02-12-2015, 02:54 PM
[#0000FF]That can depend on the species of fish, how big they are and how they fight. Also, how far out from the tube your second line is.
I fish with two lines a lot...one dragging a bait and the other pitching jigs or some other lures. If a fish takes my bait and is pulling line off the reel with an open bail I will often quickly crank in the second rod and then deal with the one on the bait rod.
If I hook up on the lures I will leave the bait line out and use my fins to try to maintain position so that the hooked fish does not cross the lines. Or, I lift the second rod out of the holder and put it over in the holder on the other side if necessary.
The worst scenario happens when I am soaking a lure vertically...down near the bottom...while casting out with the other rod. If I hook an active fighter on the second rod...like a large trout...I have to be creative in fighting the fish and maneuvering the tube to keep the fish from diving down and wrapping up the vertical line.
In short, there is no magic solution. If you fish with two lines you risk getting tangles.
But, with experience...and having your reel drags properly set...and good sturdy rod holders...you can often land two hookups at a time. You just have to fight one fish while keeping the second rod in the rod holder and using fins to position the tube to keep the second fish tight against that rod. I have had a lot of doubles over the years...even landing two catfish both over 10 pounds on one occasion. Doubles on smaller cats are almost routine. I cover a lot of area and can go for a long ways without a bite. Then suddenly get into a concentration of cats and get hits on both rods. A much better problem to have than getting skunked.
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I fish with two lines a lot...one dragging a bait and the other pitching jigs or some other lures. If a fish takes my bait and is pulling line off the reel with an open bail I will often quickly crank in the second rod and then deal with the one on the bait rod.
If I hook up on the lures I will leave the bait line out and use my fins to try to maintain position so that the hooked fish does not cross the lines. Or, I lift the second rod out of the holder and put it over in the holder on the other side if necessary.
The worst scenario happens when I am soaking a lure vertically...down near the bottom...while casting out with the other rod. If I hook an active fighter on the second rod...like a large trout...I have to be creative in fighting the fish and maneuvering the tube to keep the fish from diving down and wrapping up the vertical line.
In short, there is no magic solution. If you fish with two lines you risk getting tangles.
But, with experience...and having your reel drags properly set...and good sturdy rod holders...you can often land two hookups at a time. You just have to fight one fish while keeping the second rod in the rod holder and using fins to position the tube to keep the second fish tight against that rod. I have had a lot of doubles over the years...even landing two catfish both over 10 pounds on one occasion. Doubles on smaller cats are almost routine. I cover a lot of area and can go for a long ways without a bite. Then suddenly get into a concentration of cats and get hits on both rods. A much better problem to have than getting skunked.
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