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Fish comes loose in air , again & again
"Ken Blevins" wrote in message ... Last week I lost two fair sized fish because I couldn't stop them from going airborne. I try to keep my rod tip down and keep the line tight but this has been a reoccurring problem for me.This year alone I guess I've lost maybe a dozen or so fish. At the first of the year I blamed it on poor hooksets so I improved my hook set technique .[taking time to reel in slack before setting the hook etc]I guess every one looses fish that jump every once in a while but it happens a lot with me .As always, I'm open to any tips or suggestions thanks for your time Ken Blevins Do what I do when a fish jumps and gets off..... Laugh loud and long, give a tip of your hat and admit that he/she won that round! -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
"Ken Blevins" wrote in message ... Last week I lost two fair sized fish because I couldn't stop them from going airborne. I try to keep my rod tip down and keep the line tight but this has been a reoccurring problem for me.This year alone I guess I've lost maybe a dozen or so fish. At the first of the year I blamed it on poor hooksets so I improved my hook set technique .[taking time to reel in slack before setting the hook etc]I guess every one looses fish that jump every once in a while but it happens a lot with me .As always, I'm open to any tips or suggestions thanks for your time Ken Blevins Do what I do when a fish jumps and gets off..... Laugh loud and long, give a tip of your hat and admit that he/she won that round! -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
The original poster did not say what they were fishing or how they were
fishing it. I use medium heavy and heavy fast action for almost everything except crankbaits, splitshotting, spinnerbaits, and topwater myself. I'm still working out the details on most of them. Crankbaits and topwaters have been my worst for loosing fish. Then slab spoons and spinnerbaits are next. -- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "go-bassn" wrote in message ... I think Ken's problem may be in hit rod. Not just to go against Bob L's advice, but my guess is he's using too wimpy a rod to get solid hooksets. I tell everyone not to go any lighter than M-H if you wanna stick it to em. The only rods I use lighter than m-h are for crankbaiting & dropshotting these days. Warren "Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message ... I think Ken will too, one day! -- Steve "alwaysfishking" wrote in message ... I like them jumping too!!!!!!!!!!!! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 7/29/04 |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
The original poster did not say what they were fishing or how they were
fishing it. I use medium heavy and heavy fast action for almost everything except crankbaits, splitshotting, spinnerbaits, and topwater myself. I'm still working out the details on most of them. Crankbaits and topwaters have been my worst for loosing fish. Then slab spoons and spinnerbaits are next. -- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "go-bassn" wrote in message ... I think Ken's problem may be in hit rod. Not just to go against Bob L's advice, but my guess is he's using too wimpy a rod to get solid hooksets. I tell everyone not to go any lighter than M-H if you wanna stick it to em. The only rods I use lighter than m-h are for crankbaiting & dropshotting these days. Warren "Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message ... I think Ken will too, one day! -- Steve "alwaysfishking" wrote in message ... I like them jumping too!!!!!!!!!!!! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 7/29/04 |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
I have had a few go airbourne. The most memorable one was right over the bow of
the canoe. I also had a (ot) pike beach it self in a rush on hook set. Generally I don't mind an airbourne smallmouth. I'm prepared to accept the consequences since i mostly fish on a catch and release basis. If there is other's fishing closeby sometimes i'll tard a potential airbourne situation. Since i don't want them honkering in on my fishing spot. |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
I have had a few go airbourne. The most memorable one was right over the bow of
the canoe. I also had a (ot) pike beach it self in a rush on hook set. Generally I don't mind an airbourne smallmouth. I'm prepared to accept the consequences since i mostly fish on a catch and release basis. If there is other's fishing closeby sometimes i'll tard a potential airbourne situation. Since i don't want them honkering in on my fishing spot. |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
Seems like a rule here. Heavy lures.. lots of lost fish. Light lures..fewer
