I pulled the line over the reel to check the resistance and found that it pulled on easily and was too loose to hook the hook on a gigantic fish.
As a guide, I made the mistake of not checking the client’s resistance before fishing. In my defense, my client was a veteran of dozens of fishing tournaments, so I figured he knew better. In over 30 years of teaching in fisheries schools and leading fishermen, I have seen them make many mistakes. Here are the five most common ones. Fortunately, all of them can be easily corrected.
Avoid these five common mistakes muskie anglers make
