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Mike was kind enough to send me a sample pack of daiichi circle hooks with a recent order. I tied up a few flies with them and as luck would have it I touched a steellie today.
I had a strike a few minutes prior to this fish and of course my set-the-hook-now-reflex kicked in and I lost that one. So, for the next several casts I kept mumbling to myself..."don't set the hook...don't set the hook".
Then, strike! I slowly lifted my rod and made sure I had good contact and allowed the fish to hook itself. Darned if it didn't. A couple quick jumps, a small run, and then the fish worked itself just below me, I got a good look. At this point my rod tip was more 'above' this fish that to the side. And the fly popped out.
So, should I have kept my tip low and to the side if these hooks are designed to catch them in the lip? Thanks.
I had a strike a few minutes prior to this fish and of course my set-the-hook-now-reflex kicked in and I lost that one. So, for the next several casts I kept mumbling to myself..."don't set the hook...don't set the hook".
Then, strike! I slowly lifted my rod and made sure I had good contact and allowed the fish to hook itself. Darned if it didn't. A couple quick jumps, a small run, and then the fish worked itself just below me, I got a good look. At this point my rod tip was more 'above' this fish that to the side. And the fly popped out.
So, should I have kept my tip low and to the side if these hooks are designed to catch them in the lip? Thanks.