The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
He recommends a slower lift on hookset
He recommends a slower lift on hookset.
I should've been more clear. I did not mean a slower hook set just waiting a bit longer before you set the hook.
Thanks Kurt! :) You're right I shouldn't have put it that way. I was also addressing the situation. It's really, really easy to set the hook too quickly when you have giant balls of tricos and fish rising everywhere. So I think when I said slow down, I meant in general as well as delaying the hook set. Sometimes it's hard for me to keep my wits about me. I have, at times, clipped my fly off and retied it just to get my focus back. Like Warren Zevon said, I'm just an excitable boy...
So I think when I said slow down, I meant in general as well as delaying the hook set.
Sometimes it's hard for me to keep my wits about me. I have, at times, clipped my fly off and retied it just to get my focus back. Like Warren Zevon said, I'm just an excitable boy...
...Like Warren Zevon said, I'm just an excitable boy...
Varivas, huh? Votes from two guys that know their stuff is good enough for me. I'll have to try and find some. Either of you have a link to a source?
I have, at times, clipped my fly off and retied it just to get my focus back.
That's what Matt says about me when I snap the 6x setting on a 20"+...
I am sure you are used to driving a hook point into a hard mouth of a salmonid.