Some times the fish will turn the hook backwards and the line becomes wedged in the treble shank. Put a drop of jb weld in there and it will stop that from happening. Why are you using a 2.5 setting and 200' out? Try a 1 setting and 140 out to get about the same depth. Are you/others doing the pump and reel thing? If so, tighten the drag a bit an do less pump and drop/reel.
Flat calm and stars at 6 am so we headed to my BIL's boat. got set up just as the sun was coming up with just a 6 rod spread. Shortly after hitting 95 fow the diver/White paddle/big Weenie Poofster take a rip an gets off. Reset that and the 350 32# blood Run/white/green halo spindoctor/Big Weenie Goat Pecker fly starts ripping. I Know longer grab that rod and the diver takes off again. Before we could get the fish in we see lightning. As soon as we get the 2 fish in, we are forced to pull lines and go in:mad:. Both nice kings in 95 fow, the rigs where targeting 70' down. We where pretty much straight out of the harbor.