Hyrule Bass Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 So I have 2 new Abu Garcia Revo Rockets but they don't have line on them yet. I went fishing today with my friend and used my Abu Garcia Revo SX with a 6:4:1 gear ratio. I caught about 7 bass on topwater walking the dog and lost about 3. One was a really big bass. I was using a KVD Sexy Dawg most on all of my losses and the hooks are super sharp on this brand new lure. On the ones I lost, I set the hook pretty solidly and as I attempted to reel in the slack to set the hook again the fish would be gone. I kept the rod high with a lot of bend in it as to keep the pressure on the fish but they still got off. And I had reeled like a madman to get the slack in. I think if I had had a faster gear ratio I could have taken up the slack quicker and set the hook again and not lost those fish. Am I wrong to think that? was your hookset high? you should use a side/sweeping hookset with trebles. also reel in most if not all the slack before you set the hook. gear ratio isnt your problem, it seems like technique. you should not have a slack line after a hookset unless the fish is already gone...only thing i can think of otherwise is the fish were swimming at you really fast lol Always follow up a topwater strike with a soft plastic. i think this is sound advice. i was fishing a pond a couple weekends ago. and my bro in law and uncle and me were standing there talking. a bass broke the surface chasing bluegill right in front of us. i said watch this, he missed the bluegill so he will hit this worm immediately. i pitched out my t-rigged weightless worm just past where the fish broke, never hit the bottom and i was setting the hook into a bass... Quote
Super User tcbass Posted June 10, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 10, 2014 was your hookset high? you should use a side/sweeping hookset with trebles. also reel in most if not all the slack before you set the hook. gear ratio isnt your problem, it seems like technique. you should not have a slack line after a hookset unless the fish is already gone...only thing i can think of otherwise is the fish were swimming at you really fast lol i think this is sound advice. i was fishing a pond a couple weekends ago. and my bro in law and uncle and me were standing there talking. a bass broke the surface chasing bluegill right in front of us. i said watch this, he missed the bluegill so he will hit this worm immediately. i pitched out my t-rigged weightless worm just past where the fish broke, never hit the bottom and i was setting the hook into a bass... Yeah, I was setting the high, not to the side. That's not good. lol. Quote
ColdSVT Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Lol man i remember when 6.2 was silly fast...i think my firat bc was 5.1 or so lol Quote
Fish Murderer 71 Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 So I have 2 new Abu Garcia Revo Rockets but they don't have line on them yet. I went fishing today with my friend and used my Abu Garcia Revo SX with a 6:4:1 gear ratio. I caught about 7 bass on topwater walking the dog and lost about 3. One was a really big bass. I was using a KVD Sexy Dawg most on all of my losses and the hooks are super sharp on this brand new lure. On the ones I lost, I set the hook pretty solidly and as I attempted to reel in the slack to set the hook again the fish would be gone. I kept the rod high with a lot of bend in it as to keep the pressure on the fish but they still got off. And I had reeled like a madman to get the slack in. I think if I had had a faster gear ratio I could have taken up the slack quicker and set the hook again and not lost those fish. Am I wrong to think that? IMO... theres your problem... keep the tip down with steady retrieve. Quote
Super User tcbass Posted June 11, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 11, 2014 IMO... theres your problem... keep the tip down with steady retrieve. Why? Quote
Capt.Bob Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 IMO... theres your problem... keep the tip down with steady retrieve. Why? Because if you don't you will likely loose more fish, it will help keep the fish in the water on the retrieve, you want to coax it to stay down, It is just More,,,,,, F o r g i v e n e s s ! ! ! ! ! Quote
Super User tcbass Posted June 11, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 11, 2014 IMO... theres your problem... keep the tip down with steady retrieve. Because if you don't you will likely loose more fish, it will help keep the fish in the water on the retrieve, you want to coax it to stay down, It is just More,,,,,, F o r g i v e n e s s ! ! ! ! ! Ok. I'll try that next time. Quote
Fish Murderer 71 Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Why? The tip usually controls the direction the fish will travel. High tips will usually cause the fish to jump, a bass will shake a lure loose in a heartbeat when it comes out the water because it causes slack in the line. Cant tell you how many times I've had a big un spit the lure at me when it jumps. It'll make a grown man wanna cry! Quote
Super User tcbass Posted June 11, 2014 Author Super User Posted June 11, 2014 The tip usually controls the direction the fish will travel. High tips will usually cause the fish to jump, a bass will shake a lure loose in a heartbeat when it comes out the water because it causes slack in the line. Cant tell you how many times I've had a big un spit the lure at me when it jumps. It'll make a grown man wanna cry! Yeah, I go tip down when I think they are getting ready to jump to keep them down. But when I lost these fish they weren't doing that. Quote
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