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I have a good friend that's a part time fly fisherman (bait-chucker when steelhead aren't running). He's a good friend, but I don't care much to fish with him because he can be really competitive and is frequently boastful. He has the same problem with losing fish. He fishes with the rod 45 degrees off the water, leaving him little room to set the hook on a fish that has a big, bony mouth. Someday when he swallows his pride and asks for assistance, I'll let him know what he's doing wrong. Until then, it's devilishly entertaining watching him brag on the walk down to the river only to be met with frustration. Maybe that's wrong?
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Might have had the tippet temporarily wrapped around the gap of the hook. Been there done that trick! Got the medal to prove it :)
I lost like 6 trout in a row on a wooley bugger and I never had tht problem before. I decided to check the hook to make sure it wsn't broken and the tippet was wrapped around the gap, making a nice "weed-guard" or, in this case, a "fish guard".
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I'm no fly fishing expert, but given sharp hooks, the tip being up too high would be a huge factor...at least in my experience with all types of fishing. When the rod tip is too high, there is no leverage. I always keep the rod horizontal (or very close to it)....when I strip-strike, I raise the rod to 45 to maybe 60 degrees & have no trouble getting a good hook set & having the rod in a solid fish fighting position. That being said, I have NEVER fished with the entire 90' length of fly line out.
This is what I do....I reserve the right to be wrong!!
Mike
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We talking dead drift or tight line fishing? Was he failing at the hook set or was he setting the hook and losing them later (LDR)?
If you're fishing dead drift, especially with dries, you have to have some slack in your line so you can mend and deal with different current speeds. The more line you have out, the greater the odds that you'll have to deal with different currents and, therefore, more slack.
From personal experience, I've found that 60' is about my maximum distance with dries. Any farther than that and the hook set becomes random. Sometimes I can do it, sometimes I can't, but there's not much I can do to increase the odds. And even if I do get a hook set, it's tends to be less firm, so more LDRs come into play.
The game then becomes trying to figure out how to wade closer. That's why they call it fishing and not casting.
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streamers
he was tight line fishing with an indicator.
I think he just had too much line out and his rod tip was too high.
He would have momentary hook-ups...
shorter casts he handled the fish ok.