How & When To Set The Hook While Fishing With Paddletail Lures
- By: Luke Simonds
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How do you know WHEN to set the hook while fishing with paddletail lures?
It’s time to put an end to failed hooksets and lost fish.
Avoid these mistakes and you’ll get the tight lines you deserve.
Take a closer look below!!
When To Set The Hook While Fishing With Paddletail Lures [VIDEO]
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Mulligan Rig:
When fishing with the Mulligan or other paddletail lures, the core goal is to feel weight on the end of your line.
Toss the lure out where you know there are fish and start reeling.
Don’t go to set the hook before you feel weight or a thump on the end of your line.
Once you feel some weight, bury the hook into the fish’s mouth.
For the most part, the fish will hook themselves.
Keep the line tight and when you feel the weight, lift your rod up to set the hook.
You don’t have to aggressively set the hook.
By using a wild hook-setting motion, you risk losing more fish and potentially creating a bigger hole in the fish’s mouth.
That’ll lead to losing more fish.
As long as you’re fishing with sharp hooks and braided line, let the fish set the hook themselves.
A calm pullback on the rod is all that is needed.
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You nailed it enough said😉👍
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Great info thank You.
Excellent tips for paddle tails it can be tricky but you took care of it
Great intell refresher!
Good info, good video.
Wow Luke. You sure make it look easy. Enjoyed the video.
Very helpful.
How do you find the fish though?
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Another great video, thanks Luke.
Always a bonus when the fish cooperate for the camera.
Thanks James! Yes, I sure wish that the fish were always nice enough to bite while the camera is rolling.
Well, that was fun. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment Sherry!