I'll bet it's one of two things (three actually) Rich;

1) Your rod is too light & not sufficient for sticking hard-mouthed bass.

2) Your hookset needs a revamping.

3) You're having some bad luck.

You couldn't be overfighting the fish because if you overfight a 6# bass on
10# mono your lines gonna break. A properly-set drag makes overfighting a
non-factor.

Stretching mono forgives angler mistakes after the hookset, it doesn't cause
it. Mono may break as the result of stretch on a hard hookset, but stretch
wont cause a hook to pull-out during a battle. You're generally so close to
your fish in most bassin situations that stretch wont be a factor with 10#
mono anyway.

Make sure there's not much slack in your line before setting the hook.

Id bet either you're not getting a good set, or that you're using a bit of a
"whimpy" rod. I'm amazed at how many guys I see bass fishing with trout
tackle.

Warren

"Rich P" wrote in message
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I've been having some trouble with larger fish getting off the hook.
I
had 2 tournaments a few weeks ago (Saturday and Sunday) and at the end of
each I lost a 3 and 4 pounder respectively. Both were caught on 5"
T-rigged
Senkos with Gammie EWG #3 hooks on 10lb mono and at the far end of a long
cast. Both jumped a couple of times and shook the hook. At first I
blamed
the mono for stretching and not giving me a solid enough hookset.
Then this past Friday night I hit a local reservoir to do some
midnight
fishing. I had the same rod and reel but I respooled with 10 lb. Power
Pro
(which I love BTW) to eliminate stretch. Well first I bag a 2.5 pound
smallie and soon after a 3 pound LM. A half hour later, I get a hit and
set
the hook and buzzzzz, the drag starts going. It was a BIG bass (at least
for NJ) and in the shadows it looked like an oversized football when it
jumped (3 times). Recently I've hooked a few 4 pounders and this was
clearly quite a bit larger. By the fight I'd say well over 5 or maybe 6
pounds, who really knows. Anyway, after a minute of fighting and a few
jumps this one also throws the hook.
Now I don't know what to think. What am I missing? In the past I
rarely lost fish, but I've gotten better at finding them and I've been
hooking bigger ones lately. Is this just par for the course with bigger
bass, you just lose some? Or should I be doing something else? I'm not
letting the pressure off when they jump and the hook comes flying back at
me, should I be easing up? Should I be clamping down more? Am I fighting
them too hard and opening a hole in their mouths?

Any help would be great.

Rich P