I would like to think I can wait for the fish to turn on it's own thus setting the hook and burying the rod but that's not alway possible. It seems that the most common time of losing fish is when they grab it and just keep on swimming towards the boat! Nothing else to do but try and get a good hook set on your own. Iffy when that happens! I'm still playing around with different type hook set ups. Right when I think I've got it figured out they start coming unbuckled again .