![]() If you aren’t quick enough on this tension release, the fish will break the tippet. Pinching with the trigger finger is important when you are applying tension and setting the hook, but when the fish makes a mad dash you must quickly release the tension with that trigger finger to allow the line to slide. There are many exceptions to this rule, especially when dealing with large gamefish with hard mouths, but for most trout fishing in moving waters, the pinch and lift is the way to go. Using this method you can quickly remove slack from the line, and you place the rod in the best position to bend from the tip, both cushioning the tippet and preventing the hook from tearing out. This is most often the best way to set the hook, particularly in trout fishing, where you are dealing with small flies and light tippet. To set the hook, pinch the line tightly against the cork with your finger and lift the rod tip upward to remove slack from the line and stick the fly in the roof or corner of the fish’s mouth. ![]() Keep the line under control and under that trigger finger at all times-trout have an uncanny ability to eat the fly at just the wrong moment. If you don’t trap the line with your trigger finger, you’ll forever be grasping for loose line with your left hand, you’ll have to look away from your target while trying to “find” line with your left hand, and most of the time, you won’t have adequate control of the line when you need to set the hook. ![]()
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