Thread: Hook set practice

I think what may have helped me catch more fish this weekend may be because I have been practicing my hook set.
The couple days before, I was fishing at Blackburn lake with my long poles, reaching and dipping in front of logs and under trees. I was catching blue gills left and right and I was getting really in tune to the little "taps" and was improving my reaction setting the hook. I had a problem with that last weekend at camp, I would feel the taps but wasn't reacting soon enough to set the hook.
I could be imagining things, but I think it really helped.
What do you think? Am I just smokin' something?

As long as you believe it, that's all that matters.:D:rolleyes:

JK. Sounds reasonable to me. Practice makes perfect in everything.

It can of hurt anything.

In my eyes that is one of the main things that seperates good crappie fishermen from just average ones,i've noticed that the folks who are just learning to crappie fish just kinda start to reel when they have a bite instead of set the hook and it costs them most every time,keep up the practice Quinn you're on the right track..........and don't be afraid to pop em

Originally Posted by bugman

In my eyes that is one of the main things that seperates good crappie fishermen from just average ones,i've noticed that the folks who are just learning to crappie fish just kinda start to reel when they have a bite instead of set the hook and it costs them most every time,keep up the practice Quinn you're on the right track..........and don't be afraid to pop em

I AGREE WITH BUGMAN, BUT KNOWING HOW HARD TO SET THE HOOK IS ALSO A LEARNED ART TOO. THEY DON'T CALL CRAPPIE, PAPER MOUTHS FOR NOTHING. THERE IS A FINE LINE IN GETTING A GOOD HOOK SET AND TEARING THE HOOK RIGHT OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS. QUINN SOMETIMES I END UP CUTTING A LITTLE OFF THE TAILS OF 2 INCH SKIRTS. BUT THEY AGAIN I USE NUMBER 4 HOOKS. THATS THE REASON I HAVE CLIPPERS ON MY FISH COUNTER AROUND MY NECK. I KNOW I LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE TROUT GUYS.

I learned to trim the tails off of the tails in some circumstances from a guy up here fishing this dock in Marshall. In the winter the fish would just mouth the tails and it was very hard to hook them otherwise.

I am sure Bugman will agree with me on this because I have seen him in action. 10 ft rod you can not set the hook hard enough. If a 9 inch fish doesn't come out of the water from 10ft down set the hook harder the next time.

Originally Posted by Jigging15

I am sure Bugman will agree with me on this because I have seen him in action. 10 ft rod you can not set the hook hard enough. If a 9 inch fish doesn't come out of the water from 10ft down set the hook harder the next time.

That reminds me of this and I am still laughing! I had an 8 incher fly out of the water and over the boat last Sunday. My daughter watching this sets the hook on 2 with my 10ft rod and both come out of the water 6-8 inches and fall off.

Originally Posted by Jigging15

I am sure Bugman will agree with me on this because I have seen him in action. 10 ft rod you can not set the hook hard enough. If a 9 inch fish doesn't come out of the water from 10ft down set the hook harder the next time.

Dont ya know it true !!!!:D

Originally Posted by Jigging15

I am sure Bugman will agree with me on this because I have seen him in action. 10 ft rod you can not set the hook hard enough. If a 9 inch fish doesn't come out of the water from 10ft down set the hook harder the next time.

Sounds like flying crappie to me. Grandpa just snapped his wrist to give about a 6" jerk. He is the master that taught me to deal with the wiley crappie, no since going agin his teachin..we ate fish at least twice a week.
Dusty