Hey Chirp, a dogball is when your bulldawg gets tangled (usually with the leader) on the cast. You go to tighten up your line and it feels like you’re pulling a drift sock through the water.
If you’ve had this happen a few thousand times (like me) you a. learn to cast so the dawg doesn’t rotate at all in the air… or b. learn to untangle them by maneuvering your rod about before you have to reel one of these wrist burners in!
ps. They’re extra fun with pounders