Do you retie after every catch? 2024
Weedless reply :
I was talking to a guy in our club and he reties after every fish he catches during our tournaments (and I have seen him do it). He said the 1 min extra he invests to retie is worth not losing a big fish. The only time i break off is cranking and a walleye nips me clean, then again I usually have 12lb fluro leader on and not catching 5 lb bass alot. He says it only takes him 1 min, but I watch him and others around, it takes him at least 4 min. Is this common to retie??
scaleface reply :
heck no but I check and retie often .
Jelvas reply :
Nope! But i do always check the line, especially after snags or thooty creatures. If i do find any wearing in the line then i retie.
Troy85 reply :
I don't. I do check my line after every catch or snag. I only retie if it looks frayed or damaged.
BassWhole! reply :
No. (But if I were to ever use fluorocarbon, I'd retie 3x per fish...)
Fish the Mitt reply :
Definitely not. While I check my line often, and retie a good bit, it is nowhere near every bass landed.
Mike L reply :
No
But if while casting I get snagged and had to work to get it back, or dragging a C Rig over rock, or casting through wood I'll cut and retire much more often if I get a fish or not.
As far as after each fish caught Ill do it only if needed after checking the line.
Mike
Team9nine reply :
He's being overly cautious, which isn't necessarily a bad thing when you have cash on the line, but you do have to weigh the down time against the likelihood of your line being bad and make a decision.
As for normal fishing (non-tourney), even with light leaders (fluoro or nylon) I've found I can frequently go 25-30 fish before failure, but as others have mentioned, I always do a quick check and will retie any time I feel it necessary.
Darren. reply :
Absolutely not! But I always run my fingers over my
leader to feel for any nicks if I've come through some
cover. If there are any, I run over again with my
fingernails as sometimes it feels like a nick in the line
but it's just detritus attached to the line.
I will cut the leader if there's a lot of abrasion after a
catch, retie then. But like Brian (@Team9nine) I can go
many catches before a retie.
RB 77 reply :
No. I only retie if I need to retie. IE: The line is damaged.
scaleface reply :
...and turn a 100 fish day into a 50 fish day .
DogBone_384 reply :
On 2/5/2018 at 11:16 PM, scaleface said:...and turn a 100 fish day into a 50 fish day .
100 fish day !?!?!?!?!?!?! I'd love to have a 100 fish season!
scaleface reply :
On 2/5/2018 at 11:22 PM, DogBone_384 said:100 fish day !?!?!?!?!?!?! I'd love to have a 100 fish season!
They are not that uncommon around here .
Catt reply :
On 2/5/2018 at 11:16 PM, scaleface said:...and turn a 100 fish day into a 50 fish day .
My thoughts exactly ????
After every fish or hang up I run my fingers up the line about 3 or 4' & retie if necessary. The number of reties varies!
Logan S reply :
Retie when necessary...Sometimes that means after every fish, sometimes after a few fish, sometimes without even catching a fish at all. I'm not sure why anyone would try to assign a rigid number or schedule to it.
J Francho reply :
It really depends on what and where I'm fishing. Dock skipping, I'll probably have to retie often. Drop shot on light line, I'll be retying often as well. Jig or T-rig in weeds on braid, not so much.
Dwight Hottle reply :
I check my line for abrasion after every catch or snag just to be sure. I retie at least daily. If I'm catching big fish I will retie after several just to be safe.
ClackerBuzz reply :
lotta great info so i'll only add i think of 2lb bass or less as tightening down my knot....and 3lb+ as weakening it. i immediately retie after anything over 3lbs
Gundog reply :
Depends on where I'm fishing. Most of the places I fish have weeds which are less abrasive. So I don't retie after every fish. But when I'm fishing a crank bait around rocks, or any bait around rocks, I retie more than after every fish. Also if I'm fishing around logs.
mattkenzer reply :
Not me ..... leader check and move on.
However, I do normally replace a used leader before my next outing.
RFSims reply :
I usually retie after breaking off a $25 Megabass Vision
Hawkeye21 reply :
I can barely remember the times I've lost a fish or lure to my line breaking off. I must not be as forceful as some. Last time it happened was with a northern coming out of the water to grab my lure at the boat. Was pretty funny.
A-Jay reply :
Do you retie after every catch?
Depends on the catch ~
A-Jay
the reel ess reply :
As a rule I check the line. But I'll admit there have been times when the bite was so good I forgot and a bass swam off with my best Spook. It happened last fall and I found the bait floating in the pond a few weeks ago. I changed the hooks and cleaned it and it's good as new.
