Quote Originally Posted by todobien View Post
I think most of the floaters I see by the 64 bridge on Jordan this time of year are the product of deep hooking as they often bite lightly and folks may not be feeling it and thus allowing them to swallow the rig. Happens to everyone but seems more prevalent in winter.
There should be a one pole limit and you should hold it. Guys fishing 4 or 6 rods with minnows miss a lot of hits and the fish swallow the bait. Keep the rod in your hand and set the hook when they hit and you will have very few deep hooks, which will kill the fish.