If you learn this properly you should never lose another lure to the weeds again. Also be sure to turn down your drag settings to half after your free from the snag because it is not uncommon for there to be a strike, if your drag is high it could snap the line quickly if the fish runs. It sometimes helps to let out a little line before you try this to reduce any line tension, especially if you have very light line.You can let out line by scrolling mouse wheel all the way back to the backward arrow and left click. Hold right click and jerk the mouse hard to the right or left

Set your reel speed to maximum with the mouse wheel forwardģ. Turn your drag all the way up using the plus key (+)Ģ.

To free yourself from snags all you have to do is:ġ. During my last 2 visits to Alberta, after releasing from a snag, my rod and line suddenly start to misbehave and I have to alt+f4 and start again.As I say, this has happened over the last 2 days (17/18-3-18). Press the plusĪnd minus keys to see what the different settings look like.

It also shows your drag settings the six little indicators around the perimeter of the dial. The little round gauge at the lower right hand corner shows your reeling speed with the arrows in the middle. It's so simple all you have to do is max out your drag (tension) using the plus key.

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