Any other fly-yakkers out there?
Thought i’d dabble in waving the wand at the smallies in my local lakes this season, and as of last week it’s looking like my spin rod will see very limited action for the foreseeable future! However, my eat to hookup ratio seems pretty low. (Est. 33-60%)
So my question is, Strike vs Strip Set.
I watched Alvin Dedaux’s YouTube tutorials and saw the recommendation to strip set instead of strike. From the odd occation that i can resist the urge to yeet the rod skyward at the first sign of a bite, the stripset seems like the way to go, but i’ve found it to be a challenge when fishing out of a kayak. The best solution i’ve come up with so far is holding my rod out infront of me while stripping, and trying to yank the rod back towards me before lifting the rod tip. That being said i still swing for the fences probably more often than not, given the 20ish years of strike reaction training i’ve had through every other avenue of fishing.
I’ve been using both a 6wt and 8wt, floating line and unweighted streamer, size 1 hook with a weed guard. Hookup rate is better on the 8wt, as mostly by the time i realize a fish has bit, my reel is already beside my ear.
Also, I have no idea if 30-60% is good or not, seems low to me or is that just part of the small craft bass fishing with a starvation stick game?
Curious if anyone else with experience chucking bundles of feathers whilst sitting on a floating hunk of plastic has some wisdom they’d lend an internet stranger
Tight loops and tight lines!