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I certainly don't have the YFT experience of most people on this forum but having gone on 6 YFT trips and catching 7 myself, I've seen pulled hooks on every trip. On my Wednesday trip, one was pulled after 5 minutes with drag set lightly at strike (I could pull the drag with one hand at strike). One Venice crew Tuesday told me they lost the first 5 hookups and they were on a charter where the Captain uses a light drag at strike (under 17lbs). I believe sometimes for any number of reasons, you just lose fish.
Jeb, my three Venice Captains lowered the drag on my gear (actually all our gear). While I didn't agree, I allowed it as it's their charter and boat. I will admit that a couple of times I increased the drag (when the Captain wasn't looking) to add more pressure on the tuna.
In fairness, it's possible that sometimes bites are few and far between, and the Captain wants to eliminate a pulled hook from excessive drag on gear he hasn't adjusted himself.
Captain Lee followed the Tuna with the boat to limit the amount of line the fish was taking which was very helpful. I don't believe this will be an option on the Big E next week.
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