Had To Use A Tool That We All Should Have In Our Bag Of Tricks This Afternoon. What Is It?

[Catch 22]

Nice  tool.

Iv`e seen that method used. It works well in most cases.

Its important to emphasize the quick snap and pressure down on the hook eye.

[bigbill]

Chicken dinner we have a winner.

[Hogsticker]

Man, I thought the winner was post #14. My wife's father refuses to buy a spinning reel from this century. He uses a couple of old Shimanos from maybe the late 80s? Cheapies to begin with. At any rate the bail likes to close prematurely on the cast. I've taken a crankbait right smack in the forehead. He even hooked his Australian Shepherd in the belly. Poor dog. What a fiasco that was. Glx and Imx rods, but he says a reel is a reel as long as the drag works.

[Jeff H]

Man, I thought the winner was post #14. My wife's father refuses to buy a spinning reel from this century. He uses a couple of old Shimanos from maybe the late 80s? Cheapies to begin with. At any rate the bail likes to close prematurely on the cast. I've taken a crankbait right smack in the forehead. He even hooked his Australian Shepherd in the belly. Poor dog. What a fiasco that was. Glx and Imx rods, but he says a reel is a reel as long as the drag works.

LOL...funny story!  I wonder....do you fish with him often?

[Hogsticker]

LOL...funny story! I wonder....do you fish with him often?

All the time. Always on the lookout for hostile projectiles. He's more of a walleye guy, but we've learned a lot from each other. He's pretty set in ways with G Loomis and won't buy a new reel. Fortunately he enjoys playing around with new baits and techniques. He's a really good fisherman with the exception of his casting skills which is entirely the fault of his reels.