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Guys, did you ever need more than 50yds of backing during a battle with trout, samon or steelhead?
:rolf:The last steelhead I hooked had me into my backing. And I was using a spey rod with 5 feet of leader, a 15 foot tip, a 35 foot Skagit head, and 110 feet of running line. I hate to see that knot out, especially since I tied it and I don't trust my own knots.
wayne
I was in the same situation this last sunday. Big, pissed off wild fish... Saw way more of my backing than I was comfortable with.The last steelhead I hooked had me into my backing. And I was using a spey rod with 5 feet of leader, a 15 foot tip, a 35 foot Skagit head, and 110 feet of running line. I hate to see that knot out, especially since I tied it and I don't trust my own knots.
wayne