Setting the hook on fish is a little different for everyone. Let’s talk about it!
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Solid video! Certainly some keys to watch for in my hook sets. Thanks Tyler
My cousin, a guide on Kentucky Lake, fantastic guy, love him dearly, but he was a stickler for mammoth hard hook sets. Rode me like a worn out bucking mule every time I didn't jerk the bass out of the water with a hook set, mostly when I was using worms. My uncle actually drove a hook through the top of the head of one bass he caught. I have a tendency to fall asleep when crankbait casting, and soft bait presentation fishing is so boring for me it's a wonder I don't topple over into the water. However, when I have had luck and not long boring moments of mind numbing nothingness, I usually wait until I see the line begin to move in the water, let the fish take up the slack, and at a set moment, JACKPOT!!!, and the fish usually pops to the surface. The problem is that jackpot usually means throat catch. As for crankbaits, I just reel and reel and reel and the fish usually does the work for me when he hits it. Worst time is when they grab it right after it hits the water. I don't realize it, they do, and before I can get any line reeled in to pull, they throw it.
Could you follow this up with "How to land a fish"? Many of us novice anglers, like me, lose more fish trying to reel them in. I've gotten better over my 58 years, but then again I don't catch the submarines you pros latch onto. My bass are usually teenagers that I can reel in across the top of the water like it's boogie boarding. I've lost a ton of big ones because I spend too much time pulling him to the bank and he gets off when I cane pole him to the bank. Any pointers?
Hello Tyler, For what its worth, I am 63 years old. Two years ago, i had shoulder rotator cup surgery repair and torn bicep muscle repair surgery. The pain got progressively worse over the years. I feel this shoulder damage was due to braided line hooksets on swim jigs and frogs. The big hooksets will eventually do damage to your shoulder that an aspirin won’t repair. Be careful with your hooksets.
Also, if I am not mistaken, Gerald Swindell has undergone many surgeries over the years.
I was a High School boat captain several years ago. One student angler had an excellent skillset. The angler would be cranking a crankbait. Then suddenly the student would say, “ I ‘m getting a hit, look at him run!” We would look over and see the line running sideways. Then the student would set the hook. I know several times the student let the bass run 5-10 seconds with a squarebill before setting the hook.
Great topic, need to do an on the water version of it
This is a very interesting video. Great presentation. Plus, I think we all love your magic hat that automatically changes colors!
I fish ultra lite a lot where I come from, and I found it best to leave a little slack in the line and just give them sort of a half-hearted pop of a hook set… And that has never failed much at all… Especially on severely pressured fish… With a 1 to 2 second pause.
I never understood why these fisherman slam the hook set and do that bendo pose. Like who you trying to impress with your pose.
A lot of people, especially in front of a camera, seem to get a bit too dramatic with their hook sets. It’s kind of silly. I just give it a little yank and it sets just fine. With a good sharp hook I very rarely have any issues hooking a fish. We aren’t catching whales here.
What position should your rod be in while counting 2-3 seconds? Do I drop my rod and slowly start reeling in slack while I’m counting? Sa for single hook Texas rigged soft plastics.
I’ve been using moderate and mod/fast rods with any bait with trebles. As the fish grabs, the rod loads and as I feel it load, I do more of a pull than a set.
I definitely will try this when I'm punching. Never understood why i miss so many punching mats.
Hey Tyler good one bud your right you don't see videos on hook settings enjoyed the video bud God bless you and your family.
Maybe you covered it and I missed it but do you prefer to have some slack when setting the hook or reeling up slack?
I only set the hook gently and have near zero issues. I never ever rip it hard like that! I get the hit give a gentle tug to find the weight of the fish and then deivide if I need to pull harder or not. Especially with buzz baits the way they hit them you barely gotta set it because they hit those hard
Solid advice man! I literally lost 5 fish in a tournament and then finally started to let them take it for 3 -4 seconds. I never lost another one that day.
Interesting discussion Glad you did this video 🙂
I’ve always use mh. Set your line up to match it.
Do what works for you!!! The catching ratio will speak for it self😎
Thanks for the instructions. I'm trying to land more and learning to pay attention to what tackle is tied to my line as well as the rod and line in use.
Setting the hook side arm may be turning the hook side ways in the fish's mouth parallel with the fish's lips and missing the upper plate.
Great video!! A lot of good information!!!! You're right about the hook set on the ned rig. I noticed that myself but will now set it straight up!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
This is exactly why I went to completely building my own jigs from scratch last year with a specific hook for my lighter hook sets. My jig catches went from 50% to about 95%. That was after I lost a bass that would have won me at least $5k. Maybe $100k.
I have a pretty good land rate so I try not to change too much, but last season I had a couple of yak tournaments where I lost a couple. One was on Beaver the other on Tenkiller. I had been fishing a shakeyhead all day, and then switched to a jig to try to get a kicker near the end of the day. In both cases I set the hook like I had been all day with my shakeyhead. In both cases, they were the kickers I needed and came off by the side of the boat. I have to really focus to set a jig hard enough while sitting in a kayak.
I'd rather lose 10 bass than to kill 1 on accident. Don't wait to set when using treble hooks EVER. Frogs, and anything else wait 1 – 3 seconds at the most. Hopefully tournament anglers aren't taking this advice, like they need any more reasons to stress out and kill bass.
The only time I'm jaw jacking a fish is when I'm in heavy cover and I'm setting the hook and dragging it out at the same time. But for regular conditions, I set the hook gently.
Thanks Ty,like you said with treble baits a lot of fish hook themselves,On topwater i lije to feel the weight then set hook.On plastic baits the fish usually dont drop it so you do have time,no need to be in a big hurry you dont want them to swollow it though .Like you mentioned a few seconds is all it takes.I just lean into them a little on my hook sets, thats because im usually fishing braid to fluro.thanks again Ty
That was a good one. I have stopped trying to remove the hooks in the gullet , I just cut the line and hope they pass it
Great points (no pun intended) on hook sets. Single hook? Up and half second after bite. Treble hooks? ASAP in any direction. 👍🇺🇸
Great video, Tyler. Wish I had your will power to hold off setting the hook after the bite! Man, I feel a strike and I'm all over setting the hook!! Gonna TRY to hold off a second or two and see if it helps!!
That being said; targeting catfish with circle hooks, I do tend to let them hook themselves.
It all depends on what I am using. If I am going finesse with light wire hooks I don't set that hard. When using heavier tackle in the weeds and bigger hooks I set a lot harder.
Tyler do you have to set the hook ?? Thought they hook themselves. HA
I was catching small fish all day and was going lighter on my hook sets , I hooked a 6 plus and didn’t set the hook hard enough and he shook it a few days ago . Never again … rip lips 👄
First! lol jk great hook set is paramount!