Fish comes loose in air , again & again
Last week I lost two fair sized fish because I couldn't stop them from going
airborne. I try to keep my rod tip down and keep the line tight but this
has been a reoccurring problem for me.This year alone I guess I've lost
maybe a dozen or so fish. At the first of the year I blamed it on poor
hooksets so I improved my hook set technique .[taking time to reel in slack
before setting the hook etc]I guess every one looses fish that jump every
once in a while but it happens a lot with me .As always, I'm open to any
tips or suggestions
thanks for your time
Ken Blevins |
Ken
Aug 2
2004
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| There is a simple remedy for your affliction Kevin! If you see the line
coming up, go into action, stab your rod tip under water and pull the line
tight and keep it tight while reeling in. Get down on your knees like you
are going to pray (good idea too) get that rod tip well under the water!
The combination of line tension and the rod tip a foot or two under water
keeps the fishes head coming toward the boat and her trip to the sky is
foiled!!! {cuz she's moving sideways} If you see her go toward the bottom
you can lift the rod tip and play it as usual but if that line starts to go
skyward, repeat as needed! You'll get it sooner than later, I hope!
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Steve
Aug 2
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| I have had this problem myself. Particularly with crank baits and spinner
baits. I have found tha you can usually predcit when a fish will breach
unless you just have a mile of line out. The line will start leveling out,
and the point it enters the water will move away from you. I have gotten
down to this basic tactic. I move the rod so it is pulling directly away
fromt he direction the fish is pulling. I crank down and move the rod
towards the fish without pulling the fish towards me to much. As the fish
breaks the surface I will pull the rod away from him and crank in line to
keep tension on him no matter how he wiggles. Once in a while I will still
lose a fish, but not as often. Once in a while you can turn a jumping fish
into a skiing fish at this point. Particularly smaller ones. The other thing I have done with those baits is go to medium and medium
light rods. I think with the rod absorbing shock I can pull and swing a
little harder and farther to keep tension on the fish. It also helps with
ahrd fighters that are surface hooked. I have had less fish tear loose
since switch to medium power medium action rods for those baits. The sad
part is I retired most of my medium and medium light rods from bass fishing
when I figured out how to use mediume heavy fast action rods for other
baits. Oops. Now I am making the swing back for crank baits, topwaters,
and spinner baits. Also small hook baits like casting/jigging spoons. I
also tend to use lighter line on these rigs. You can use similar tactics for heavier faster rods, but you must be careful
not to over horse a fish when the rod can't give to make up for your
mistakes.
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Bob
Aug 2
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| Holeee! Sorry about that Ken! I musta mixed your last and first name
together to come up with "Kevin"? Sorry Bud!
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Steve
Aug 2
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| < There is a simple remedy for your affliction Kevin! If you see the line
coming up, go into action, stab your rod tip under water and pull the line
tight and keep it tight while reeling in. Get down on your knees like you
are going to pray (good idea too) get that rod tip well under the water! > A friend of mine was telling me this trick and when he got done he followed
up with, "Remember, put the TIP of the rod in, not the handle." I asked why
he clarified that and he told me a story out on a boat with his friend.. It
seems his friend hit a large bass and it started trying to jump. He yells
to him to put the rod in the water and he submerged the reel and left the
tip up. When asked why he did that he replied, "I thought you wanted me to
put the reel in the water because it was overheating.." Ever since then
he's been sure to be very explicit. :) Christopher |
Christopher
Aug 2
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| A longer rod would allow you to exert more control, as would heavier line.
A softer tip would keep things under tension better. |
Eric
Aug 2
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| I'm going to take the opposite approach. Unless I'm in a tournament or
something, I never try to thwort a fish's leap. Heck, that's why I fish for
bass rather than walleyes. I like their tendency to go airborne! RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing |
RichZ
Aug 2
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| Same with me: jumping fish is a big part of the fun, so I sure won't stop
him. Softer Rods and keeping tension on the line reduce the hook throwing,
but I will let them jump. |
Tilman
Aug 3
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| I like them jumping too!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Aug 2
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| Well, if it was a tarpon, they'd tell you to "bow to the king" .... giving
line so that the tarpon can't use the tension on the line to assist in
throwing the hook. If it is not a tournament, why not give it a try? RichG
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RichG
Aug 3
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| I think Ken's problem may be in hit rod. Not just to go against Bob L's
advice, but my guess is he's using too wimpy a rod to get solid hooksets. I
tell everyone not to go any lighter than M-H if you wanna stick it to em.
The only rods I use lighter than m-h are for crankbaiting & dropshotting
these days. Warren |
go-bassn
Aug 3
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| That's what we call it fishing for King Salmon with a fly rod. |
rorsborn
Aug 3
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| Hey Ken, I land fish two ways typically. Method #1, is used when I am using
20+ pound test line. In method one I just reel them in as fast as I
can and if that fish decides to break the surface, I immediately lower
my rod waist high and swoop to the left or right (like setting a hook
with a carolina rig) and keep that fish moving towards the boat. In
fact, after the fish breaks the surface and you swoop your rod and
reel like hell, the fish typically skiies its way back to the boat for
an easy catch. In method two, when I'm using light line 8+ pounds, I set the hook and
then immediately lower my rod to waist level and just keep a tight
line. 9 times out of 10, the fish won't jump, because I'm not trying
to muscle it in, and because I have my rod level with the water, the
fish is not just fighting the tip of my rod, but the whole rod. More
leverage, more power, less problems |
c.a.b
Aug 3
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| Sharper hooks??? |
QUAKEnSHAKE
Aug 3
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| Do what I do when a fish jumps and gets off..... Laugh loud and long, give a tip of your hat and admit that he/she won that
round! |
Steve
Aug 3
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| The original poster did not say what they were fishing or how they were
fishing it. I use medium heavy and heavy fast action for almost everything
except crankbaits, splitshotting, spinnerbaits, and topwater myself. I'm
still working out the details on most of them. Crankbaits and topwaters
have been my worst for loosing fish. Then slab spoons and spinnerbaits are
next. |
Bob
Aug 3
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| I have had a few go airbourne. The most memorable one was right over the bow of
the canoe. I also had a (ot) pike beach it self in a rush on hook set.
Generally I don't mind an airbourne smallmouth. I'm prepared to accept the
consequences since i mostly fish on a catch and release basis.
If there is other's fishing closeby sometimes i'll tard a potential airbourne
situation. Since i don't want them honkering in on my fishing spot. |
lurebuilder
Aug 4
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| Seems like a rule here. Heavy lures.. lots of lost fish. Light lures..fewer
lost fish. Flyfishermen lose few fish to "thrown " lures. Something to
think about. RichG |
RichG
Aug 4
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