fence
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Post by fence on Jul 16, 2016 21:57:09 GMT -5
It's been my experience that it's best to set-up with baits at about a 45 degree down current. This seems to me to give best hookups. It seems the fish pick the bait up moving up stream. Then they slip down current several yards. I believe they just kinda stop swimming while positioning and swallowing the bait. The rod loads gradually giving good hookups with a circle hooks. Direct down current is ok but seems sometimes the fish get on the rod to quick, causing a miss. Any different opinions?
Set-up up current seems the worst. A bite results in slack line and having to reel to the fish. Lots of misses. Any solutions for when this is the only set-up possible. The only thing I've come up with is to use a very heavy sinker and try to intentionally get it hung up. Three way rig with a long sinker drop on 15 pound line. When you get a hookup break off the sinker. Still not great results. Any advice for when a up current set-up is the only option??
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Post by Skyline1506 on Jul 17, 2016 10:11:09 GMT -5
I use kahle hooks and when you see the line slack or start moving down stream, reel down and cross their eyes. I like the kahles because I don't have to plan for what the fish is going to do and hope to get a good hookset. Circles are tough to fish upstream at least for me
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Post by Skyline1506 on Jul 17, 2016 10:16:04 GMT -5
On the straight down current rods when we were still experimenting with circles we would back the drag off some so they could skip a little line while loading the rod, that way they don't get into the action of the rod as soon as they pick it up
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Post by mexicanthreat on Jul 17, 2016 21:35:52 GMT -5
yeah i'm lost on that myself.I Never fish upstream, except in small rivers which flow isn't an issue.
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