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| Its probably happened to everyone whether for musky, bass, or walleye... When you know the hookset is bad or the fish just nipped at the bait and you think the fish is going to get off in the next few seconds, what do you do? Horse him in and hope you get him in the net? Or do a second hookset? Just curious.. Thanks! |
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| Never two hooksets. Fight the fish and hope for the best.I know a few guys that like to set the hook until the fish is gone, slow learners |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | load the rod, keep the tip low and swim the fish under pressure ... "fighting" a fish is how i've seen most of them lost over the years. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The fish is an unruly puppy on a leash. Tight line, 'lead' the fish by suggesting least point of resistance, and she'll be in the net in no time. |
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Location: oswego, il | If they are poorly hooked keep pressure and I freespool the fish when they want to go. I don't horse them but when I reel, they come quick. Sometimes the fish isn't coming or going but there is plenty of pressure and my thumb is on the spool. Horsing a lightly hooked fish can result in the hooks coming out. I especially fight sucker fish this way. We have netted fish that never had a hook in their mouth.
Edited by ToddM 9/17/2013 9:05 AM
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Location: Walker, MN | Getting their head up for a net job is nerve racking, best to let them make a couple of extra runs. No need to attempt a deep net job.
Most of the time the hooks pop out as soon as the fish is netted. Yikes  |
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Location: Tennessee | I seem to remember reading about some of the old time guides had a musky pistol that did the job....
to a serious note, I will gently horse it in, no rapid or sudden changes in rod angle, etc though
Edited by Wood_Duck 9/17/2013 10:14 AM
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Bad hooksets