06-01-2014, 02:53 PM
[#0000FF]I am using the 12 pound on a couple of medium sticks. Love it.
Having fish come unbuttoned after a hookset can often be the result of too much stretch in the line or a wimpy rod. Another problem with a lot of guys is the way they set the hook...pulling instead of popping. I have coached a few fellow tanglers into better ratios by using the example of pounding a nail into a board. You can't push it through the wood. You gotta whack it. Same for setting the hook in a fish. Amazing how much better the hook penetration with a snap hookset rather than a slow pullback. Okay for circle hooks but not crankbaits.
I have also had periods when I seemed to be having more "long line releases". Sometimes just adding a double hookset can help. After the first set, reel down tight and pop it again. Some fish have hard mouths and others have hard spots that are hard to stick.
Oh yeah, using good sharp hooks is pretty important too.
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Having fish come unbuttoned after a hookset can often be the result of too much stretch in the line or a wimpy rod. Another problem with a lot of guys is the way they set the hook...pulling instead of popping. I have coached a few fellow tanglers into better ratios by using the example of pounding a nail into a board. You can't push it through the wood. You gotta whack it. Same for setting the hook in a fish. Amazing how much better the hook penetration with a snap hookset rather than a slow pullback. Okay for circle hooks but not crankbaits.
I have also had periods when I seemed to be having more "long line releases". Sometimes just adding a double hookset can help. After the first set, reel down tight and pop it again. Some fish have hard mouths and others have hard spots that are hard to stick.
Oh yeah, using good sharp hooks is pretty important too.
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