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Old 09-16-04, 06:34 PM   #1
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when holdin the rod upward and you feel a tap, do you jerk then or what? any advice would be greatly appreited....i normally hold it downward and watch for the fish to run with it but im sick of paying for sensitive rods and not getting the best of them thank you all for takeing the time to read my post
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Old 09-16-04, 06:52 PM   #2
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Once you feel the tap wait a second or two, lower the rod tip reel in the slack and set it hard. If you feel the weight of the fish set the hook immediately.
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Old 09-16-04, 06:58 PM   #3
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Default Re: setting the hook

What Hula said-feel the tap, reel down to take up the slack and cross it's eyes. That's with a soft plastic or jig. If I'm using a crankbait or a spinnerbait I retrieve them with the rod tip down so I don't have to set the hook like I do with a worm or jig, I either raise the rod tip or pull the rod away from the lure and that usually does the trick.
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Old 09-16-04, 07:01 PM   #4
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thanks alot
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Old 09-16-04, 08:53 PM   #5
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Default Re: setting the hook

With soft plastics, virtually all of my strikes are detected by sight rather than feel, that is, I see the line moving off to the side or (rarely) away from me. As soon as I see the movement, I set the hook, unless I think it's a panfish.

On those few occasions when I feel something that I think is not a panfish, I'll set the hook as soon as I feel the fish. I believe almost all the time a bass strikes, it will quickly inhale the bait. Therefore, by the time you see moving line or feel something, the bass has already engulfed the lure.
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Old 09-16-04, 08:59 PM   #6
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Default Re: setting the hook

I'll second "Whenever you feel the weight of the fish."

When worming, it may be a few seconds before you feel the weight (even if you reel down to it) and if spinnerbaiting you'll probably feel it immediately.
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Old 09-16-04, 09:03 PM   #7
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I use soft jerkbaits A LOT. And earlier this year around may I got most hits working one pretty quickly just below the surface and so I felt most of the strikes and was able to set the hook. Now I'm catching lots of fish deadsticking them so when I start to reel in and if I feel something heavy on the end, then I set the hook.
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Old 09-16-04, 09:50 PM   #8
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Default Re: setting the hook

last weekend i was using a jerk bait i never felt the strike just the lure moved differant. during a pause..

i have to amit that not one fish was hooked in the mouth every where else.



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Old 09-17-04, 12:01 AM   #9
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Last Sunday a friend and I went to Clear Lake and the only fish we felt were the dinks. All the other fish 2lbs and better; the bites were nonexistant. Only pressure. Q: So when do you set the hook? A: When anything feels strange. Anything.
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Old 09-17-04, 12:31 AM   #10
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"Jack em' up!"

...~often heard from the excited pier fishermen, as a King Mackerel takes the bait, and starts it's run (when I'm fishing on Dan Russel Pier at Panama City Beach)

...please do the same with bass fishing, nobody wants
to lose a fish because they were careless about setting the hook,
or "Jackin em' up"

~my only comment,


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Old 09-17-04, 02:38 AM   #11
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Default Re: setting the hook

Am no expert at setting the hook or bass fishing for that matter, but I normally will let the fish run with it a bit then set the hook after reeling up the slack.. I find I dont miss too many fish that way.
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Old 09-17-04, 05:18 AM   #12
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If you wait to long after feeling the first tap one of two things happen: The fish will swallow the hook or it will drop the bait. both of them are bad
- saw it on denny bruaer's show

So I normally set immediatly when I feel that first tap. thats why it's important to always keep your rod and line lined up for the strike, and keep two hands on the rod at all times.
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Old 09-17-04, 08:28 AM   #13
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Default Re: setting the hook

not really any info on setting the hook. but last night i watched three times as a bass took my soft plastic into its mouth and spit it out with in a milli-second. i didn't even have time to react to set the hook.

i'm not smart enough yet to figure out what that means about hook setting but i'm sure it means something.
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Old 09-17-04, 03:47 PM   #14
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Zooker,

The other day I had three different strikes on crankbaits with out hooking any of the three. They were obviously trying to "kill" the bait. Caught a few that were hooked on the outside of the mouth.
Did have a good fish roll on a crankbait, while it was sitting still. That fish ate the bait. I mean both sets of hooks down in the mouth.
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Old 09-17-04, 05:37 PM   #15
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bass guy, when fishing a river, whatever you do, don't do that.

