T Rig Hookset time

[WRB]

Missed strike....Dam.....that was bass?

Tom

[Boomstick]

If I feel anything, I set the hook. Yes there are times when it's better to wait, but at the same time waiting might mean they already spit your lure so I'll take my chances.

[Catt]

13 hours ago, WRB said:

Missed strike....Dam.....that was bass?

Tom

 

Ya can't have a discussion on "T Rig Hookset time" & not mention early strike detection.

 

[scaleface]

When fishing cedar trees , I have to set the hook quickly before the fish wraps me up but also have to make sure I'm setting the hook on a fish . I developed the Greg Hackney style . Put a little pressure on the fish to make sure something has it  then lay into her .

[fin]

Let me put it like this. You feel something, you go to set the hook and get nothing. You cast back to the same spot and you feel a little vibration in the line, same thing happens again - nothing but air. This happens like five times, and you’re getting really agitated. Then one time you hesitate a second after the first line vibration and wait to feel weight on the line before you set the hook. This time you land a fish. You cast back to the same area and you feel a little line vibration. What are you going to do, set the hook or wait to feel the weight?

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4 hours ago, fin said:

What are you going to do

Cut back on the coffee, get a less sensitive rod, or switch to mono...

[Woody B]

So spotted bass do the bluegill tap tap tap?   There's a lake near me that's full of Spots. (Moss Lake, Shelby NC) I don't have much luck there, but always feel tap tap tap on my worms.  I set the hook and get nothing.  Next time I go there I'll chill for a little bit before almost flipping out of the boat setting the hook.  (I don't get cheated on hooksets)