Well I've posted before about this, but I continue to false hook fish. It always happens with the bigger fish I hook into. It's obviously due to a late hookset. My question is: Is it possible that I have too much leader below my indicator for the water depth I'm working in?
I have had similar problems and the guys on the board helped me out quite a bit. For me it was a little too much leader and not enough weight. Instead of adding more weight I would lengthen the leader. Also keep as little slack in your line as you can to still have a good drift. But the thing that helped me most was just time on the water and my hookset reaction time getting better!!!???
As a last note ..... as scientifically proven by a certain PCT member alcohol intake while fishing will severely inhibits ones ability to react fast enough??!!
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"Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn." - Anon.
Thanks african angler, alcohol is not the problem, though it would be easier to fix if it was. I end up hooking them right under the belly, middle of the fish. Good thing it's always been a sz 20 or smaller fly.
I've commented before that I've had and continue to have the same problem. Here are some thoughts: - the more line you have out and the more slack you have, the greater the chance of a late hookset - I've found that some flies tend to cause more foul-hookups. For example, when I use an egg pattern or a San Juan Worm as the upper fly, I tend to get more of them. Four or five years ago I had a day when I hooked 4 fish 17 inches or over; the 3 biggest fish were foul-hooked! I was using an egg as the upper fly. - Recently I was viewing a video and the guy on the video was saying that to improve the speed of your hookset, pull the rod to your side, not straight up (as most people do). I don't remember why this is true, but he said that a sideward motion gets transmitted quicker to your fly than an upward motion. I can't say that I've tried this (I keep forgetting), but I do intend to try it.Â
