Straight from the pro who introduced the technique to the U.S.

 

 

 

 

                                                    

Wow what a hookset! 

What is the difference between this and a T-rig? Is it because there's no stopper, or this type of weight slides easier?

4 hours ago, Bassjam2000 said:

Wow what a hookset! 

Yup, this is what I've been saying all along. See how he dropped the tip of his rod an instant before setting the hook?  "Cracking the whip" is what I call it - putting a small amount of slack in the line and then slamming it home!

 

And so many people dog me for not doing a tight-line hookset like Hackney.  I'm not saying one is better than the other, but Shin has the "slack line" hookset down to a science and demonstrates why it works so well.  That's exactly how you do it.