Breaking Fish Free of the Kelp/Braid Choices

[5-20]

Originally Posted by Nic D

what were you doing in order to get the fish out of the kelp?

Izorline will work but you have to allow the fish to take line in order to "saw" through the kelp.

Yeah, both times, after getting tangled up, the fish would rip drag, I'd bring it back to the kelp, it'd rip 2 or 3 feet of drag, and I'd bring it back... and this must've happened again, over again at least 20-30 times easy. I would've thought that'd be enough to cut through the kelp. The first fish I had on which felt like an absolute monster compared to this one finally broke through after probably 25+ minutes, but really, like I said, Izor feels so smooth, I'm thinking that putting up with all of the wind knots and tangles that I invariably get with PP would be worth it just to get a much better cutting effect.

[Nic D]

Originally Posted by 5-20

Yeah, both times, after getting tangled up, the fish would rip drag, I'd bring it back to the kelp, it'd rip 2 or 3 feet of drag, and I'd bring it back... and this must've happened again, over again at least 20-30 times easy. I would've thought that'd be enough to cut through the kelp. The first fish I had on which felt like an absolute monster compared to this one finally broke through after probably 25+ minutes, but really, like I said, Izor feels so smooth, I'm thinking that putting up with all of the wind knots and tangles that I invariably get with PP would be worth it just to get a much better cutting effect.

Even though I'm sponsored by Izorline, I believe the PowerPro is a better choice for fishing the heavy kelp. I love my Izorline, I think its the best stuff made when all things are considered.

[salty pirate]

Most all of my yt and my only wsb have run into the kelp. Bull kelp is the worst! I have always used pp but don't like that I have to keep an eye on it cause it does frey over time from winding and sawing through kelp. If what you use wont cut through the kelp get something different!