Downrigger release Question

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I use Shimano taloras and they are bent in half in the riggers. I was thinking the issue is more that I'm ripping lips. If I take the line out of the rigger after it's been hit my catch rate is very high. Those rods are so sensitive that if a nat touches the line it shows in the rod. If it's working amazingly well, I don't see why I would change a thing.
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