I have never fished a Shakey head much - Im not patient enough.
Lately I've been doing it more, and I'm having trouble with the line breaking as soon as I set the hook.
I'm using 10lb PowerPro braid with 6 and 8lb Blue Label fluoroscopy leader. The hooks are Owner 1/8 and 3/16. Rod is a NRX 852S.
The line is breaking at the hook knot - never the leader knot. I tried different spools of leader with no luck. I tried different knots (Palomar and Trilene) and that didn't help either.
Ive tried loosening the drag, and that hasn’t worked.
Anyone ever experienced this?
Is there a problem using braid to fluoride for a shaky head? Am I likely to do any better with straight fluoro? Loosen the drag more?