I can't set if my life depended on it

[20inchbass]

gdn443 said it well. Setting the hook honestly just takes time and practice. I've fished my whole life and still miss a few fish now and again. You literally have to feel the fish. I don't know if you are getting anxious, but sometimes if you are using a lure with a hook a good ways from the tail, the fish will just be a tail biter and you will pull it out of its mouth. Just feel the fish and let it take the lure. Wait till it has your line tight and is bending the tip, then it usually has it pretty good. just fish a lot, you'll get a hang of it.
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