Redfish, bees, and dogs can smell fear. They hear it too. It's the sound of them pulling drag. I don't like to give them their head in a fight so I tighten my drag all the way down and use 65 lb power pro. Yeah you may snap a rod or two but Academy has a pretty good return policy. So pretty much the entire dance with the fish is one continual hook set. The hook on a spoon won't allow it but you can change the gig head on a spinner bait. You also have to bend the spinner bait back in to shape after you catch one with an attitude. If the fight goes longer than 30 seconds, I have found the fishes chances of winning increase exponentially. I don't like to lose, especially to a big nasty.
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