BuzzHudson19c reply :
On 2/5/2018 at 9:31 PM, Weedless said:I was talking to a guy in our club and he reties after every fish he catches during our tournaments (and I have seen him do it). He said the 1 min extra he invests to retie is worth not losing a big fish. The only time i break off is cranking and a walleye nips me clean, then again I usually have 12lb fluro leader on and not catching 5 lb bass alot. He says it only takes him 1 min, but I watch him and others around, it takes him at least 4 min. Is this common to retie??
Nope. I check my knot and the line and act accordingly. You want to be cautious, but you don't want to spend half the day tying knots. He could miss a big one by not having his line in the water in the first place.
Burke reply :
On 2/5/2018 at 11:06 PM, Darren. said:Absolutely not! But I always run my fingers over my
leader to feel for any nicks if I've come through some
cover. If there are any, I run over again with my
fingernails as sometimes it feels like a nick in the line
but it's just detritus attached to the line.
I will cut the leader if there's a lot of abrasion after a
catch, retie then. But like Brian (@Team9nine) I can go
many catches before a retie.
Same here ! I always check once in a while during the tournament. If I catch a bass, I check the line to make sure that there is no nicks on it. if not, Fire away and hope there is a monster waiting for ya.
LxVE Bassin reply :
No way I would do that. There have been times where I have not re-tied for weeks at a time. But to each is own.
MassYak85 reply :
Wow and I thought I was anal about line. I check after every catch, but don't always retire. If I really hammer home a hookset into a good fish, or it's a pickerel, then yes I will retie even if the line appears good. But just catching average bass I feel the first 6 inches of line with my fingers after unhooking them and then get right back to it.
Dtrombly reply :
I check my line after most fish but rarely re-tie. Especially with braid, I probably caught 40 frog fish over the course of a couple months on the same knot last summer and never had an issue.
new2BC4bass reply :
To heck with that. Couple years ago I landed 5 bass in about 10 casts. Then gave my brother-in-law the same lure, but the bass had moved on. Neither of us caught another at that spot. I was too excited to even think about checking the line after every fish. But, hey, I fish for fun...not money.
HeavyTwenty reply :
I only retie fluoro knots if they get snagged on something and I have to jerk them out with a lot of force. Braid knots seem invincible.
FishDewd reply :
I typically only retie after I lose the lure... lol. Or if I damage the line on something, like a rock or stick snag. Otherwise I've been known to use the same rig for 2-3 outings. May not be proper per se, but I've never had a line just randomly break for no apparent reason.
Chefster reply :
Slightly OCD? I frequently check line. But would never think to re-tie after every fish catch. Although if I was fishing flooded timber wrapped in barb wire with a substantial zebra mussel growth, or Diamond crusted rip rap I would probably re-tie after every catch.
Boomstick reply :
If I get a massive fish I will. If it's just a dink, I'll check the knot and recast. I also check my line much more often when throwing into weeds as opposed to open water.
WRB reply :
It could take 4 minutes to re rig, find what you need but retying shouldn't take more then a minute.
I check my knots and line nearly every cast except swimbaits and faster moving lures like crankbaits unless the cover or structure is stressing the line. I may retying 3 or 4 times between catching a bass or catch several bass beteen retrying, just depends on the line or knot condition.
Tom
A-Jay reply :
I check my string when the need arises.
Much of it depends where & when I might be fishing as well.
Couple of places I venture to demand it.
A-Jay
MichaelCopeland reply :
Like others have said, it depends on the catch and/or the extent of a snag. I only use Sufix 832 braid 30 and 40lb a very durable braid. After each catch or snag I check my line and if it's pretty badly frayed I'll retie. I only use two rods at the moment so when I change baits/lures I retie. That can be more often than I like unless I'm using baits/lures I can use a snap with. Same rule still applies after catch or snag though. ????
NYWayfarer reply :
On 2/5/2018 at 9:33 PM, scaleface said:heck no but I check and retie often .
That about sums it up.
I check the line after every catch. Running the first 2 feet through my fingers for any abrasions or nicks, then the knot. If there are none I keep fishing. If there is I cut and re-tie.
Fishingmickey reply :
Nope, check it and continue to fish if it is good. If nicks or questionable re-tie.
FM
frogflogger reply :
many pros retie after every fish - I do know smallmouth chew up a line more than largemouths - as for time - some rigs take a few minutes but I can clip line and retie most baits in less than 60 seconds.
Bankbeater reply :
I check the knot and line after I get free from a snag. I also check after pulling a fish out of heavy cover. I retie when I change baits.
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