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Wharfrat
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I am looking for some opinions on a problem that I have been having recently after hooking a fish. I sometimes have alot of slack line laying on the water at my feet. I always try to real it in as soon as a fish is hooked . I have always held the rod with my right hand and the fly line uner my right index finger to keep control of the line as I real in the slack to play the fish on the reel .
A few times recently I indvertently clapped down on the line with my finger and lost a few fish. So I started to just let go of the line with my right index finger after setting the hook and realing in the slack line while just griping the rod and not guiding the line with my index finger . I still lost a fish while doing this but landed a few others . I am just curiuos as to what other fly fishermen do to fight the fish on the reel as fast as possible ? Does having that slack line coming off of the reel for just a few seconds make a huge difference in landing or losing a fish ?
I know this sounds rediculous but I need all of the help I can get.
A few times recently I indvertently clapped down on the line with my finger and lost a few fish. So I started to just let go of the line with my right index finger after setting the hook and realing in the slack line while just griping the rod and not guiding the line with my index finger . I still lost a fish while doing this but landed a few others . I am just curiuos as to what other fly fishermen do to fight the fish on the reel as fast as possible ? Does having that slack line coming off of the reel for just a few seconds make a huge difference in landing or losing a fish ?
I know this sounds rediculous but I need all of the help I can get.