Hello….and then goodbye

  • UncleGrump
    Dodge County MN
    Posts: 221
    June 19, 2007 at 4:26 pm #1318136

    I took a shot at tying some buck tail (1/16 & 1/8oz) jigs on Sunday afternoon, and last night I took them out for a test drive.

    I made some casts – and while watching my line as I retrieved, noticed that it got much more taunt – and I hadn’t felt a thing – the line tension was the only indication of the hit.

    I set the hook, and felt a tug, the drag howled and fish started moving…. When the drag stopped howling, I started to retrieve, and then the drag started in again….

    and you guessed it – the line went limp – cut clean as if with a knife…felt good while it lasted – but then everything feels good on a 4# mono on a ultra-light.

    So should any of you catch a toothy with a white bucktail w/a green head in its mouth… can I have my jig back?

    UG

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    June 19, 2007 at 6:16 pm #582167

    Quote:

    I took a shot at tying some buck tail (1/16 & 1/8oz) jigs on Sunday afternoon, and last night I took them out for a test drive.

    I made some casts – and while watching my line as I retrieved, noticed that it got much more taunt – and I hadn’t felt a thing – the line tension was the only indication of the hit.

    I set the hook, and felt a tug, the drag howled and fish started moving…. When the drag stopped howling, I started to retrieve, and then the drag started in again….

    and you guessed it – the line went limp – cut clean as if with a knife…felt good while it lasted – but then everything feels good on a 4# mono on a ultra-light.

    So should any of you catch a toothy with a white bucktail w/a green head in its mouth… can I have my jig back?

    UG

    Just the jig? Don’t want the fish back too?

    Cheer up, now you know your jigs catch fish.
    Thanks, Bill

    UncleGrump
    Dodge County MN
    Posts: 221
    June 19, 2007 at 9:07 pm #582290

    Bill

    Someone else can have the fish….there are plenty of them around – but me make a lure that works – that is an investment worth protecting…:)

    UG

    UG

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