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Old 03-30-2011, 10:46 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY View Post
You shouldnt have waited to feel the slack move out. Once you feel the tap, point the rod towards the eel, raise the tip and reel in until you feel the hookset.
I think you waited to long. Bass dont chew their food they swallow fast.
What he said. ^ I only started really using them last year, but I hooked every fish in the corner of the mouth. My hookup ratio was excellent, too. I only lost a couple of fish and that was due to me either not expecting the hit, or because I was a little too jumpy and tried to set the hook rather than let it set itself. There was also a stretch of a about 3 days last season where I picked up some nice fish and every one of them hit like a freight train and was hooked instantly. I never even had to drop the rod tip.

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