03-26-2013, 06:25 PM
[quote flyfish_88] My brothers give me tons of crap cuz I miss more hits than anyone they know. What can I do to not miss so many hits?[/quote]
They are probably just jealous cause they aren't getting hits. [
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My initial thought is that perhaps you are too quick on the set. Are you seeing the hits or are you feeling the hits?
If you are seeing the hits, then try to force yourself to wait another 1/2 second before you tighten the line. Perhaps you are taking the fly away before they actually get there..... (People, (like me[][]) with good reflexes, have this problem.[])
If you are feeling the hits and not seeing them, then I don't know what to say..... Perhaps you are setting too hard? If that was the case, I would think you'd know it cause you'd be losing flies like crazy, right?
Final thought.......are your hooks sharp? If you are tying your own then I'd think they are. I've never bought fly hooks that weren't.
Another (new) final thought. What size of tippet are you using. Is it possible that fish are shying away at the last possible instant due to seeing something they don't like such are a tippet that is too large?
My guess it is the first one....... U. N.....[
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They are probably just jealous cause they aren't getting hits. [
]My initial thought is that perhaps you are too quick on the set. Are you seeing the hits or are you feeling the hits?
If you are seeing the hits, then try to force yourself to wait another 1/2 second before you tighten the line. Perhaps you are taking the fly away before they actually get there..... (People, (like me[
][]) with good reflexes, have this problem.[]) If you are feeling the hits and not seeing them, then I don't know what to say..... Perhaps you are setting too hard? If that was the case, I would think you'd know it cause you'd be losing flies like crazy, right?
Final thought.......are your hooks sharp? If you are tying your own then I'd think they are. I've never bought fly hooks that weren't.
Another (new) final thought. What size of tippet are you using. Is it possible that fish are shying away at the last possible instant due to seeing something they don't like such are a tippet that is too large?
My guess it is the first one....... U. N.....[
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