Too many of them get away

Seriously, it sounds like you did things just fine. Depending exactly where the hook is, it can be very different from fish to fish as to how much control you'll have over them on the end of your rod.

One trick that many anglers don't use ... play the fish with the rod tip LOW. That means turning the tip over to the side or even under the water's surface and then trying to pump across current flow more than up in the air. You'll be surprised how much better they'll often behave!

It's a trick that we often have to use to work big fish and it also tends to reduce the number of instances that a fish trows your offering whil shaking it's head on top of the water ... they'll usually stay down a little better for you as well!