hey guys just wondering. My friend cant keep a LMB on for the life of him

if he uses a spinnerbait and the fish jumps. Any quick tips. My thought is

that he just gets memorized by the beauty of the fish jumping out of the

water and doesnt keep the line tight. thanks for reply

yea keep the line tight and also after the hook set keep the rod tip low to the water it will discourage the fish from jumping.

Thats my thought keep the line tight and the rod down. If you do a search I think there were some posts that have addressed this recently and had some good info.

Tell your friend he should quit fishing and give all his gear to you  ;D

Seriously, do exactly as the previous posts say.

Keep line tight; reel fast; and keep rod tip IN THE WATER.

One thing about keeping the rod low: Do not ever aim the rod directly at the fish.Make sure it is off to one side or the other so there is always tension on the fish.The bow of the rod absorbs shock.

Tight line + low rod = landed bass.

A spinnerbait has a large hook with a large barb, most lost fish are due to lack of hook penetration past the barb. Too much line stretch, too weak of a hook set, or too light of an action of the rod is the primary reason for the lack of hook penetration. Correct all of those and your landing precentage will increase.

A spinnerbait has a large hook with a large barb, most lost fish are due to lack of hook penetration past the barb. Too much line stretch, too weak of a hook set, or too light of an action of the rod is the primary reason for the lack of hook penetration. Correct all of those and your landing precentage will increase.

What Wayne said  8-) Another option is to remove or crush down the barb. Makes hook penetration much easier, as well as hook removal. As long as you keep a tight line you won't have any problems.

-T9

All of the above.  Keep em down and don't give him the chance to embarass you.   He'll do it if he can and swim back over to his buddies and talk smack about you afterward..

Good point Wayne I have a tendency to assume people are using the right gear. I remember how it was when I started. A fishing pole is a fishing pole right? Wrong they are like tools you need the right one for the  job. You dont use a hammer to drive in a screw although I guess you could. A screwdriver would be a whole lot more functional. This might be your friends problem, wrong tool for the job.

Well, I like 'em jumpin', especially the brown fish!   :

My suggestion is to just maintain maximum pressure (tension) and make them come your way or run. Matt(lures) gave me some particularly good advice for landing fish on his Baby Bass: Bring 'em to you, RIGHT NOW! No playing, no messing around.

8-)

Bring 'em to you, RIGHT NOW! No playing, no messing around.

Pursuant to an ancient quip, "Never play with a fish until after it's in the boat".

With a really large fish, believe it or not, turning the head around can be the hardest part of the fight.

You'll have to wait for the fish to complete at least one runoff, before you get the first opportunity.

Once you've turned that bad girl around, keep the pressure on so she can only swim in your direction.

This is also the best way to reduce the odds of a jumping fish, but a bass bent on jumping is going to jump

even though your rod-tip may be buried underwater.

Roger

thanks well tell friend i had the idea about keepin the line tight but not

keepin the rod low.