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the holders and in their hands,” said Loy. “This way they have a better chance to feel the strike with the click- er off and the reel in free spool while they keep a thumb on the line.” When a sudden tap or pull is felt, anglers should be ready to drop the bait back for about five seconds to let the fish eat it. The first hurdle in the battle between angler and sail quickly follows as it takes at least a medium
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These relatively small billfish make for a short but energetic fight.
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level of skill to feed the sailfish without blowing up the reel into a bird’s nest. “If the fish is not there then the angler should reel in the bait until the captain or someone on the bridge can identify that the bait is still on,” said Loy. “Don’t take that bait out of the water — leave it out there for the sail- fish to come back to.” This tactic addresses the propensity of sailfish to “dogbone” the bait and
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