OK...I've got my downrigger set up.
I've lost two fish with it. So it's working but not working.
The fish hit, it pulls the ball and then pulls the rod down, it snaps out of the clip and...fish off. The bait is torn in half.
It's happened twice, once with a typical cut plug herring rig and once with a BC Angling prawn rig.
I've got an 8 lb ball.
The tension on the clip seems good. I've got the line all the way back in the clip which is supposed to be the most tension.
So what am I doing wrong? Should I be using an even heavier tension clip? Heavier ball?
Brion
I've lost two fish with it. So it's working but not working.
The fish hit, it pulls the ball and then pulls the rod down, it snaps out of the clip and...fish off. The bait is torn in half.
It's happened twice, once with a typical cut plug herring rig and once with a BC Angling prawn rig.
I've got an 8 lb ball.
The tension on the clip seems good. I've got the line all the way back in the clip which is supposed to be the most tension.
So what am I doing wrong? Should I be using an even heavier tension clip? Heavier ball?
Brion