im not sure there is a "correct" method to setting the hook...you have to do what is comfortable and works for you...everything everybody has posted is correct...truth be known you just have to get on the water and keep tinkering with it till you find somethin that works for you....youll see some guys set the hook so hard itll throw their partner outta the boat and some guys just give a soft pull...both work for them...confidence is the best thing...you have to get to where you dont think about it....its instinct...and everybody loses fish...its a part of the game...seems like some days you can't get a fish to let go of it and other days you cant seem to get a hook through their mouth....happens to everybody....good luck with gettin em in the boat