PE Pete wrote: Three years ago I hooked a King while jigging aboard Enchanter at the Middlesex bank. Set up was a Stellar 8000pg with 100lb Gosen braid on a Synit Razar. I had landed numerous fish in the 30's with this setup with out too much issues. This particular fish hit a long way off the bottom so I was really hopeful of landing it. I had the drag set at 13kg but knew immediately that more drag was needed so cranked it up, still not stopping the fish I maxed the drag, no more drag to give I tried pumping the rod but this just made it angry. Long story short I didn't even get a wind on this fish, in one run it took over 100m off me and smashed me off on the reef. Still sore about it now.... but hay that's fishin.... |
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