ive got a quick question for you guys, when a fish hits your spoon, how do you want the hook set?
It's instant. You always want to keep your rod tip in a place where there's "somewhere to go" for your hookset motion.
If you hold your tip too high there's nowhere to go.
My basic hookset from a comfortable lure working position is fairly compact. Once he's on I might stick him again if I think it's needed.
ive hardly fished spoons for steel, the one take i had, the second i felt it load up i slammed home into a solid head shake and run leading to a jump with my spoon skipping the surface.
Did i hit to early? Do you want to let the fish take it like a plug then set or do you set as soon as you can like i did?
When Mr. Big goes into a headshake and worse yet a headshake combined with a leap you have to go into a defensive posture.
What he wants is a tightline highstick....that's how he often can escape and our brain, in the heat of battle, will often cooperate with Mr. Big.
So, my best response to the nasty headshaking leap is to instantly go low stick....hell, get that tip under water and let him run if he wants to.
It's a slugfest...he makes a move...you make a counter move.
The first couple of minutes you will often find yourself in this defensive posture.
Think two MiGs on your six.
1) Set the hook (be happy with the hookset)
2) Get him on the drag
3) Prepare to counter-punch
Do all of the above in 0.3 seconds.
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