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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kever on July 01, 2015, 10:44:52 AM

Title: Missed Connection (with my spoon)
Post by: Kever on July 01, 2015, 10:44:52 AM

I've been noticing that more of my bites are not resulting in a hook up. For example, last outing I had about 5 bites but only 1 fish to hand. Any tips on how to increase my hook-up rate?

Title: Re: Missed Connection (with my spoon)
Post by: CohoJake on July 01, 2015, 11:40:07 AM

An excellent blog on the topic (and there is also a substantial thread on FWR to go along with it):  https://outdooraddictions.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/the-trailing-hook-method/ (https://outdooraddictions.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/the-trailing-hook-method/)

Title: Re: Missed Connection (with my spoon)
Post by: Kever on July 01, 2015, 01:50:19 PM

That's the ticket, eh. Thanks! My buddies recommended that to me as well. I have 30lb test fly backing to use as the spoon>hook connector line. Now I just need to experiment with hook size.

Title: Re: Missed Connection (with my spoon)
Post by: FishOn36 on July 03, 2015, 03:42:49 PM

You'll lose a lot with treble hooks, switch to singles if that's what you're currently using.