Well guys I gave it all I had yesterday but came in 5th out of around 20, 2lbs behind the leader. And now... the story of my life:
Changed lines on one of my baitcasters on friday cause the reel was low and the lack of line affects casting distance. I was using 7 braided rigs and the one i respooled (8th rig), I had to put Stren clear blue 14lb test mono. About an hour before weigh in, I got the hit of the day and of course, I was casting a fluke using the mono rig. 4lb bass destroys my fluke, I set the hook, and the fight of the day begins. After about 20 seconds as i'm getting the fish half way to the boat, it decides to jump around 2 feet above the water and then.... the dreaded sound every angler hates to hear. Line pops and my 4lber ($300 fish wins and I lose).
That's it for me and mono... Never again. Braid would have NEVER popped like that! That one fish killed my chances at my 1st tournament win!
Changed lines on one of my baitcasters on friday cause the reel was low and the lack of line affects casting distance. I was using 7 braided rigs and the one i respooled (8th rig), I had to put Stren clear blue 14lb test mono. About an hour before weigh in, I got the hit of the day and of course, I was casting a fluke using the mono rig. 4lb bass destroys my fluke, I set the hook, and the fight of the day begins. After about 20 seconds as i'm getting the fish half way to the boat, it decides to jump around 2 feet above the water and then.... the dreaded sound every angler hates to hear. Line pops and my 4lber ($300 fish wins and I lose).
That's it for me and mono... Never again. Braid would have NEVER popped like that! That one fish killed my chances at my 1st tournament win!