Sinking the steel

[Chug Bug]

Pure art LBH.  Excellent video that will be helpful to many.  Out of those ten or so scenes, I only noted one baitcaster.  You need to up that ratio, as well as your caloric intake to calorie burned ratio as someone else mentioned ;D  I also believe that the term "hookset" should not come into play when using trebles.  Keep the pressure on and they will hook themselves up.  GREAT VIDEO once again.

[Catt]

Excellent video and information  

Now how about those idiot things you did in your youth that later come back the haunt you?   :-[

Because of physical reason I tend to keep my rod closer to my chest, less wrist, and more upper body strength.   8-)

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Nice video, LBH. This is one time when a mistake doesnt apply to me, Yeah!!!!

I have never been accused of not setting the hook. Trust me, the boat is making waves...however, definitely a good point to remember to always drive that hook home!

[Keithscatch]

Hey you do own a baitcaster  

[Matt Fly]

I see more double hooksets with people c-rigging or using spinning gear.

With a baitcaster, I rip some lips the first time.

Matt.

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thanks for the replies y'all... I was HONESTLY wanting to know... I got "yelled at" this year for a double hookset during a tournament this year.. and like you I just did it because I didn't feel like i had set the hook very well... you guys are my mentors and the masters so I definatley defer to your judgement... now I have also been told that when you are drop shotting or using an octopus hook that you don't set the hook at all.. you just kind of sweep the rod and apply steady pressure... this I THINK is true... I just got into drop shotting and I hooked a couple of NICE smallies...it seemed that when I would try and cross either eyes I wouldn't boat the fish... but when I just swept the rod to the side quickly and started reeling nice and steady I always had a fish in the boat...

thanks for everyone's input... it makes us ALL better anglers

AL

[roadwarrior]

I fish live shiners with Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hooks #6 on a split shot rig. When using circle hooks, NEVER set the hook. These hooks slide up the throat or gullet and impale themselves in the fish's mouth, 95% of the time in the side of the jaw. Constant, steady pressure is what is required. Smallmouth almost always jump, but they rarely (never) throw a circle hook.

[Fish Chris]

that their have been more than 30 posts for this thread, yet nobody has mentioned the single most critical factor in hook setting !!!

"THE LINE" !!!!!!!!

Sure, if your using stretcho-filament, you had better swing your arse off, because much of that energy will just be absorbed by your line anyway, and this will produce WAY less pressure at the hook point, especially if you get hit farther away from the boat.

With braided line, on the other hand, not only is a hard hook set not needed, but if a guy can't control his swings (and run a lighter drag), he is actually much more likely to rip out hooks, straighten hooks, break the line, break the rod, etc. It's just a matter of physics. Something has to give.

BTW, I guess I would have to say that I have never been an outrageously hard hook setter (compared to many of my friends anyway), so switching to braid did not require too much of a change in my hook setting agressiveness. It did however, increase my number of hookups substantially.

Peace,

Fish