08-01-2007, 06:49 PM
1. "if you were fishing bait, or if you set your hooks "bass pro" style,"
The question refers to vertically presented jigs sometimes tipped with bait or not. (I can't remember the last time I fished with straight bait when my 6 yr. old wasn't involved) I do fish for bass a lot during the summer, maybe that desensitizes me a bit.[
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2. "I don't see where this would be a problem that you would encounter from a tube, and not from a boat or from the ice."
On a boat or on the ice, I tend to use my legs in a rising action when setting the hook. I may be unique in this regard, but it does seem to work for me. I can't do this sitting in a tube.
3. "Unless, you're fishing mono. which has a tendency to stretch like elastic on a hook set."
Excellent point, I mainly use either coploymers or a flourocarbon coated copolymer anymore. I know braid has the least stretch, but I have never liked it for some reason.
Thanks for the input.
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The question refers to vertically presented jigs sometimes tipped with bait or not. (I can't remember the last time I fished with straight bait when my 6 yr. old wasn't involved) I do fish for bass a lot during the summer, maybe that desensitizes me a bit.[
] 2. "I don't see where this would be a problem that you would encounter from a tube, and not from a boat or from the ice."
On a boat or on the ice, I tend to use my legs in a rising action when setting the hook. I may be unique in this regard, but it does seem to work for me. I can't do this sitting in a tube.
3. "Unless, you're fishing mono. which has a tendency to stretch like elastic on a hook set."
Excellent point, I mainly use either coploymers or a flourocarbon coated copolymer anymore. I know braid has the least stretch, but I have never liked it for some reason.
Thanks for the input.
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