Nice report. I saw you had a fish hooked on the DR for 60 seconds- that should release after 10-15 seconds- with the first pull the fish makes doing his acrobatics which then shows on your rod tip. If your DR weight is no more than 1 pound per 10 foot lake depth and the release clip is set for a 5# pull- it should only be on the rod line, bouncing like crazy. I bought a Shuttle Hawk so I don't have to ever bring up the DR weight except when done- no more hands and knees to hook it up after every fish. The factory setting is perfect for Kokanee. The loop is clamped by the spring pads, not around them. One can lose (or damage) a lot of fish that are fighting a high resistance DR weight/line with no stretch compared to a ultra-light rod and nylon line especially if a soft mouth. Possible to distribute any of the live load forward- fuel cans, ice/fish box, anchor, electric motor battery (65#)? A braid line would show the bites more than nylon if you change anything that would be my No.1. Thanks for posting- hope any of my thoughts help your net ratio.