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Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: bcshock] #8494497 01/24/13 02:59 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,800 F FZ1 TFF Team Angler
FZ1 TFF Team Angler F Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,800	Originally Posted By: bcshock What is wrong with having a high speed reel that takes up the slack where you can provide a "normal" hook set? In my experience when using jigs, the fish aren't swatting or trying to move the bait, they are trying to inhale it. The method the guy uses in the video is putting a lot of sudden shock on the line which, with the right circumstances, not only can snap the line but will also transfer that shock down to the hook and cause it to flex which can result in missed opportunities. Well,uh,did the guy in the video break the fish off? You gotta set the hook,as hard as you can,and reel,as fast as you can. Your equipment must complement your hookset. If you broke off on the hookset,then,you screwed up. That's just the way it T-I-S.

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Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8495478 01/24/13 06:39 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,852 Dallas, TX O onthebank OP TFF Team Angler
OP onthebank TFF Team Angler O Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,852 Dallas, TX	I personally employ a normal hookset or sweep all the time and miss very few fish HOWEVER FZ1 has spoken..... "That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten".~Winston Wolf

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8495586 01/24/13 07:01 PM
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GoArmy TFF Celebrity Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,471 Columbia Cross Roads, P.A.	In the Video you can see a lot of slack in the line as he sets the hook. Which can very well pop the line. But a good hard, solid, quick hookset can be done without that much slack. I have an impulse hookset that I don't know how to get away from that can be startling to some. But I try very hard not to let a bunch of slack form before I set the hook. Proud Father, Sons Served their country RHBC

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: FZ1] #8495622 01/24/13 07:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,052 Tyler, texas F Fast Lane TFF Celebrity
Fast Lane TFF Celebrity F Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,052 Tyler, texas	Originally Posted By: FZ1 I paid my money and I'm gonna Yank and Crank as hard as I can! On a great day they fly over the deck,on the hookset...On a good day they fly into the boat,on the hookset... On an average day,I have to play 'em and lip 'em. Yank your crank..

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8495628 01/24/13 07:06 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,545 DFW T timwins31 TFF Celebrity
timwins31 TFF Celebrity T Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,545 DFW	I watched a guy fishing a small t rig in shallow water lay into a fish that was about 8 inches. The fish flew like a bullet weight right at him, narrowly misses, lands 20 feet the other side of the boat. Fun to watch.

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8495770 01/24/13 07:42 PM
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FZ1 TFF Team Angler F Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,800	Originally Posted By: onthebank I personally employ a normal hookset or sweep all the time and miss very few fish HOWEVER FZ1 has spoken..... Lol. Here's the FZ1,Yank and Crank,hookset. Pitch the bait,let the bait fall on controlled slack,see the bite,drop your rod tip to get a few inches of slack in the line,then Yank and Crank,as hard as you can.......Works everytime.

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8495776 01/24/13 07:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 74 Fort Worth, Tx B bcshock Outdoorsman
bcshock Outdoorsman B Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 74 Fort Worth, Tx	Those guys did another video explaining why the guy sets the hook like he does. He explains because of the design of that jighead, that you have to keep some slack in the line so that the hook point can have a direction to go, instead of just pulling away from the fish on a traditional jig and hookset. He compares his method to "cracking a whip".

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: bcshock] #8495802 01/24/13 07:50 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,758 McKinney, Texas S Stax� Backseater
Stax� Backseater S Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,758 McKinney, Texas	I like the chain link fence video better... "If it swims I'll catch it and if its wild I'll hunt it!!!"

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8496001 01/24/13 08:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 626 Tyler, Texas R Riptide103 Pro Angler
Riptide103 Pro Angler R Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 626 Tyler, Texas	I may not be smart enough to properly fish jigs. I've always relied on a trimmed weed guard and a really sharp hook.

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: bcshock] #8496185 01/24/13 09:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,800 F FZ1 TFF Team Angler
FZ1 TFF Team Angler F Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,800	Originally Posted By: bcshock Those guys did another video explaining why the guy sets the hook like he does. He explains because of the design of that jighead, that you have to keep some slack in the line so that the hook point can have a direction to go, instead of just pulling away from the fish on a traditional jig and hookset. He compares his method to "cracking a whip". That's called the DEVO hookset. "You must whip it...Whip it good."

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8496208 01/24/13 09:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 50,379 NE TX fouzman Methuselah
fouzman Methuselah Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 50,379 NE TX	Crack the whip! Just like hitting a golf ball. The faster your club head speed, the farther you'll hit it. The faster your rod tip speed, the better your hook will penetrate. Coincidence is His way of remaining anonymous.

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: fouzman] #8497097 01/25/13 01:16 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 263 southwest missouri B bo james Angler
bo james Angler B Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 263 southwest missouri	Originally Posted By: fouzman Crack the whip! Just like hitting a golf ball. The faster your club head speed, the farther you'll hit it. The faster your rod tip speed, the better your hook will penetrate. at last, someone that understands!! speed imparted to the line equates to more impact on the hook point. you do not drive a nail by pushing on it. setting the hook with a tight line would be the same as driving a nail by pushing on it instead of striking it. i have set the hook like a buggy whip since back in the 60's. i have never had an issue with breaking lines, and i can say from experience that the hook goes through the fish more consistenly than when setting on a tight line. bo www.NuTechLures.com

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8497159 01/25/13 01:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 350 Flint, TX B BCJ Angler
BCJ Angler B Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 350 Flint, TX	Ditto on the whip! I always put a little slack before setting the hook.

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: BCJ] #8497394 01/25/13 02:09 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 115 N NuTech Lures Outdoorsman
NuTech Lures Outdoorsman N Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 115	Agreed... here is a video we did on this topic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AizLA0ObG6c Chane.

Re: Hookset on a jig [Re: onthebank] #8497578 01/25/13 02:45 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,052 Tyler, texas F Fast Lane TFF Celebrity
Fast Lane TFF Celebrity F Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,052 Tyler, texas	Snap set on a slack line....

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