Hello,

 

Today I was testing out the deep crank setup I've been working on.

 

We still have snow in Northern Indiana, and whenever you have snow, you have voids in the snow.

 

I was just casting out and retrieving when the plug fell through one of these voids.  I automatically set the hook!

 

I felt kind of foolish, but realized this could be good practice.  I'll probably get around to doing this with my walleye rod as those critters can bite light!

 

Josh

 

Welcome to the Club ~

 

A-Jay

i got some "psuedo-hooksets" in this past saturday night and sunday. i have a round abu baitcaster that wasnt casting very good, saturday evening i took it apart and cleaned, greased and oiled it for the first time since the 3 or so years i had it. first time doing that with a baitcaster, so naturally i was eager to test it out. tied on a 1 ounce sinker and went outside and made a few casts off the deck that night. reeling back in the sinker would get stuck in the snow and the rod would start to load like getting a bite and i would yank back like setting a hook in my attempt to free the sinker. sunday i went out when i could see and let some harder casts out and got good distance and fought the snow again lol

After I went fishing last Friday and did well, I was replaying the day through my mind as I was falling asleep on the couch. Twice I woke myself up setting the hook. My wife thought it was hilarious, I was just disappointed that I wasn't actually fishing. 

After I went fishing last Friday and did well, I was replaying the day through my mind as I was falling asleep on the couch. Twice I woke myself up setting the hook. My wife thought it was hilarious, I was just disappointed that I wasn't actually fishing. 

 

oh man, this reminds me of one time on a trip back home from smith mtn lake a few summers ago. i was in the back of my aunts mini-van sleeping. apparently i was dreaming because i woke up to myself going through the motions of a hookset and even started reeling LOL

i got some "psuedo-hooksets" in this past saturday night and sunday. i have a round abu baitcaster that wasnt casting very good, saturday evening i took it apart and cleaned, greased and oiled it for the first time since the 3 or so years i had it. first time doing that with a baitcaster, so naturally i was eager to test it out. tied on a 1 ounce sinker and went outside and made a few casts off the deck that night. reeling back in the sinker would get stuck in the snow and the rod would start to load like getting a bite and i would yank back like setting a hook in my attempt to free the sinker. sunday i went out when i could see and let some harder casts out and got good distance and fought the snow again lol

Gotta watch doing that with an ounce on there lol set it to hard and that weight might come back and take an eye out or hit you square in the boys fair warning bc I don't want to see the thread about it happen to you

Glad I'm not the only one doing this lol. I did it with all my new combos to get them tuned in for casting. Also been flipping 30 feet for hours in the garage into a butter container.