Spot on! I was taught (and now religiously use) the "tighten" method to set the hook. Once the fish is "on", I might give a bit of a tug to really set it in there, but that all depends on the fight and the X rating on the tippet. It does seem that when I don't get a chance to tighten myself (i.e. the fish hits and runs), that I often lose the fish after a few seconds.
The only time I haul back is when chironomid fishing deep below a strike indicator, but that's just to overcome the hinge effect of the bobber-to-fly connection. Sean Original Message: ----------------- From: Mark Steudel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:32:04 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Trout: Setting the hook So I was with one guide, and he told me that when I set the hook, it needs to be like a back cast, I was just getting into fly fishing so I did as I was told. But as I fished more, I've found that I don't need to haul in on the fly so hard. I can usually just gently and quickly lift up my rod tip to get tension and that's usually good enough. How do others set the hook when fishing for trout? -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
