Setting the hook

fishntytyme1027 · 11-20-04, 11:23 PM

When setting the hook do you wait a second after the fish has bitten it or right when you feel the twitch do you jerk it back

Rich · 11-21-04, 12:13 AM

Depends on what I'm using. With a jig or soft plastic I reel down when I feel the hit and set the hook hard. with a spinnerbait or crankbait I just sweep the rod away from the fish. With a topwater I wait until I feel the fish and then just raise the rod tip.

catfishtonyd · 11-21-04, 02:06 AM

I don't think you can set the hook on a fish too fast. Sure everyone can tell you about the time the fish picke the worm up by the tail and didn't have the hook in his mouth good. It happens.

Most of the time though you're going to feel three thumps on a worm or a jig. The first one is when the fish picks the bait up, the second is when he spits it out, and the third one is when you hit your forhead and say "I missed ANOTHER one".

A topwater strike is the only one I think you can be too fast on. A good trick to help you slow down, is don't look right at the bait. Watch it out of the corner of your eye. Wait until you hear the sound of the strike, or as Red said you actually feel the fish. Then nail him.

Rob Mak · 11-21-04, 05:10 PM

i tend to set the hook any time the lure don't feel right. i might snag a stump or 2 but ya get alot more light hitting bass this way.

zooker

mike0062466 · 11-21-04, 10:45 PM

With soft plastics, I rarely feel anything, as almost all my strikes are detected by seeing the line moving off. When I see it moving, I set the hook. I read some advice that says that by the time you see your line move or feel anything, the bass has already engulfed it, so set hook as soon as you realize you have a strike, and I've found that to hold true.

Rich · 11-21-04, 11:04 PM

Ever snag a branch that has a little give to it? It "pulls" back just like a fish does. Set the hook on one of those a time or two myself

;D

Rob Mak · 11-22-04, 07:54 PM

been there reb done that a few dozen times

zooker

11-23-04, 12:56 AM

Or how about that piece of line that the jig and pig picks up that's wedged in some rocks. The hook on the jig slides up and down on the line, been there, done that.

catfishtonyd · 11-23-04, 01:55 AM

Woo Daves always says to figure out what it feels like when you don't have a strike, and set the hook on anything else. More good advice.

When I was teaching my wife to Slider Worm fish, I told her "If it feels alive, set the hook". It worked for her.

macgyver · 11-23-04, 09:05 AM

[quote author=CajunBass link=board=news;num=1101003792;start=0#8 date=11/22/04 at 23:55:38]Woo Daves always says to figure out what it feels like when you don't have a strike, and set the hook on anything else. More good advice.

When I was teaching my wife to Slider Worm fish, I told her "If it feels alive, set the hook". It worked for her.[/quote]

Great advice there Cajun, best words I've heard about setting the hook

Lizards

ryan7261 · 11-23-04, 10:29 AM

Let's face it , Rip the little fellers lips off!

When you wait too long you run into a chance of him swallowing the hook and causing more damage to the fish. This sucks when catch and release comes into play.

But mostly it's all feel you'll know when to pop that hook it's like a sign from God, your hands will jerk from divine intervention, Well for some of us it is. (lol)

"walk by faith, not by sight"

Robby.

11-20-04, 11:23 PM	#1
fishntytyme1027 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Posts: 0	Setting the hook When setting the hook do you wait a second after the fish has bitten it or right when you feel the twitch do you jerk it back

11-21-04, 12:13 AM	#2
Rich BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Setting the hook Depends on what I'm using. With a jig or soft plastic I reel down when I feel the hit and set the hook hard. with a spinnerbait or crankbait I just sweep the rod away from the fish. With a topwater I wait until I feel the fish and then just raise the rod tip.

11-21-04, 02:06 AM	#3
catfishtonyd BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Setting the hook I don't think you can set the hook on a fish too fast. Sure everyone can tell you about the time the fish picke the worm up by the tail and didn't have the hook in his mouth good. It happens. Most of the time though you're going to feel three thumps on a worm or a jig. The first one is when the fish picks the bait up, the second is when he spits it out, and the third one is when you hit your forhead and say "I missed ANOTHER one". A topwater strike is the only one I think you can be too fast on. A good trick to help you slow down, is don't look right at the bait. Watch it out of the corner of your eye. Wait until you hear the sound of the strike, or as Red said you actually feel the fish. Then nail him.

11-21-04, 05:10 PM	#4
Rob Mak BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 19	Re: Setting the hook i tend to set the hook any time the lure don't feel right. i might snag a stump or 2 but ya get alot more light hitting bass this way. zooker __________________ there ain't no such thing as a bad day of fishin SUPPORT OUR TROOPS US ARMY Rochester, New York

11-21-04, 10:45 PM	#5
mike0062466 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Setting the hook With soft plastics, I rarely feel anything, as almost all my strikes are detected by seeing the line moving off. When I see it moving, I set the hook. I read some advice that says that by the time you see your line move or feel anything, the bass has already engulfed it, so set hook as soon as you realize you have a strike, and I've found that to hold true.

11-21-04, 11:04 PM	#6
Rich BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Setting the hook Ever snag a branch that has a little give to it? It "pulls" back just like a fish does. Set the hook on one of those a time or two myself ;D

11-22-04, 07:54 PM	#7
Rob Mak BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 19	Re: Setting the hook been there reb done that a few dozen times zooker __________________ there ain't no such thing as a bad day of fishin SUPPORT OUR TROOPS US ARMY Rochester, New York

11-23-04, 12:56 AM	#8
bassguy2004 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Setting the hook Or how about that piece of line that the jig and pig picks up that's wedged in some rocks. The hook on the jig slides up and down on the line, been there, done that.

11-23-04, 01:55 AM	#9
catfishtonyd BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Setting the hook Woo Daves always says to figure out what it feels like when you don't have a strike, and set the hook on anything else. More good advice. When I was teaching my wife to Slider Worm fish, I told her "If it feels alive, set the hook". It worked for her.

11-23-04, 09:05 AM	#10
macgyver BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Posts: 0	Re: Setting the hook [quote author=CajunBass link=board=news;num=1101003792;start=0#8 date=11/22/04 at 23:55:38]Woo Daves always says to figure out what it feels like when you don't have a strike, and set the hook on anything else. More good advice. When I was teaching my wife to Slider Worm fish, I told her "If it feels alive, set the hook". It worked for her.[/quote] Great advice there Cajun, best words I've heard about setting the hook Lizards

11-23-04, 10:29 AM	#11
ryan7261 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 0	Re: Setting the hook Let's face it , Rip the little fellers lips off! When you wait too long you run into a chance of him swallowing the hook and causing more damage to the fish. This sucks when catch and release comes into play. But mostly it's all feel you'll know when to pop that hook it's like a sign from God, your hands will jerk from divine intervention, Well for some of us it is. (lol) "walk by faith, not by sight" Robby.

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