The thing is, I lost 6 or 7 more, and I know why. When the bite is on and things are going crazy you hardly have time to think. You don't know how much longer it will last and you want to take full opportunity of the feeding frenzy. But when it is all over you have time to look back to see what you did right, and what you did wrong. I will try to share that with you now.
I lost 3 Smack right near my yak when they took hard turns and got parallel to the fishing line. I am pretty sure they cut the lines with their tails. I was fishing with wire leaders, but the leaders were only about 15 inches long. My 14 pound monofilament was safe from the teeth of the Smack, but still exposed to the tails. That would have brought my tally to 14 Smack. I lost another one because I had my kayak paddle in the way of my fishing line. My paddle has a notch in the fin that is to be used to unhook your lure when it gets snagged. My line got caught in this notch and snapped. Could have made my limit by correcting these 2 issues. Another one got caught in the rudder. This is hard to avoid, just have to horse them away before they get close. I lost one or two more at a distance. I made a long cast, hooked up, and got cut off. I think a second fish possibly cut the line. I tried casting slightly to the sides of the feeding frenzy instead of right through it still got hookups without getting cut off.
For now on my wire leaders will be at least 30 inches. This will make it a little harder to cast but I think it will be worth it. If I ever get another opportunity like yesterday hopefully I can reach the limit, wish me luck.
I haven't looked at my video yet. If something looks good I will post it.
