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 Fly Rod Techniques: Turning Big Fish
Posted by joey on Sunday, August 12 @ 19:34:50 PDT
Big fish will often make a long once hooked. This often results in a lost fish if the proper pressure is not put on. I like to set my fly down and accross to ensure a hookset in the corner of the fishes mouth. I then try to maintain that same angle and keep steady pressure. Yeild to the fish when it runs and take line when you can. To turn the fish, pull in the opposite direction that you need it to go. I know this contradicts the above sentence about keeping steady pressure, but often times a change in pressure will make the fish run up or down stream. This is especially useful when trying to land a fish in a small run surrounded by rapids. If you have any other suggestions on trying to land/turn a big fish please respond.
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Re: Fly Rod Techniques: Turning Big Fish
by joey on Monday, August 13 @ 08:35:21 PDT | | This may sound a bit confusing so to hopefully clear things up here is an example. A fish just took my fly, I set the hook downstream, so the line pulls the hook into the corner of the mouth. It is fairly meaty in the corner of the mouth so you have less bone to mess with. The fish will usually give a few hwad shake and then move out into the current where it has more of an advantage. Generally if I am pulling at an downstream angle the fish will swim up stream but once it tires it will turn sideways and use the current to fight. This is when you need to use your rod to move the fish towards your net. At this point in the battle the fish is generally tired and have no more big runs left in it. This is when you can change direction with your rod and move the fish to where you need it. |
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Re: Fly Rod Techniques: Turning Big Fish
by jinxed247 on Monday, August 13 @ 19:57:00 PDT | | I tend to try and keep my rod held high. I seem to land more fish that way. I do angle it to try and turn them in the current but for the most part my rod is high (figuratively speaking of course!) I am glad that I did this past April. I was steelhead fishing and I got a hook-up at the very end of my drift and the fish came straight at me. I had to strip line like a mad man to keep the hook set but everything worked out. I just use my left hand to keep the pressure on the fly line while my right keeps the rod high and guides the fish towards where I want it to go. |
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