Rubber bands

[Chas0218]

How do you guys get the rubberbands to break on lighter fish. We ended up dragging some fish until they finally broke the rubberband with us ripping on the pole. I use the red rubber bands from Weldon.

[bout time]

how are you rigging the rubberbands? are you half-hitching the band around your line and then using a shower curtain hook or similar? A fish will not always break the band (or any pinch pad release) you have to watch the line closely and will see a "shaker" then you just point the rod tip towards the release, reel in any slck line and pull towrds the back of the boat to snap it

[Gray Fox]

We get our rubber bands from staples. We use #16. We wrap the line 3 times and then put the loops on each end in a small snap clip or carabiner, dont have many issues. As said above watch the rod tips, you can usually spot a shaker on the line if you load your rods good.

[Chas0218]

I wrap the rubber band around the line 3 times then put 1 loop thru the second loop. I then take the remaining loop and connect it thru a shower curtian ring.

I was trying to break the band by yanking across the boat instead of to the back. That makes sense. Wow what was I thinking?

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[Erskin]

Leave the rubber bands on your car dash board for a couple of sunny days and let the sun weaken them a little. You don't want them to brittle or you can go to a thinner rubber band.