08-10-2009, 02:04 AM
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I got my tackle and bait, and the pond I go to is obviously full of fish because I get bites on nearly every cast, but I've only actually hooked one fish (a sunny) in four visits. I have no real idea what to do here. The fish starts to bite, and and I yank on the pole and reel it in but most often it gets away and my bait is gone.
Am I being impatient, or is there some method to actually getting a fish caught on a hook that I am unaware of?
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Forgot to ask..What kind of rig are you using? You useing a bobber or no bobber? If your using a Bobber best way when you see it biteing Slowly reel it till the line gets tight and that way you can feel it bite as well and then follow what i typed down below.[:p]
Well if the pond is full of different sunfish then im thinking your being impatient with them. Plus if that is what is mainly biteing then your hook is to big.
Just do what I usually do for people I teach.I tell them
" I don't care if the fish is biteing I do not want you to set the hook on it. I just want you to sit there and feel how the bites are and try to feel the difference from a nibble to actually putting the bait in there mouth and takeing it."
So yah just sit there untill you feel the difference in how fish bite. Usually you can tell if its something small like a bluegill compared to something big takeing it like a bass.
Hope that helps
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I got my tackle and bait, and the pond I go to is obviously full of fish because I get bites on nearly every cast, but I've only actually hooked one fish (a sunny) in four visits. I have no real idea what to do here. The fish starts to bite, and and I yank on the pole and reel it in but most often it gets away and my bait is gone.
Am I being impatient, or is there some method to actually getting a fish caught on a hook that I am unaware of?
Thanks![/quote]
Forgot to ask..What kind of rig are you using? You useing a bobber or no bobber? If your using a Bobber best way when you see it biteing Slowly reel it till the line gets tight and that way you can feel it bite as well and then follow what i typed down below.[:p]
Well if the pond is full of different sunfish then im thinking your being impatient with them. Plus if that is what is mainly biteing then your hook is to big.
Just do what I usually do for people I teach.I tell them
" I don't care if the fish is biteing I do not want you to set the hook on it. I just want you to sit there and feel how the bites are and try to feel the difference from a nibble to actually putting the bait in there mouth and takeing it."
So yah just sit there untill you feel the difference in how fish bite. Usually you can tell if its something small like a bluegill compared to something big takeing it like a bass.
Hope that helps
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