IMHO .... you may be having small fish nipping at the bait, they may not all be in a feeding mood, you may be using too short or stiff a rod, or you may be a bit quick/slow on the trigger.

I use 7-10' rods with 1/4 - 1/2oz weights & plain hooks or 1/16oz jigheads ... and I usually have to set the hook AS I AM REMOVING the rod from the holder. I now have some 13-14' rods to try SR'ing with, and I anticipate being able to see the rod bend more (due to the lighter action tips). But, I also tend to think that I'll be setting the hook in the same way as with the shorter rods ... as I am removing them from the holder, and not trying to remove the rod from the holder & THEN setting the hook. The fish are already feeling the resistance from the rod, while they're biting .. so no sense in putting more resistance on them by picking the rod out of the holder before setting the hook. But, even so ... when setting the hook as you remove the rod from the holder ... you will still miss some bites.

And Daddy/Luke ... I'm not saying YOU are removing the rod before setting the hook, and I'm not either ... just a tip to anyone reading this, that might be doing so and missing the fish.

... cp