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Old 04-23-2014, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jchief View Post
Yes I fish braid. Don't think it would make a difference. I keep my drag fairly loose for the big ones. Just happens, sucks, but it does. The bait actually gives them more leverage to dislodge the hooks. Have less shake offs with single hooks and plastics.
I know when I switched from braid to mono, my landing percentage shot up for trout. I had my drag loose as well with the braid, I think that zero stretch tears those mouths too easily.
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