fishkisser99,

Getting the kinks out of both your line and leader are important to cut down on the time it takes to see the strike and get the line moving. I don't have great reaction times but I've had good results fishing with an indicator. One other thought, I had an experience recently while making a very slow retrieve. I kept getting what I thought were strikes because the indicator was going down, but each time I picked up, nothing. Turns out the fly was dragging over some weeds just enough to pull down the indicator. Thought I was losing my touch for a while.

I'd put a hook in that indicator too, it can't hurt!

ACE