tyrone mclaren wrote:
Hi Guys
Sorry this is maybe a little off the topic if you clip your line in to make a feeding spot, do you then remove your line when you put your rod on the stand and wait for a bite. I once left my line on the clip and the fish broke me off at the clip.
No you dont unclip the line else you will lose the mark. What i do is to mark the line immediately infront of the clip with a permanent marker for a distance of about 40cm.
So when you get a large fish that runs you out, you can unclip the line when it reaches the clip and you can then later just clip the line on the permanent marker spot.
Also stand a meter or so behind your stand when you cast. Then there will be some line wounded onto your reel when you move forward to place it on your rodrest. Obviously with this system you cant clip your lines in and then wander off.