Line strength- Jordan River

[Kent]

Another side benefit of properly using your drag is that you can catch more fish by using lighter line. Fish don't see or feel lighter line as easily as heavy line and you will be able to detect bites more easily. Lighter line is easier to cast and is less likely to tangle. I try to fish with as light of line as I can get away with. When fishing for trout I use 4 pound most of the time and occasionally use 6 pound test line. When I go after the kitties I will usually go with something a little heavier, only because where I often fish for them the catfish have a tendency to get tangled around the vegetation. My problem is that I grew up fishing with bait from the shore and I am having a hard time breaking the habit of setting the hook with my entire arm. If I break off a fish it is usually during an over-exuberant hook set, or because I have caught several fish and haven't taken the time to retie.
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