confusion over what I feel

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72_Wagon
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confusion over what I feel

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this isn't about my emotions!

I had my first confirmed contact with a salmon on Saturday the bugger however got away after running five times :(

However I when I'm fishing I always think if the line goes tight its just a rock or a bit of weed because there is no feel of a fish moving like there is when you get a bite in a still water. But when I hooked into the fish the line went dead tight with no feeling of a fish moving and then started taking line, at which point I realised it was a fish and not the rock I had just pulled free from. Is this normal that the line tightens sharly and then just does slack or cna you normally feel it is a fish moving?

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Re: confusion over what I feel

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Salmon are very powerful and VERY fast. I would suspect when the fish first hit your lure it swam towards you/the boat......
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