Quote Originally Posted by Rees Guide View Post
Why, doesnt this defeat the purpose, kinda like a chain, only as strong as the weekest link. This set up would not have saved me a single bait at Sardis the other day.
Some people talk about respooling their reels every year with mono. And some 2 and 3 times during the year due to breakage. I spooled mine in 2004, haven't respooled since. Maybe retie a few broken snap swivels over the years. $1.50 for 100 yards of mono, $2.50 for 100 yards of Power Pro. I think I'm ahead of the game.
I've lost my share of baits and rigs over the years, but not the main line.
The last time we fished the cut off, slow troll. I had 6 poles out with 6 jigs on each. 2 oz. sinker was set at 12 foot. We were filling the cooler. I hit something that didn't show on the fish finder. All I got back was a swivel on all 6 poles. I rebaited 6 new rigs, avoided that area, caught our limit and went home.