Bear Lake 2-5-16 Why?

[SkunkedAgain]

Most of the fish there I totally agree, but not this one. If I would have had the drag tighter it only would have snapped sooner. I think the line was holding ok at that drag setting until I hit the weakened line around my knot and I guess the drag should have been looser there so the tension force didn't exceed the weakened line strength, but I didn't know it was weaker, that knot type has always been fine in the past for splicing leaders into main lines, I must have pulled too tight when I was tying it and put a pre-stress into the line. Anyway I've caught big fish before but this one was a step up from any I've caught. My best on light tackle is around 18 lbs and this one pulled harder. Don't know if it was bigger or just a better fighter, but it beat me. Later J
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