> Even if you do get a good shot there is the risk that you can't pull
> up a heavier line without it snagging. The trick is to not attach the
> heavier line to the weight. Remove the weight. Alternatively, attach
> it to the reel end and cut off the line there. You will have to pull
> a small knot over the intervening branches. You won't have to pull
> the weight and knot which increases changes of a snag.
I attach nylon rope to the reel-end of the fishing line. I tie the fishing
line to the nylon rope about an inch or 2 from the end of the rope. The
fishing line then lies alongside the rope, and then I tape it with duct tape
such that it tapers from the rope down onto the fishing line. Although
there's a change in diamater, it's tapered and less likely than a rope knot
to snag under the bark. With 50 pound fish line and this tapered
attachment, I can usually pull the rope up the first time.
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