Does anyone ever “double set” the hook 2025
Ksam1234 reply :
So I’m wondering if anyone else does this and maybe I should stop doing it if it’s bad .. sometimes if I retrieving a spinnerbait or even using a swimjig or soft plastic or any bsit the bass just bite down hard and start pulling and I don’t get a good hookset like I want so I’ll try and hookset again just to make sure it’s in there good .. is this bad thing to do? Or anyone else do this
Angry John reply :
That is a saltwater thing. Depending on the style and size of hook it could be OK or terrible. I like owner st-41 hooks on my hard baits and to be honest I don't even set any more I just start reeling. On a punching heavy wire hook you may want to if you did not get a solid shot on the first set.
CroakHunter reply :
I do this if I'm fishing a jig or Texas rig and the fish bites at the top of my "hop" and ibdont get a great first hook set in him. Especially with fluorocarbon
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
One hookset works for me. Just make it count
Catt reply :
Speed & Authority!
Regardless of lure I set hook with one thought in mind. I want to turn that bass's head & get it coming to me in one motion.
WRB reply :
It depends on how the original hook set felt. Sometimes a bass is already moving towards you and you don’t think you caught up the bass to initially get a solid set so when the rod is loaded up another insurance tug seems appropriate.
My hook sets are usually good and keeping the bass under control without addition sets works for me. Added sets can tear hooks out.
Tom
scaleface reply :
Sometimes i'll set it more than twice .
Ksam1234 reply :
On 5/20/2018 at 11:25 AM, WRB said:It depends on how the original hook set felt. Sometimes a bass is already moving towards you and you don’t think you caught up the bass to initially get a solid set so when the rod is loaded up another insurance tug seems appropriate.
My hook sets are usually good and keeping the bass under control without addition sets works for me.
Tom
Yeah sometimes I think I just worry it wasn’t good enough and I give it a little tug to make sure. Guess I should just set as good as possible once and not worry after that ????
papajoe222 reply :
I've done it with spinnerbaits. It never fails, I'll be moving the rod tip from one side to the other and that's when they'll hit. That second set is just a confidence booster for me. It's actually a carry over from fishing for muskie and pike. I'll hit those bad boys with two or three hook sets and still have one come unbuttoned.
J.Vincent reply :
Yes, sometimes if I'm fishing tubes for Smallmouth in 20 foot of water, with monofilament and the initial Hookset didn't feel solid, I may give the Rod another half powered set along with a quick crank of the reel handle. Not technically another full Hookset as sometimes this can do more harm than good.
FishDewd reply :
With catfish, yes. I double set almost every time. With bass, I only do that with moving lures, like crankbaits. I will sweep them first, then do a moderate set upwards once I've reeled them a bit just for insurance. Haven't had one throw it yet. They don't come off once they're on.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Never. I set it once and then keep pressure on them. If you got a bad hookset and drop the rod to set a second time it just gives the line slack and the hook a chance to fall out.
iiTzChunky reply :
I've never done it. I assume I'm getting 1 shot to Land the fish, so I set the hook really well, and even if I don't I keep pressure on it till I can lip it. Honestly now that I'm thinking about it I'd be afraid of ripping the lip setting it twice
Darren. reply :
I have done it, and will do it again, likely, especially
with thicker wire hooks like those on a swimbait.
But it is not a common thing for me, I usually get
the bass, or striper, on a single set. But as they say,
hook sets are free. Do be wary of allowing slack tho,
in between, as @Bluebasser86 said. That's a sure fire
way to miss a fish.
I've had fish make it all the way to the kayak and
literally touching the edge of my net only to have the
hook pop out after a momentary lapse of keeping the
line tight.
Mike L reply :
I'm one and done.
Ive had them come off when I thought I stuck 'em good so the last thing I want to do is invite another.
Mike
Sam reply :
In my humble opinion, if you put any slack in your line when setting the hook either on the first or second try, the bass could throw the bait, especially treble hook baits.
the reel ess reply :
Yes, I have when the first was mushy. Sometimes they're just coming too fast in your direction for you to catch up, reel down and get a good set. This has happened to me with jigs and T rigs, but more often with spinnerbaits. That's another reason I like the trailer hook. I bought a hook sharpener a while back and put a good point on a lot of the lures I use regularly. It helps.
ClackerBuzz reply :
I used to double hooksets when i was inexperienced. It helped cover my shortcomings. What changed? i'm more patient i.e. after feeling a bite i pause just long enough to reel down taking up all the slackline, feel the fish on the rod and set the hook once properly. the old side of the spectrum was knee jerk reaction hook sets too fast without remove all the slack from the equation. this meant a poor initial hook set requiring a second. it pains me to think of how many big girls I broke off with slack in the line or double hook sets with 6lb test.
keagbassr reply :
I do this a lot and i don't recall ever losing one because of this although I have lost fish and said myself 'shoulda drilled em again'.
