I took a buddy of mine out to this private lake I have permission to fish and we got out at first light. We began by throwing poppers and spooks. After about 30 mins when had already had about 15 LMB in the boat. My buddy was happy and said "It would be nice to catch a BIG one" so right on the very cast he said that he had a nice 4lber slam his popper. Since he had never fished out of a bass boat before I had to lip this fish since he was worried that swinging her in the boat might make his line snap. So I lipped her and got her in the boat. He took a pic but I do not have the pic availible right now... Sorry. But after that we were steadily catching them on topwater so I decided to try something different and I rigged up a 12" purple culprit worm C-rigged. My buddy looked at me and luaghed... Well after about 30 mins of throwing the C-rig I had a small bite.. At least it felt small. So i let the fish leave it alone and when I picked up on the rod ti I saw the line moving and I reeled down and set the hook. I fought this fish for probably 5-6 secs and he took off and my line snapped. i was using 12 lb flourocarbon and It FREAKIN BROKE!!!!!!!!!!! So I was mad as hell!!! I then re-rigged the same set-up and kept throwing it well after about 15 mins I got bored throwing it and picked up my other rod and I had one of ***'S TRICK STICK GREEN PUMPKIN/CHARTRUESE on a T-rig and I continued to slam the fish. I then tried the C-rig again and I broke off yet another fish. I ever restrung my whole reel with brand new line. I hope it was just that the fish was so big that he broke my line. Then we would watch large fish slam the top of the water so we put on topwater again and continued to catch fish. All in All we had a good day we boated about 50 fish in less then 3 hours and then the heat kinda got to me so we left.

Sounds like a good day Nitro.  When are you going to take me out on this private lake?

Set your drag with a scale! For 12 lb line that's 3 - 3.5 lbs.

A fish in open water should never break your line.

BTW, Yo-Zuri Hybrid #12 = 19 lb test.

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Friends and fishin', Don't get any better than that

Good one Nitro

Big O

Thanks RW!! I never knew that.  I usually have my drag set well. But that day was just bad I think.

Ron,

I am going out again tommorow if you want to go!! 8-)

I work tomorrow, if you can give me at least a week or two advanced notice I can take a vacation day and go with you.

I will let you know. I have something to do next week and weekend but the following Monday and Tuesday I have off So let me know.

Good deal Nitro; hope you get those loaded soon.

I do not think the drag is the problem,If you are using flourocarbon you cannot tie a palomar knot it will snap all the time, save yourself some pain and learn to tie a san diego jam knot

oh and wet the line before you tie it

What is so great about the San Diego Jam knot???? :-?

This is a slightly different version called a Sixteen-Twenty, Duncan or Pitzen Knot:

http://206.210.94.83/assets/recommended_knots/pdf/fhf_knot_sixteen_twenty.pdf

This knot effectively creates a noose.

With the San Diego Jam, the tag is run through the bottom loop

before finishing through the top loop:

http://www.proknot.com/Fishing_Knots/San_Diego_Jam_Knot/san_diego_jam_knot.html

I prefer the Sixteen-Twenty and use it with heavier line (.013" diameter and greater).

8-)

Thank you very much RW. I will add that knot to my list and will give it a try. I had no idea that different knots needed to be used with different types of line. 8-)

Actually, I don't think you need another knot.

The Palomar Knot works universally. I just like

to play with some other knots ocassionally and

the Sixteen-Twenty is pretty!

8-)

That knot works great RW thanks alot!!!

BTW Thank you to Pigsticker as well!!! 8-)