LISTED BELOW ARE SOME TIPS FOR GETTING A PROPER HOOKSET WHEN LANDING FISH.
JIG FISHERMAN WORK THEIR BAIT UP AND DOWN OFF THE BOTTOM AND WHEN YOU GET A BITE, IT’S BEST TO BRING YOUR ROD TIP HIGH, WHICH SHOULD DRIVE THE HOOK INTO THE FISH’S UPPER JAW.
IF YOU SET THE HOOK AWAY FROM YOUR BAIT AND THE FISH, CHANCES ARE THAT YOU COULD PULL THE BAIT RIGHT OUT OF ITS MOUTH.
WHEN USING BOTTOM BOUNCERS AND SPINNERS, WHEN YOUR ROD GOES BACK, YOU CAN GO BACK ON THE ROD A BIT AND IF YOU STILL FEEL THE FISH ON, SET THE HOOK HARD AND BRING IT TO THE BOAT.
BY PULLING HARD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE FISH, THIS WILL DRIVE THE SPINNER HOOKS INTO THE FISH’S MOUTH, GIVING YOU A GOOD HOOK SET.
THE SAME GOES WHEN PULLING OR CASTING CRANK BAITS, AS THE FISH HAS THE BAIT IN ITS MOUTH, IF YOU RIP UP ON THE ROD, THE FISH MAY START TO SPIN AND THROW THE HOOK!
HAVE A GREAT FISHING SEASON!