I’ll `guess your losing them to fish if your running a heavy drag, if your going 18 & fish goes 15+ the other way, that means the line is getting dragged thru the water Very quickly & just water drag can break line.
at those speeds, any fish will probably be Striking with an Open mouth, the hook set will come naturally as the fish closes mouth & turns so put Just Enough drag to hold the reel from dumping line before fish comes into picture….Almost freespool.
You’ll Still get good hook up ratio.
Good Clickers are a MUST…or you’ll lose too much line before knowing fish is there.
When I’m going somewhere Fast, I’ll put out two lines with lures I have rigged Just for go`N Fast.
They are pointed jets, single hook on the big side,
I use hoop protectors & make the crimp hoop tight,
Then, get some Electrical tape & wrap it up leader from hook in a way that you can cram the lure down & it will stay at hook end without sliding up leader as it tumbles & comes out of water….Most All lures will at those speeds & that can also be part of the problem, the hook / crimp can foul with leader & scrape it enough so when a fish puts pressure it breaks.
I have also ran Softhead Wide Range lures fast & a couple Bullet heads with a flat 90 degree face will stay in water, I think Pukula Sprocket lures might have high speed capabilities, I haven’t ran them though.
Some will put a torpido sinker at swivel to hold in water too.
I’ll play with how close to the boat I can get away with putting lures on a daily bases, trying to stay as close to boat as possible with lure without it coming out of water too much.
Where are ya running these lures & for what kind of fish..?
& What lures have ya tried..?
ALOHA Good Luck & Have FUN</font color=red> 
Dan
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