mouth out through the nostril?
Butt hook is the best method they take off like a rocket. You really don't even have to cast it. The bait will do the work. Also bait selection is crucial. Try to find the one you cant catch in the bait well and make sure the scales are not bloody like its been raked through coal.
Nose is easier to cast and the bait will last longer and also you can get a strike on the retrieve.