Chris Turnbull
Senior Member
Getting a bit salty here.
Last summer I caught the bass bug. While I had lots of small fish, I eventually started sorting out the bigger ones, or more precisely, I managed to hook but then drop off two big fish, due to hook pulls when using fresh mackerel heads as bait. My brother eventually found his way around this by fishing with the open bale arm open, with a loop of line pulled under a rubber band on the rod handle. This allowed the fish to run with the bait and resulted in better hookholds, rewarding him with two fish of 6.03 and a 10.04.
Next summer I'm intending to get seriously focused on catch a few big bass myself. Any input and ideas will be appreciated!
Last summer I caught the bass bug. While I had lots of small fish, I eventually started sorting out the bigger ones, or more precisely, I managed to hook but then drop off two big fish, due to hook pulls when using fresh mackerel heads as bait. My brother eventually found his way around this by fishing with the open bale arm open, with a loop of line pulled under a rubber band on the rod handle. This allowed the fish to run with the bait and resulted in better hookholds, rewarding him with two fish of 6.03 and a 10.04.
Next summer I'm intending to get seriously focused on catch a few big bass myself. Any input and ideas will be appreciated!