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Group....
I ran across a special salt water fishing problem with an easy
solution:-
We were fishing for striped bass, drifting over a sand bar in Peconic
Bay. The tide was roaring at about 15 knots. The bar held stripers
feeding near the bottom at 15' depth. The water depth on either side of
the bar was 35 to 50 ft. deep. A choppy rip was over the bar.
I landed 6 large bass by using a full sink 10 wt. density compensated class
VI line. The trick was to start the drift about 200 yds up current from
the bar, make a 50' cast up current, then feed line by casting large loops of
line in the same direction out to about 100'. A snappy retrieve as we
crossed the bar, resulted in a strike much of the time.
PROBLEM: Often, while throwing those large loops of line (the only
way to get enough sinking line out fast enough) the line would be, "thrown" as
an errant loop between the last 2 wire guides. It would curl around the
rod shaft. If a strike occurred, the tippet popped, and I feared a broken
rod tip.
SOLUTION: If I applied instantaneous tension by using a sharp haul as
I threw each loop, it did the trick nicely, and prevented the problem 100% of
the time.
We'll be in Upstate N.Y. (Oneonta) for the weekend, then instead of
returning as planned to the Keys, we'll go back down to Long Island until the
storm passes. I'll be away from a computer until about Mon. or Tues.
Gordy
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