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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Helping Each Other Out => Topic started by: Scott Bailey on April 23, 2015, 05:18:03 PM

Title: blues
Post by: Scott Bailey on April 23, 2015, 05:18:03 PM: What else works for preventing blues from biting you off besides steel leaders
Title: Re: blues
Post by: Fisherman120 on April 23, 2015, 05:27:05 PM: Setting your drag properly and good knots help more then anything IMO. I have only been chopped off when my drag was too tight.
Title: Re: blues
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on April 23, 2015, 05:33:42 PM: nothing else unless you are lucky enough to lip hook him
Title: Re: blues
Post by: Scott Bailey on April 23, 2015, 05:37:08 PM: Quote from: Fisherman120 on April 23, 2015, 05:27:05 PM
Setting your drag properly and good knots help more then anything IMO. I have only been chopped off when my drag was too tight.

Yeah i have been chopped off more times than i can count mainly because i use 30 pound floro and my drag is usually set perfectly
Title: Re: blues
Post by: Scott Bailey on April 23, 2015, 05:38:15 PM: Quote from: Luna Sea 5 on April 23, 2015, 05:33:42 PM
nothing else unless you are lucky enough to lip hook him

I had one bite me off even lip hooked he jumped shook and cut me off lol
Title: Re: blues
Post by: blynch on April 24, 2015, 06:40:15 PM: Check leaders for frays (especially right at the knot) and replace frequently
Title: Re: blues
Post by: bassnblues on April 24, 2015, 08:39:30 PM: I think using black terminal tackle and longer shank hooks helps a little.
Title: Re: blues
Post by: BigAl13 on April 24, 2015, 10:38:37 PM: wire is the only thing that will prevent it, even wire will get bit through sometimes
Title: Re: blues
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on April 25, 2015, 09:01:18 AM: whs
Title: Re: blues
Post by: Fishin Dude on April 25, 2015, 10:13:11 AM: Yep, wire is the way to go. If you only throw old, beat up plugs, or your worst, cheap jigs, you wont feel too bad when you lose them.