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That makes sense. I've always found that putting bait down into the weeds is problematic, so I wind up raising it anyway.
I've been wondering about quick strikes. I used one a couple of times, but never got a fish on that particular tipup. After you hook a fish, does the leader material bend and mess up rig? Does that affect the presentation of the bait? When you make your own, do you need to get a special tool for the leader connections or can you use regular pliers? I want to start making some, but don't want to get into too much expense.
I've been using heavy flourocarbon, but I'm used to having the steel. I catch myself setting the hook with more power than I should. I want to switch back, but this time with quick strike rigs. The flouro makes me nervous when they thrash around at the hole. Between the teeth and the ice, I'm afraid a really big one could slice itself off. I had two good ones get off during my first year of ice fishing because the cheap swivel clasps on my leaders popped open (I suspect this happen as they scraped against the hole) Nothing is worse than losing big fish because of the wrong tackle, and I want to have the right setup. its a big trade-off, I think losing the steel increases flags, but I don't want it to cost me a trophy. I'm considering a steel quick strike with a heavy mono leader to the dacron main line.