Speaking of gentle hookset. I go with Capt Bryan of Salty Dog Charters and I make fun of him with his hookset. But it always works!! He keeps one hand near the reel and the other at the butt of the rod and ever so gentle just pivots it, just like a fulcrum.
I see what your saying. I noticed at times when I swing up with my rod Palmarius Model 0 that I'm not setting the hook as well as say my BlackHole. Maybe I need to go sharp upward and short as opposed to swinging for the fences.
Do you notice a difference in how you fish the SPJ, Palmarius Wakizashi...as opposed to the Palmarius's we picked up about 2-3 years ago now? I've realized you really can't do that rapid jigging for fluke like we see/do a lot. When I swing up hard to set the hook I feel like I lose a lot of...
So yesterday I had my trip onboard the Patty Ann, hoping to cash in on the bluefin bite. Got a call from Capt Sunday afternoon and he wanted to start later in the day because of the weather. Leave the house and it's still gloomy and rain, but once we hit the double span sunny skies and...
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