Hello all! Went out sturgeon fishing on Friday for a couple hours, and managed several shakers, including the biggest of the smalls that went 37". I landed three or four, but probably missed at least that many. At what point do you pull the rod out of the holder and stick it to them? A few times I grabbed it and set the hook to nothing, a few times I grabbed it, reeled down, and felt nothing, and a few times I waited until something more convincing happened and it stopped. Then of course, there were the few times that I reeled down, felt the pull, and stuck it to them. The only fish that I was sure was going to be there was the one that slowly started loading the rod up and continued to do it until I set the hook. I had several very convincing, consistent nibbles that just didn't hit home? I'm using smelt and hooks ranging from 6/o to 8/o to make sure I don't end up with any swallowers. Any tips? Thanks in advance and tight lines, TOC.
PS I'm sure this has been discussed in archives, and I searched, but the biggest downfall of the new threads is that the archives are a bear to use.
PS I'm sure this has been discussed in archives, and I searched, but the biggest downfall of the new threads is that the archives are a bear to use.
