anyone ever hit the release button when trying to set the hook or is it just me!

[kygorski]

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.

[Brandon__]

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.

[alycat]

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.