Quote Originally Posted by MrSplitshot View Post
I'd say that the "delay" Billy talked about is a good way to put it...not being so quick on the trigger, and not laying out the hero wham-bam over the head behind the shoulder hookset.

Patience on the bite, a little more restraint on the power put into the hookset, and checking for abrasion every now and then...in exchange for mile long casts, awesome sensitivity, better hook ups at a distance, and high breaking strength. That's why I like it.

You can argue it to death beyond that.
Yep, the hero hookset will tear the bait out of their mouth. I also learned to back my drag off especially if you use 7ft rods because you take up more line when you set the hook. I actually pull more than set when i'm using braid and i forget that at times.
Matter of fact when Slitshot and i were fishing this past Spring we had a shallow bite going on and i wasn't hooking up as i should have been but i adjusted my"hook setting pull" for the fact i was using braid and i started geting beter results. Plus Brian let me catch a few because he felt sorry for me .