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Old 10-08-2007, 03:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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On or 2nd try at Swording we got our 2nd fish here in South Texas. It was a pup but thats OK with us at least we caught one. We went 1 for 4 with one of those being a real good run but the hook pulled. Is 15 pounds of drag to much for these guys?????
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Old 10-08-2007, 03:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
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No way. You can bump it up a notch or two if you like. Seems to be two schools of thought on the drag settings for fighting swordies. I fall into the heavy drag school. If the hookset isn't good I'd rather have it pull early on. Plus I battled my first few fish for an eternity @ 15lbs of drag, and they weren't monsters. 25lbs of drag suits me fine.
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No way. You can bump it up a notch or two if you like. Seems to be two schools of thought on the drag settings for fighting swordies. I fall into the heavy drag school. If the hookset isn't good I'd rather have it pull early on. Plus I battled my first few fish for an eternity @ 15lbs of drag, and they weren't monsters. 25lbs of drag suits me fine.


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You gotta put the heat on them or you will be putting a big fish on a very long leash that you somehow have to retract.
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Great work guys. How far offshore and what depths do you guys work?

I fish 13 lbs. of drag at strike and then bump it up to 20 lbs.

Keep up the good work.

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Old 10-08-2007, 07:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Great work guys. How far offshore and what depths do you guys work?
We fish about 70 to 90 NM offshore and the depth is 900 to 1500 feet.
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On or 2nd try at Swording we got our 2nd fish here in South Texas. It was a pup but thats OK with us at least we caught one. We went 1 for 4 with one of those being a real good run but the hook pulled. Is 15 pounds of drag to much for these guys?????
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We fish 20-25lbs of drag. Somethings they just aren't hooked right
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