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Old 08-07-2009, 11:55 AM
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For trout fishing.......CATCHING.....with soft plastic baits.

When do you "set the Hook"?

First strike? Second strike? Third strike? ......Or should I say "TAP"?

Do you "Set the Hook"......with a hard quick action?

What works best for you?
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Old 08-07-2009, 11:57 AM
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90% of the time They dont get a second tap....I stick em!!! If I feel it .....I stick it!!!!
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Old 08-07-2009, 12:10 PM
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If im cork fishing i dont even set it i just start reeling fast with the rod tip up.....tightlining Im with W first or second tap and even then i dont set it hard, more of a pick the rod tip up start reeling
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Old 08-07-2009, 12:33 PM
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yeah i agree with both the guys.. especially if your throwing braid, cuz you don't want to rip there lips off. But i like to still set a solid hook though. Its hard to explain.. I guess its more of a short pull and not a jerk if that makes any sense. BTW braid helps you cast farther and easier to get good hook sets on those corks at long distances.
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i set the hook when im flippin em in the boat.....if they want it they gonna eat it...this aint bass fishin..
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Old 08-07-2009, 12:51 PM
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On trout I really dont put a hard hook set...Its moslty a quick pull up ward......Their mouth is soft so you just need to place the hook in it.....I dont find I miss many fish so I think my system for me works......
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"W", u go ride around and give people sand eels for fish, dont lie to us.... i spilled the beans !!!
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On trout I really dont put a hard hook set...Its moslty a quick pull up ward......Their mouth is soft so you just need to place the hook in it.....I dont find I miss many fish so I think my system for me works......
boy you rock the boat side to side 6" on a hook set.
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On trout I really dont put a hard hook set...Its moslty a quick pull up ward......Their mouth is soft so you just need to place the hook in it.....I dont find I miss many fish so I think my system for me works......
12 inch trout have areal soft mouth....
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On trout I really dont put a hard hook set...Its moslty a quick pull up ward......Their mouth is soft so you just need to place the hook in it.....I dont find I miss many fish so I think my system for me works......
And everyone knows how good those 12"ers are at throwing the hook.....


Seriously, you're hookset depends on what bait your throwing and how the fish are biting. Most baits you set the hook when you feel the first tap.... Baits like Corky's and topwater, feel the thump, tighten up till you feel pressure, then set the hook.....
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And everyone knows how good those 12"ers are at throwing the hook.....
How you set the hook on DEM FEESSSHHHH BURGERS
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Old 08-07-2009, 03:24 PM
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How you set the hook on DEM FEESSSHHHH BURGERS
Come up with some new material...... You're pathetic..... No one thinks that line is funny anymore.....
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I set it when I feel tat-tat on a sand eel....
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I've seen my brother set it so hard he almost fell out the boat! I LOVE it when people do that, it never gets old............... I don't set it, just lift the tip up and reel fast
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i thought it was funny
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Come up with some new material...... You're pathetic..... No one thinks that line is funny anymore.....
i think this line is absolutely ****in hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 08-07-2009, 10:23 PM
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I find that about 1/2 the time a trout will take the bait the first hit. If they don't take it the first tap....they will take about a second or two later.

Like several said....I just tighten up the line and if I fell the fish, I lift the rod and reel fast.
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I set it when I feel tat-tat on a sand eel....

I figured the sand eel set the hook automatically.
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I figured the sand eel set the hook automatically.
They do on big trout dont know about them W trout
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I figured the sand eel set the hook automatically.


i thought the bombers would atleast catch fish???
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