Why pull at all? Why not let the fish set the hook?
• A:Fly fishing literature, especially for salmon and steelhead, have stressed the benefits of allowing the fish to turn by which the fish’s own movement sets the hook into the scissors or corner of the jaw. What has not been discussed is fact this only works if the hook lays the “right way” inside the mouth. If the hook point faces forward towards the mouth opening this means the shank or bend of the hook hits the scissors not the hook point. The result is a poor bite or missed fish. Our method simply optimizes hook position leading to positive hook ups. Slack line nymphing methods as opposed to grease line or swung flies described above don’t allow the luxury of waiting fish will spit the fly with no movement on their part that could set the hook. And if truth be told we like setting the hook.