lost fish. Flyfishermen lose few fish to "thrown " lures. Something to think about. RichG -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... The original poster did not say what they were fishing or how they were fishing it. I use medium heavy and heavy fast action for almost everything except crankbaits, splitshotting, spinnerbaits, and topwater myself. I'm still working out the details on most of them. Crankbaits and topwaters have been my worst for loosing fish. Then slab spoons and spinnerbaits are next. -- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "go-bassn" wrote in message ... I think Ken's problem may be in hit rod. Not just to go against Bob L's advice, but my guess is he's using too wimpy a rod to get solid hooksets. I tell everyone not to go any lighter than M-H if you wanna stick it to em. The only rods I use lighter than m-h are for crankbaiting & dropshotting these days. Warren "Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message ... I think Ken will too, one day! -- Steve "alwaysfishking" wrote in message ... I like them jumping too!!!!!!!!!!!! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 7/29/04 |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
Seems like a rule here. Heavy lures.. lots of lost fish. Light lures..fewer
lost fish. Flyfishermen lose few fish to "thrown " lures. Something to think about. RichG -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... The original poster did not say what they were fishing or how they were fishing it. I use medium heavy and heavy fast action for almost everything except crankbaits, splitshotting, spinnerbaits, and topwater myself. I'm still working out the details on most of them. Crankbaits and topwaters have been my worst for loosing fish. Then slab spoons and spinnerbaits are next. -- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "go-bassn" wrote in message ... I think Ken's problem may be in hit rod. Not just to go against Bob L's advice, but my guess is he's using too wimpy a rod to get solid hooksets. I tell everyone not to go any lighter than M-H if you wanna stick it to em. The only rods I use lighter than m-h are for crankbaiting & dropshotting these days. Warren "Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message ... I think Ken will too, one day! -- Steve "alwaysfishking" wrote in message ... I like them jumping too!!!!!!!!!!!! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 7/29/04 |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
Makes perfect sense. The method I outlined above does help though.
-- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "RichG" wrote in message ... Seems like a rule here. Heavy lures.. lots of lost fish. Light lures..fewer lost fish. Flyfishermen lose few fish to "thrown " lures. Something to think about. RichG -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... The original poster did not say what they were fishing or how they were fishing it. I use medium heavy and heavy fast action for almost everything except crankbaits, splitshotting, spinnerbaits, and topwater myself. I'm still working out the details on most of them. Crankbaits and topwaters have been my worst for loosing fish. Then slab spoons and spinnerbaits are next. -- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "go-bassn" wrote in message ... I think Ken's problem may be in hit rod. Not just to go against Bob L's advice, but my guess is he's using too wimpy a rod to get solid hooksets. I tell everyone not to go any lighter than M-H if you wanna stick it to em. The only rods I use lighter than m-h are for crankbaiting & dropshotting these days. Warren "Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message ... I think Ken will too, one day! -- Steve "alwaysfishking" wrote in message ... I like them jumping too!!!!!!!!!!!! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 7/29/04 |
Fish comes loose in air , again & again
Makes perfect sense. The method I outlined above does help though.
-- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "RichG" wrote in message ... Seems like a rule here. Heavy lures.. lots of lost fish. Light lures..fewer lost fish. Flyfishermen lose few fish to "thrown " lures. Something to think about. RichG -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... The original poster did not say what they were fishing or how they were fishing it. I use medium heavy and heavy fast action for almost everything except crankbaits, splitshotting, spinnerbaits, and topwater myself. I'm still working out the details on most of them. Crankbaits and topwaters have been my worst for loosing fish. Then slab spoons and spinnerbaits are next. -- ** FREE Fishing Lures ** Weekly drawing ** Public Fishing and Boating Forums ** www.YumaBassMan.com "go-bassn" wrote in message ... I think Ken's problem may be in hit rod. Not just to go against Bob L's advice, but my guess is he's using too wimpy a rod to get solid hooksets. I tell everyone not to go any lighter than M-H if you wanna stick it to em. The only rods I use lighter than m-h are for crankbaiting & dropshotting these days. Warren "Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message ... I think Ken will too, one day! -- Steve "alwaysfishking" wrote in message ... I like them jumping too!!!!!!!!!!!! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.732 / Virus Database: 486 - Release Date: 7/29/04 |
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