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Kever

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Missed Connection (with my spoon)
« on: July 01, 2015, 10:44:52 AM »
I've been noticing that more of my bites are not resulting in a hook up. For example, last outing I had about 5 bites but only 1 fish to hand. Any tips on how to increase my hook-up rate?
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Re: Missed Connection (with my spoon)
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2015, 11:40:07 AM »
An excellent blog on the topic (and there is also a substantial thread on FWR to go along with it):  https://outdooraddictions.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/the-trailing-hook-method/
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Kever

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Re: Missed Connection (with my spoon)
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2015, 01:50:19 PM »
That's the ticket, eh. Thanks! My buddies recommended that to me as well. I have 30lb test fly backing to use as the spoon>hook connector line. Now I just need to experiment with hook size.
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FishOn36

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Re: Missed Connection (with my spoon)
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2015, 03:42:49 PM »
You'll lose a lot with treble hooks, switch to singles if that's what you're currently using.
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