It's funny. The biggest reason people miss and lose fish when I bring them out id not setting the hook hard enough lol But, I am talking about novice anglers who don't set it at all and they lose soooo many fish because of it. Then you have the guys you are talking about that rip jaws off. You gotta find the sweet spot depending on your bait(hooks). I recently started chasing snakes with frogs and man, I can not seem to set hard enough in that instance.
I totally agree. I learned to always expect a strike and when I get one set it just enough to feel the fish and when I feel a tug of war that's true I set the hook again medium pressure. Now I have a 90% net rate. Been bass fishing since 1967. It took years to realize this.
I remember my cousin setting the hook and the bass would fly over the boat , dinks though , bringing back memories for me , he used to set so hard on a worm , and I have the same problem , I believe you about what ur saying , a bite on a jig makes me nervous everytime cause the fish runs to the boat so fast most of the time I go into a live nerve , but Texas rigs and jigs I know I over Jack em too , but any other I don’t set as hard , thanks mr Randy for this info , I’m going to try to remember what ur saying
I have to agree with you on this video. Also several years ago I experimented with pinching the barbs flat on my hooks. What i found is that with lures that are traditionally easily thrown off by fish such as a little George or a rattle trap it is not such a good idea but on lures that are relatively lite in weight such as a quarter ounce or less jig or a Texas rig worm the fish actually got unhooked a little less often and I did way less damage to the fish especially when the fish was hooked relatively deep. There are several reasons you can loose a fish barb or no barb so it is hard to be scientific about such an experiment but I believe I got overall better hook sets with less lost fish with a flattened barb.😊
Good, instructive video, Randy. Randy, where can I watch footage of a bass' mouth being popped open by the head of a jig, or a slip sinker. I have heard about this for years, but it would be awesome to see. TacticalBassin has some great footage of strikes, but I've never seen what I mentioned.
I love your boat Randy to me that’s the perfect bass boat and all you need. I just have a little 8ft Bass Hunter boat and for most of my fishing it’s fine
Hooks technology has come so far now you don’t have to set the hook hard especially with the Nano coated hooks. Gamakatsu and Fusion 19 a bunch of hooks nowadays are ridiculously sharp.
I have a friend that acts as if he’s trying to hook the fish and fling it to the other side of the lake at the same time lol and there’s no telling him he’s setting the hook too hard smh
This advice has caught me a lot more fish the last two years. Thanks!
Good advice, thanks Randy.
It's funny. The biggest reason people miss and lose fish when I bring them out id not setting the hook hard enough lol But, I am talking about novice anglers who don't set it at all and they lose soooo many fish because of it. Then you have the guys you are talking about that rip jaws off. You gotta find the sweet spot depending on your bait(hooks). I recently started chasing snakes with frogs and man, I can not seem to set hard enough in that instance.
Early to bed early to rise.When you set the hook, cross their eyes.😂
I totally agree. I learned to always expect a strike and when I get one set it just enough to feel the fish and when I feel a tug of war that's true I set the hook again medium pressure. Now I have a 90% net rate. Been bass fishing since 1967. It took years to realize this.
I remember my cousin setting the hook and the bass would fly over the boat , dinks though , bringing back memories for me , he used to set so hard on a worm , and I have the same problem , I believe you about what ur saying , a bite on a jig makes me nervous everytime cause the fish runs to the boat so fast most of the time I go into a live nerve , but Texas rigs and jigs I know I over Jack em too , but any other I don’t set as hard , thanks mr Randy for this info , I’m going to try to remember what ur saying
I have to agree with you on this video. Also several years ago I experimented with pinching the barbs flat on my hooks. What i found is that with lures that are traditionally easily thrown off by fish such as a little George or a rattle trap it is not such a good idea but on lures that are relatively lite in weight such as a quarter ounce or less jig or a Texas rig worm the fish actually got unhooked a little less often and I did way less damage to the fish especially when the fish was hooked relatively deep. There are several reasons you can loose a fish barb or no barb so it is hard to be scientific about such an experiment but I believe I got overall better hook sets with less lost fish with a flattened barb.😊
It’s something I’ve done my whole life, don’t think I can train my brain to change at this point
Good, instructive video, Randy. Randy, where can I watch footage of a bass' mouth being popped open by the head of a jig, or a slip sinker. I have heard about this for years, but it would be awesome to see. TacticalBassin has some great footage of strikes, but I've never seen what I mentioned.
When I was a kid, I was taught to let a bass “run” when fishing a plastic worm. Then I was taught to hesitate then set the hook.
Great advice.
I think it depends on how much line you have out.
And the type/size
@@NickleJ Yup. Thought about dying that but just didn’t feel like typing all that out. Not to mention the type of hook.
The type of hooks too and how weedless. A 1/0 hook doesn't need to be set at all, but a frog in a snakehead but be jacked or you will lose him.
I love your boat Randy to me that’s the perfect bass boat and all you need. I just have a little 8ft Bass Hunter boat and for most of my fishing it’s fine
Great video mate, 👌🎣👍👍👍
Hooks technology has come so far now you don’t have to set the hook hard especially with the Nano coated hooks. Gamakatsu and Fusion 19 a bunch of hooks nowadays are ridiculously sharp.
You do when frog fishing for Snakehead haha but not if I am throwing like a 3/0 with a soft plastic for largies.
I have a friend that acts as if he’s trying to hook the fish and fling it to the other side of the lake at the same time lol and there’s no telling him he’s setting the hook too hard smh
Guilty. It seems when I am not catching many, is when it happens the most.
Thumbnail shows u on the water,,yet ur never there😅
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