I lost a nice largemouth today.when I went to set the hook at the top of my hookset put my right hand on the handle of the rod.with my left I cradle the reel then the fat part of mylower thumb trips the release and the slingshot effect causes it to get of the hook not to mention birdnest my reel
my fishing goes back a long way, when thumb bars first came out they stick out from the reel more then now, it happened to me more than I would like to admit. ..... :-)
Gary
I've been in a funk lately the last two good fish I've hooked I've lost 1 I lost six inches from my hand wading in the creek gotta break the trend!
Try this on for size , ive hit my cigarette butt buring the line into on hook sets more than once .
When I down line for stripes I use a penn reels they have a lever you must engage to set the hook,twice I have had friends just rear back and set the hook, loose the fish, and foul up a lot of fishing line. Watched my cousin cut his line fighting a salmon with his cigarete.
nope, but my frog setup has the tenancy to feed out line when i set the hook makes for an interesting fight- lucky me i keep my thumb on the spool.
I was fishing a tournament and after setting the hook for the third time and breaking off at the rod tip. I found a small chip in the rod guide and when I set the hook it would cut it off. After taking the reel off I wonder if anyone ever got that rod out of that tree on Nolin.
Yea buddy. Stripers and Penn 209's have always been an adventure for me.
Taken in another context: I've had this happen several times when I laid an award winning line on a hottie at a bar, and then noticed my wedding ring on my beer holding hand as I toasted her shy smile.
Same feeling, different situation. Ya set the hook, and come away empty handed and broken hearted. :-)
I got to learn to hold a beer with my right hand.