J.Vincent reply :
Also, 4 and 5lb smallmouth on the Great Lakes have extremely hard jawbones , and there are times, I just know from experience when the hook point didn't penetrate into the fishes jawbone far enough. So in deep water when the fish is way under the surface, there is constant pressure the fish is putting on the line already, so the half set I'm referring to is really more of an extended pull of the Rod blank and Rod handle back towards your body, not actually a 2nd full sweeping of the Rod tip. In this instance there is no discernible slack being put back into the line and the goal is to insure the hook point has properly set. I never do this when fishing Largemouth and I never do this when fishing less then 15-20 feet of water and I never do this when fishing braided line. Also, I believe it's actually called a Pump set, because the Rod is already under load. But yes it does work, but I wouldn't use this method for spinnerbaits or treble hook lures....only occasionally with deep water tubes and sometimes Carolina rigs.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
I have done it multiples time and sometime I wish I had done a second hookset when I saw a fish jump and spit my lure. These happen quite simetime when I got close encounters let say 5-10ft away mostly with moving bait. It happened just a few moment ago, I got a line pulling slowly about 10' out set light hook(I was using braid with Zoom Magnum hook and super thick Berkley fusion 19 7/0) and try to keep pressure on, fish jump which seem to be a very very good size one and say good buy. Not many time that I swear after loosing fish, but this time I did it out loud like one those kid from YouTube.
geo g reply :
No, I get it done with one hookset and seldom have a problem.
scaleface reply :
I thought this was something most everyone did when the first attempt is weak . I guess in this day of super sharp hooks its not as common as it once was .
the reel ess reply :
On 5/21/2018 at 3:59 AM, scaleface said:I thought this was something most everyone did when the first attempt is weak . I guess in this day of super sharp hooks its not as common as it once was .
Super sharp hooks and braided line have greatly improved my hooksets.
Armtx77 reply :
A few times I have set the hook a second time.
Recently, in a shallow, clear, river that I fish. I had about an 18" spotted bass, follow a inline spinner, with the current. I watched him speed up, crash the lure and I set the hook, after dropping the rod, reeling and than brought the boom.
The set felt odd and the fish didnt turn. I reeled some more and set a seconed time and it felt right aan turned the fish.
I think it happens more than people admit.
Mike L reply :
On 5/21/2018 at 3:59 AM, scaleface said:I thought this was something most everyone did when the first attempt is weak . I guess in this day of super sharp hooks its not as common as it once was .
On 5/21/2018 at 4:45 AM, the reel ess said:Super sharp hooks and braided line have greatly improved my hooksets.
That's the reason I only use Trokar's for punching.
If I stick 'em, they stay stuck.
Mike
Glaucus reply :
I don't really double set, but I do dig it in more, if that makes sense. Not a true hookset after the initial, but a hard tug.
Ksam1234 reply :
On 5/20/2018 at 11:27 PM, Active_Outdoors said:Also, 4 and 5lb smallmouth on the Great Lakes have extremely hard jawbones , and there are times, I just know from experience when the hook point didn't penetrate into the fishes jawbone far enough. So in deep water when the fish is way under the surface, there is constant pressure the fish is putting on the line already, so the half set I'm referring to is really more of an extended pull of the Rod blank and Rod handle back towards your body, not actually a 2nd full sweeping of the Rod tip. In this instance there is no discernible slack being put back into the line and the goal is to insure the hook point has properly set. I never do this when fishing Largemouth and I never do this when fishing less then 15-20 feet of water and I never do this when fishing braided line. Also, I believe it's actually called a Pump set, because the Rod is already under load. But yes it does work, but I wouldn't use this method for spinnerbaits or treble hook lures....only occasionally with deep water tubes and sometimes Carolina rigs.
YEah that’s exactly what I meant and should have clarified, I don’t ever let slack back in I just sometimes give it that extra “pump” when the rod already has a load on it. I don’t ever release that tension
BassWhole! reply :
Yes, but not often when bass fishing, usually when I don't get a good hookest on the first go. In the salt, it's standard fare for some types of fish and fishing.
fishwizzard reply :
I double-set all the time when fishing plastics. A lot of my early bass fishing was for river smallies while wading upstream. It seems like 3/4 of the time they would grab my ned rig and run right down stream at me, so my inital hooksets were often pretty poor, so I got into the habit of giving a second set once I had pressure on the fish.
scaleface reply :
On 5/21/2018 at 8:55 PM, fishwizzard said:seems like 3/4 of the time they would grab my ned rig and run right down stream at me, so my inital hooksets were often pretty poor,
Exactly . When I set the hook and there is nothing there I'm setting it again as soon as I'm in position to do so ..
Bankbeater reply :
If the water is clear and I see the bass coming up to jump I will set the hook again. Most of the time that will stop the bass from jumping.
BassNJake reply :
I will do the double hookset now and then especially when I'm fishing a buzz toad.
Kinda remember watching Al Lindner doing it quite a bit too
KYBassin' reply :
With bass, no. Now if I’m musky fishing, yes. Unless they drill it next to the boat...then I just hold on.
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