I fish with a friend that absolutely rips the bass lips off.......I cringe  when I know a hook set is coming....He usually fishes with a seven inch power worm rigged Texas style. I pity the poor fish he catches. I normally use a sweep set with good results, and think that with the exception of heavy weed cover jigs or frogs, there is no need for an eye crossing hook set , as long as your hook is sharp.

Thanks bassin lou, I didn't think there was any reason to. Thanks for all the replys everyone! Just an interesting topic to discuss. I hope to get on some fish with frogs this spring lol

 

Good luck this Spring. The fishing in the next couple months is definitely going to improve here in FL. 

Woooooo I can't wait

It depends how I set the hook.

 

Generally, though, I'm fishing in deep cover and I assume I'm driving a dulled hook (from beating up against stuff) through a bass's beak.

 

Moving topwater and crankbaits I usually don't set the hook; maybe give it a little extra tug, but that's it.

 

Josh

Generally, though, I'm fishing in deep cover and I assume I'm driving a dulled hook (from beating up against stuff) through a bass's beak.

 

Sharpen it or throw it away.

 

 

 

Sharpen it or throw it away.

 

 

 

 

No, I mean from just that cast.

 

There are times I fish in stuff so thick that I sharpen the hooks after each retrieve.  Big ol' bass in the thick stuff usually. 

 

Josh

If the OP is using 15 lb braid indicates using spinning tackle?

Most spinning reels are used with medium power rods or maybe a med/hvy. Trying get a good hook set with a heavy wire keel weight hook in a hollowbody style swimbait with spinning tackle could be a problem. The bass holds onto soft plastics and you need to drive the hook point through it and into the mouth tissue. A trick with soft body swimbaits is to pause and let the bass turn away before hook setting with a force similar to a weedless plastic worm hook set and setting the reel drag to about 4 lbs.

Tom