Freespooling Live Bait

jrbagadoughnuts · 06-11-2008, 02:22 AM

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet or not, it probably has, but I'll mention it anyways...

When Free liningwith live bait, I tie a bread tie around my rod between the bail of my reel & the 1st eye of my rod.

I then put a kink in the end of the other side of the bread tie, kind of like a hook. I lay my line in the crease of the kink..& open my bail of

my reel to go into free spool.When a fish takes the live bait & pulls the line tight, the bread tie straightens out, & you automatically go into

free spool, allowing you time to get the rod & the fish time enough to eat down the bait...Then jack him up...

Sorry if I'm reposting a dead horse....

Good Luck All

Brad King · 06-11-2008, 10:46 AM

Nice tip JR. We still need to link up and do some fishing!!!!!

Backlash · 06-13-2008, 12:25 PM

Is your rod in a holder when you do this and would it work on

a pier ?

jrbagadoughnuts · 06-13-2008, 02:04 PM

Yes my rod is usually in a holder, but given the bread tie gives before the tension could pull your rod over the edge of a pier I guess it would work..just don't pinch the line between your rod & the edge of the pier, that may render the bread tie useless..If you try it on a pier watch your rod & let me know how it worked out..

06-11-2008, 02:22 AM	#1
jrbagadoughnuts Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 120	Freespooling Live Bait I'm not sure if this has been posted yet or not, it probably has, but I'll mention it anyways... When Free liningwith live bait, I tie a bread tie around my rod between the bail of my reel & the 1st eye of my rod. I then put a kink in the end of the other side of the bread tie, kind of like a hook. I lay my line in the crease of the kink..& open my bail of my reel to go into free spool.When a fish takes the live bait & pulls the line tight, the bread tie straightens out, & you automatically go into free spool, allowing you time to get the rod & the fish time enough to eat down the bait...Then jack him up... Sorry if I'm reposting a dead horse.... Good Luck All

06-11-2008, 10:46 AM	#2
Brad King Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 2,958	RE: Freespooling Live Bait Nice tip JR. We still need to link up and do some fishing!!!!! __________________ Capt. Brad King South Again Charters LLC www.southagain.com captbrad@southagain.com Inshore/Nearshore Charters

06-13-2008, 12:25 PM	#3
Backlash Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milton Posts: 197	RE: Freespooling Live Bait Is your rod in a holder when you do this and would it work on a pier ?

06-13-2008, 02:04 PM	#4
jrbagadoughnuts Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 120	RE: Freespooling Live Bait Yes my rod is usually in a holder, but given the bread tie gives before the tension could pull your rod over the edge of a pier I guess it would work..just don't pinch the line between your rod & the edge of the pier, that may render the bread tie useless..If you try it on a pier watch your rod & let me know how it worked out..

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