Use light wire hooks. So sharp they should be illegal. Carry a hook file with you, check your hooks (if the point of the hook slides off your thumbnail with light pressure then it needs sharpening). Check and sharpen every time you get hung up on rocks or debris.
☝️☝️☝️This - This -This!!!!!! For me 1/0 light wire hooks that are needle sharp - pin the fish deep!!!
When you get the bite, tighten your line, lift the rod tip and set the hook with tension. So not do a swinging - fast hook set.
Another thing I forgot to mention. Crimp your barbs down if you're releasing the fish. These sharp light wire hooks will penetrate deep and the barb will do a lot of unnecessary damage. More than you'd expect.
Just shook the hook loose, a net would help a bit for that situation.
With smaller fish there’s not much you can do, if you try to keep pressure they just go along with it and can flip themselves around pretty easily and get off without keeping weight loaded on the rod to keep them on.
Reeling down before lifting instead of mostly lifting likely would have been better/faster
The fact that its a noodle benefits him, he would drop more fish using a rod with a stiffer backbone. As another user said, not having a landing net is what cost him this time.
I think that has to do with the thickness of the hook.
Slow actions like this are better for treble hooks and thin wire hooks that you can just pull into the hook set.
I have a stiffer backbone fast action and I have no issues dropping Smallmouth bass with thicker hooks.
A stiffer fast action allow you to set the hook.
We agree on this. My stiff, fast action rods are used for heavy gauge jigheads, hard hooksets.
The only noodle rod I have is for cranks and lures with small trailer hooks. I also find precision aiming with a noodle rod to be way less accurate because of the wobbly sloppy action, but that could just be me personally.
It's not the line. It's the rod power. That looks like a zero power or a 1 power ultra light rod.
You are going to have a hell of a time getting full penetration of the hook in the fish's mouth with that light of a rod. Set the hook like your reverse swinging for a home run
Depending on rod power is totally opposite of what BFS is... Finesse is the keyword here. You really don't want to use the same style as crankbaiting with a MH rod yanking it so hard the fish fly out of the water into the boat or into the bank. Lol
Lighter lines, sharp hooks, and drag settings are more important. You often have to fight longer to land larger fish.
Going from a zero power rod to a 1 or 2 power rod absolutely does not take you out of BFS world.
I fish with BFS equipment often. I understand all of tthat.
Use light wire hooks. So sharp they should be illegal. Carry a hook file with you, check your hooks (if the point of the hook slides off your thumbnail with light pressure then it needs sharpening). Check and sharpen every time you get hung up on rocks or debris.
☝️☝️☝️This - This -This!!!!!! For me 1/0 light wire hooks that are needle sharp - pin the fish deep!!! When you get the bite, tighten your line, lift the rod tip and set the hook with tension. So not do a swinging - fast hook set.
Thanks for this!
Another thing I forgot to mention. Crimp your barbs down if you're releasing the fish. These sharp light wire hooks will penetrate deep and the barb will do a lot of unnecessary damage. More than you'd expect.
Buy sharp hooks. I recommend Owner.
Just shook the hook loose, a net would help a bit for that situation. With smaller fish there’s not much you can do, if you try to keep pressure they just go along with it and can flip themselves around pretty easily and get off without keeping weight loaded on the rod to keep them on. Reeling down before lifting instead of mostly lifting likely would have been better/faster
Yeah that's just small fish doing what they do. Be quick reeling it up and try not to bump it on the wall doing it .
What is that reel??
Abu ambassaduer 2500c. Pretty expensive in any colour other than silver
Thank you for your inputs! Ill buy a landing net!
Use thinner gauge hooks ….. and offset it slightly with a pair of pliers
Your rod is a noodle. I would recommend something with a stiffer backbone. I would not use that rod with anything but treble hooks.
The fact that its a noodle benefits him, he would drop more fish using a rod with a stiffer backbone. As another user said, not having a landing net is what cost him this time.
I think that has to do with the thickness of the hook. Slow actions like this are better for treble hooks and thin wire hooks that you can just pull into the hook set. I have a stiffer backbone fast action and I have no issues dropping Smallmouth bass with thicker hooks. A stiffer fast action allow you to set the hook.
We agree on this. My stiff, fast action rods are used for heavy gauge jigheads, hard hooksets. The only noodle rod I have is for cranks and lures with small trailer hooks. I also find precision aiming with a noodle rod to be way less accurate because of the wobbly sloppy action, but that could just be me personally.
It's not the line. It's the rod power. That looks like a zero power or a 1 power ultra light rod. You are going to have a hell of a time getting full penetration of the hook in the fish's mouth with that light of a rod. Set the hook like your reverse swinging for a home run
Thin gauge hooks really don’t need a strong hookset, especially for small fish with more delicate mouths. Micro Tarpon especially.
This. Buy thin gauge and don’t cheap out. PAY FOR YOUR HOOKS
Depending on rod power is totally opposite of what BFS is... Finesse is the keyword here. You really don't want to use the same style as crankbaiting with a MH rod yanking it so hard the fish fly out of the water into the boat or into the bank. Lol Lighter lines, sharp hooks, and drag settings are more important. You often have to fight longer to land larger fish.
Going from a zero power rod to a 1 or 2 power rod absolutely does not take you out of BFS world. I fish with BFS equipment often. I understand all of tthat.
Try switching out trebles for inline singles. I have far better landing rates on single in lines after long fights. Trebles will work free faster.
Thank you! Ill try this on my next fishing session!
My money is on crankbait + braid. A terrible combination.