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When to set the hook ????


fishon68

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Last winter when bobber fishing for walleyes they would take it down slow, maybe 3 or 4 inches then stop and stay there sometimes for 30-40 seconds then take down some more and maybe stop again, then run with it, at that time i set the hook but i missed probably 1/2 the time, other times i would set the hook as soon as it went down and missed more often than not, whats the best way, usually fishing with a shiner.

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I set the hook when its down the hole and out of site. I like to have a ballhead jig with the minnow hooked thru the lips. I have a couple of question for you and that is how far off the bottom ? Where do you hook your minnow ? Plain hook or a jig ? To me it all makes a difference as to when I will set the hook. You could always use a circle hook and give him a minute or 2.

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