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Old 12-28-2007, 09:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I have had the same thing happen when trolling for bluefish, although a much smaller species, the best way to hook them was to troll with a light drag, barely tight enough to keep the lure from peeling line, and then to tighten the drag after the fish takes the plug.
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