Those rocks and current are really going to nab you. Because they all feel weird. Hit the rock and wave goodbye to your lure.
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Old 09-25-04, 04:28 AM   #16
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just set the freakin hook
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Old 09-25-04, 05:35 AM   #17
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Setting the hook all depends on what type of bait you are fishing. When fishing spinnerbaits, or crankbaits, setting the hook is pretty simple. You set the hook when the fish hits it. Soft plastics are a little bit different. The odd thing about soft plastic baits is that there are so many different types, and different ways of fishing them. The one basic thing is to set the hook when you feel the weight of the fish. That is a given. Say I am fishing a texas rig, and I feel a tap tap. I am going to lower my rod and reel up the slack and pick the rod tip up slowly. If i feel the fish, then I bow it up. With baits like senkos, and flukes, most of the time you feel the weight of the fish while you are working the lure back. Weight equals crossed eyes, lol. If you are fishing soft plastics and ALL of your strikes are detected by line movement, then you are letting a lot of fish swallow the hook. Line movement is very important in certain situations, like deeper water. Good fishing
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Old 09-25-04, 08:17 AM   #18
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Default Re: setting the hook

I have been taught by some noble members of this board that when you fish a jig and pig, to set the hook whenever you feel anything....set it immediately on the first tap.

If you don't, you will feel a second tap....the second tap is when the fish is spitting out the lure and that doesn't come long after the first tap.
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Old 09-25-04, 11:37 PM   #19
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[quote author=Mac10 link=board=news;num=1095370467;start=0#17 date=09/25/04 at 07:17:07]I have been taught by some noble members of this board[/quote]

Wow where are those guys
;D On THIS Board

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Old 09-26-04, 12:22 AM   #20
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Default Re: setting the hook

yeah i set the hook once when i felt something. it was my first time fishing with my own stuff, i was fishing some cover with a crank bait, felt a weight on the lure, set the hook hard, snapped the 12 lb test line i was using. the rod nearly flew from my hand. it was pretty funny, but sad becuse i lost a lure.

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Old 09-26-04, 12:34 AM   #21
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dang,

u might not be good at setting the hook...

...but u might become a great dentist ;D


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Old 09-26-04, 01:01 AM   #22
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nah, that was my first time. i have clamed down since then. i did that becuase i had been wathing the pros and it looked like they would put their whole body into it. well i put all 200 pounds of my body into that first hook set so i made sure he didn't get away. well i lost a lure but had a great laugh with my fishing buddy. so its all good.

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Old 09-26-04, 09:41 AM   #23
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i personally reel down to get rid of the slack and just pop it i dont yank it as hard as the pros, but i do give her a good pop. one time i tried yanking it like the pros, but i had the hook fly outta the fishes mouth and do a perfect back cast in to a tree.
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Old 09-26-04, 12:53 PM   #24
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i have to agree with mt
when using a fluke or a senko type lure i tend to really lay into the hook set. most of the bass i caught this year on plastic's were very light to nothing the line jumped or moved. -i use envy green ande for this reason - most blade hits were very hard and/or the bait disapeared. when using a crank bait it is important to have a good rod, a good reel, and great line. i can tell if i hit a tree/wood or bottom, and a fish smacking it. i use a 7 foot m fenwick rod a ambassador reel-torno-and 8 pound test mono-cajun lighting or ande-


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IMO,the hookset is the 1st and last chance to make sure that fish is coming into the boat barring any line problems.
set the hook once and shattered a browning gold medallion 7ft heavy flippin stick...good thing it was only a stump and not a fish.if i didn't have glasses on i'd be called one eye.
a hard hookset is very important.
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