Tank Smallie

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Yep, that's a piggie. Tape her?

yeah almost 20",

Yhmyorke, when they jump it's harder to keep tension on the line and it's easier for them to shake slack into the line and loosen the hook. you're def right about the pressure making them come to the surface a lot of the time. it's tough. you can usually prevent big jumps if they're close enough to you by directing the rod tip down and to the side pulling them sideways as they approach the surface. When you hook them way out on a long cast and they start jumping immediately, it's mostly in the fishing gods hands haha. these jigging flies are around 150-200ft out the back to maintain depth so it's up to chance.

[thmyorke1]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

yeah almost 20",

Yhmyorke, when they jump it's harder to keep tension on the line and it's easier for them to shake slack into the line and loosen the hook. you're def right about the pressure making them come to the surface a lot of the time. it's tough. you can usually prevent big jumps if they're close enough to you by directing the rod tip down and to the side pulling them sideways as they approach the surface. When you hook them way out on a long cast and they start jumping immediately, it's mostly in the fishing gods hands haha. these jigging flies are around 150-200ft out the back to maintain depth so it's up to chance.

Thanks man. I do that low and to the side trick when they're close. I've always lost smallies when they're too far to control that way.