What to do if you get your leader knot inside the guides when playing a fish

What to do if you get your leader knot inside the guides when playing a fish

You’ll hear people tell you not to bring your leader knot inside the guides when playing a fish. Only problem is that we often fish long leaders, and to get a fish close enough to net you sometimes need to bring your knot inside the guides. Tom Rosenbauer gives us a tip for making sure this connection does not hang up in the guides when a fish makes a sudden run.