11-11-2012, 03:18 PM
Don't be too hard on yourself nobody gets hooked up on every bite/hit.
Oh and the "gently pull up" might be your problem. Strike when you feel the hit. I do like FG and I pull but I pull hard. The one guided trip I took years ago taught me this saying when setting the hook. "Setting the hook is like going a hundred miles an hour for twelve inches."
Now that is for still water and nymphing rivers. Not so much for dry fly fishing, obviously.
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Oh and the "gently pull up" might be your problem. Strike when you feel the hit. I do like FG and I pull but I pull hard. The one guided trip I took years ago taught me this saying when setting the hook. "Setting the hook is like going a hundred miles an hour for twelve inches."
Now that is for still water and nymphing rivers. Not so much for dry fly fishing, obviously.
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