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Broke-off?
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01/19/16 08:01 PM
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Chris Wren
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How many Fish did you break off in the last year, and what type of line were you using?
I broke off 4 fish and all were on 2 different brands of Fluorocarbon. One fish broke off mainly because the drag froze up. Another was probably should have been retied, the others should not have happened.
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 08:13 PM
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Brent S
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 08:41 PM
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Tracker Tim
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I noticed no one is saying what they broke off on. Mono -0, fluoro,enoght to hate it.
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 08:59 PM
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Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell
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0 on Copolymer. I personally am Not a big fan of Flurocarbon. I see these break off's to often when guys get in my boat with it.
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 09:05 PM
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buggsboy
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Marc, Which copolymer do you use? What pound test do you use on Fork?
Thanks
PB. 10 lb 12 oz
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 09:11 PM
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Kyle405
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0 on Copolymer. I personally am Not a big fan of Flurocarbon. I see these break off's to often when guys get in my boat with it. I recently switched to copolymer and I like it. Good info Marc.
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 09:11 PM
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raveon
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3 or 4 but I would not blame it on the line I used. I usually just use Trilene big game 12 pound. Practically all of them were either a bad knot or frayed line that I just didn't re tie. Now I check the frayed line thing a lot.
https:/www.youtube.com/c/FrankieDeanFishing
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 09:15 PM
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Lake Fork Guide Marc Mitchell
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Mustad Pro Plus is what I have the most of but P-Line CXX moss green copolymer I like 15 lb on my moving baits. I like 20 lb on my jigs,Carolina rigs,Texas rigs or anything on bottom. Wacky rigs and top waters I use 15 lb also. I think copolymer last longer before going bad also. IMO
Thanks
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 09:29 PM
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JIM SR.
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Flurocarbon seems too fragile at the knot for me. Maybe I got bad spit...
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 09:49 PM
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Razorback
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One. I broke off 12 lb mono on a pretty good fish this past fall, but it was because I was prefishing and didn't re-tie after having another fish wrap me around a stick up. The bad part was the lure I lost was a Yellow Magic, so it cost me $17-$18.
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 09:52 PM
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UTDmiller
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I Broke off 3 on hook set, all flourocarbon... but that is also all i throw so nothing else had a chance. Mainly it was older line or me forgetting to retie, i have worked on my hookset to help eliminate snapping hooksets
John Miller
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 10:01 PM
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Superslab
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2 - both on 10# Berkley Vanish. I believe both instances were my fault for not retying enough.
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Re: Broke-off?
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01/19/16 10:12 PM
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Thinwater skinner
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two times with 65 pound power pro. I know I used it in the brush way to much... Not sure how large the fish were, but I had just caught an 8.5 pounder about 10 minutes before. I cut about 10 feet off and did not have another line break the rest of the trip. I love Falcon!!!
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