Emotionally scarred, lost the biggest fish of my life at my feet yesterday. A wallhanger, I'm sick about it. After some venting here, and a trip to the shrink I should be fine lol.
Big fish have been killing a chatterbait lately, but I'm afraid the rod I'm using is not driving the hook. I've been using a Kistler Blade/buzz/chatter. Very parabolic and fights fish well, great sensitivity, but I feel like that beefy hook may be too much for it and it never gets driven home. 17 lb. Flouro.
Do any of you use a stouter rod for Jackhammers? Braid of flouro?