How To Keep From Bungling Your Hookset
Monday, December 14, 2020
Photo: David A. Brown
Greg Hackney employs a snelled hook for punching, which prevents a bass' mouth from popping open on a hard hookset.
By David A. Brown
Special to BassFan
Fishing clean. Its a singular objective with a multitude of variables. The basic metric catching everything that bites relies as much on the mental as the mechanical. Heres a roundup of pointers thatll help you increase your efficiency.
Cant Miss the Mouth
Big weights are essential to punching, but an ounce-plus of lead or tungsten can pop open a bass' mouth on the hookset. Greg Hackney prevents this by snelling his flipping hooks. When he jacks that rod back, his hook turns outward at a 90-degree angle to the line and greatly increases his chances of impaling the fish before the hardware leaves the "red zone."