Hi All, thank you for your time.
I surf fish in NY and usually chunk fish finders with clam or sand turtles (sand fleas/crabs).
I recently picked up a few Daiwa SP minnows online and had some good luck hooking up (small/medium sized blues) but so many fish were lost just before we got them to the sand in the final wave.
Dad was fishing with: 8ft Okuma Longitude w/ Penn Battle I 4000, 25lb braid
I was fishing with: 10ft Penn Prevail w/ Penn Battle II 5000, 25lb braid
The lures were 7", Sinking, colors: Bone and Blurple
I am wondering if they were getting loose because of the treble hooks, since I've never really lost fish using circles.
Does anyone know why we were losing fish or suggestions/best practices to keep them on?
I loved fishing with lures. It was lots of fun. Thank you!