I'm sure that quite a few of us could tell from the first tap on the line
what species is biting. Not just big fish little fish but a perch from a
crappie or smallie, walleye, LM or muskie, weeds, grass or stone, mud or
sand, fish weight or weed landed drop. Some weeds feel like a bite as you go
up the stem and break leaves off the stem with the hook. Some days a
smallie will bite like a smallie and somedays a smallie will bite like a
walleye, short bite or long bite, you have to lose a few on tissue sets in
order to adjust how to set the hook that particular day. Bites can vary from
location to location on the same lake on the same day. Dusk bite, mid day
bite from dawn bite. Just part of the patterning process. Walleye can be
notorious for this. That's why sticky sharp hooks are always a good idea!
Even different rod actions can be of use for some days when fishing for
bass. I wouldn't use a heavy action rod for walleye while using live bait
just like I wouldn't use a short light action rod for a J&P in a lay down
presentation in the fall for muskie. Some hook sets are just a snap of the
wrist in open water while others need the whole crouch down from seven
o'clock to two o'clock on tippy toes, arms up high and a couple of steps
backwards and reel like crazy in a heavy cover log jam just to get the head
pointed in the right direction to get a thirty pound muskie out of a log
cabin in the fall.
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Stony
"Brian Spencer" wrote in message
...
Not "just" a question for bass fisherman but, "all" fisherman, whether
it's
bass or crappie or stripers. Since I'm new to the fishing scene, I'm
trying to
suck up all the information that I can, using this newsgroup (which kicks
a**),
books video's, TV etc. One thing that I'm still kinda confused about is
setting
a hook. Some people say "let the fish take the bait and run with it a bit
and
the hook will set itself." While others sware by setting a hook as soon as
they
feel a "nibble." Does the technique change when you fish a different type
of
fish or should it be the same for just about anything?
So...in short, should I set the hook or not???
Thanks.
Brian in Maryland
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