James RickardHow to set the hook
November 7th 2011 17:12
If you don't get fish on the hook, you won't get them out of the water.
There are a couple of hooksets out there that are popular.
You can watch this video and see what you use or try to use.
I'd like to say I use a "pull set" but, probably something like 75% of the time I get shook up and use the snap set.
Like the video says, if you use the snap set, the energy has go be released somewhere and, too often, it ends up the hook right out of the fish's mouth or ripping it out of their lip. If you're hooking fairly large fish, this usually isn't much of a problem but if you're after something like sunfish or smaller trout, you have to watch what you're doing!
There are a couple of hooksets out there that are popular.
You can watch this video and see what you use or try to use.
I'd like to say I use a "pull set" but, probably something like 75% of the time I get shook up and use the snap set.
Like the video says, if you use the snap set, the energy has go be released somewhere and, too often, it ends up the hook right out of the fish's mouth or ripping it out of their lip. If you're hooking fairly large fish, this usually isn't much of a problem but if you're after something like sunfish or smaller trout, you have to watch what you're doing!
Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!
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