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[freakonaleash]

In two days of pink fishing ive had 6 on my line. They ALWAYS get away though.

So can someone tell me this. When i feel a fish on the line and it starts running. Do i start reeling, or let it run. Any strategies on bringing them in ? I need a bit of help. Thanks

[Will_CARP]

After setting the hook the fish will start running, let it go, when it stops reel in.  Repeat the process until the fish tires enough for you to land it.  Hope this helps

[troutbreath]

One thing they always blubber about Pinks is they are "hard on bite soft on mouth" or something to that affect. Also alot depends on reaction time.

[Fish Assassin]

Let it run and don't clamp down on the drag.

[adriaticum]

Make sure to set the hook real hard when they bite first.
I had the same situation the other morning when I lost 5-6 and landed only one. I was sitting in on a rock and casting into this small area sharp angle to the right and wasn't in a position to make strong hook sets. I could see some of them spit out the hook in the water just 3 feet under the surface.

[Arnie Salmonegger]

It's also important to keep your hook sticky sharp.  Check the sharpness periodically while you're fishing by putting the hook point against your thumbnail.  If the hook point slides on your nail surface, instead of sticking in, sharpen your hook with a file and retest it on your thumbnail.  With casting or drifting, the hook will hit against rocks and start to become dull, even if you don't get snagged on the bottom.

I always check my hook after snagging bottom (if I don't break off), or if I lose a fish.  A dull hook will slide off the hard mouth of a salmon.  I also check the sharpness of all my new hooks (even Gammy's) before using them; I find that on average about 4 Gammy's in a pack of 50 aren't sharp enough for me; almost all Mustad's need to be sharpened.

I always take a small file with me when I go fishing so I can sharpen my hooks as needed.  I found that my results improved significantly when I kept my hooks sharp, especially for coho and steelhead as they can be "on and gone" in the blink of an eye.  Having the hook "stick" to their mouth so you have time to set the hook makes a difference.

I've had my hook file for about 20 years.  It's about 6" long and I keep it in my vest.  I think it's made by Luhr Jensen.  I owe a lot to this little piece of hardware.

[searun17]

pinks have very soft mouths and hooks do tear out quite easily,try and use a little bit bigger hook on your spoons, spinners and dont horse them in this usually results in the hooks tearing out.

[GoldHammeredCroc]

Another suggestion is to change the hooks on those Croc spoons or something.  Put on the siwash gammies which are even sharper and those "taps" will end up in hook-ups.