09-12-2012, 04:49 AM
Fishing dries can be hit or miss...somedays I feel like I hook up on every take and other days I'm just trying not to hook myself with all the misses!
I have found that when I can see the fish going for the fly I tend to set the hook too early, so I will try to wait an extra half second before setting the hook. When fishing dries "blind" I just have to find the right speed on my hook set. Some days it's a quick yank and other days it's an easy raise of the rod tip
I guess what I'm trying to say is keep practicing and try different techniques to find what works for you...and practice on small streams or bodies of water with smaller fish...they are harder to get the hook set but if you can master that then bigger fish come much easier
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I have found that when I can see the fish going for the fly I tend to set the hook too early, so I will try to wait an extra half second before setting the hook. When fishing dries "blind" I just have to find the right speed on my hook set. Some days it's a quick yank and other days it's an easy raise of the rod tip
I guess what I'm trying to say is keep practicing and try different techniques to find what works for you...and practice on small streams or bodies of water with smaller fish...they are harder to get the hook set but if you can master that then bigger fish come much easier
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