04-17-2024, 04:39 PM
Sorry you lost your one shot at glory. But just remember. Fish do not break lines...it is the fisherman. Bad line, poor knots and/or a drag not set properly before fishing can all cost us fish that we should have been able to bring to the net. A 2-3# fish can break 10 pound line with a sudden surge against a tight drag. But, if you are like most anglers, that lost fish JUST HAD to be bigger than 10# to break 10# line. Right?
Another thing that has cost all of us fish is a line nicked by rocks, snags or the sharp spines on fish caught previously. If we don't check our lines after a "dangerous encounter" we may end up practicing unwitting conservation...by releasing fish we would rather have kept.
The upside is that fishing will get better from now on. It is still early. The false spawn gathering of wipers is typically sometime after the first of May...after water temps edge toward the magic 65 degree mark. Keep at it and better luck next time.
Another thing that has cost all of us fish is a line nicked by rocks, snags or the sharp spines on fish caught previously. If we don't check our lines after a "dangerous encounter" we may end up practicing unwitting conservation...by releasing fish we would rather have kept.
The upside is that fishing will get better from now on. It is still early. The false spawn gathering of wipers is typically sometime after the first of May...after water temps edge toward the magic 65 degree mark. Keep at it and better luck next time.