What is wrong with my LURE?

[RamboBoy]

Hi again, I am sure you have read my fishing freshwater report. I want to discuss, a feedback and fishing tip.

Today, I went to the fishing Palmdale Aqueduct. I lost two stripers, because my lure was hooked off from a striper's mouth.

What is wrong with my lure? Why it failed?

I used the same color blue lure in the past, last September or October 2008 I lost one big striper at the 77 Street in Little Rock (east palmdale). It was hooked off a striper's mouth. What is the problem with my lure? I need your feedback and fishing tip. I did keep the pole straight up and pull hard to hook up a striper's mouth.

[Team Santana]

maybe you should try sharpening the hooks... go to bass pro shops and buy a hook sharpener, its always good to have one
and i know how frustrating it can be when you lose fish...
...Remember... its fishing not catching

[RamboBoy]

I did check my lure the treble hook is sharpened. mmmm

[basscatcher]

try the next hook size or set the hook harder. good luck next time.


God Bless


basscatcher

[karlow]

Could it be you are using a POS ugly stick with no back bone to set the hook?
Just a though.
The bait has so much action that the fish always miss it?
Don't swing next time fish it like a jig, and just crank.

KP

[RamboBoy]

my pole is shakespeare ugly stik
medium action (9-20lb line)
6 feet 6 inches tall
15 lb test line

This is almost like as Striper Bill's tackle tip.

[calico killer kevin]

Did you lose it right away or after a little bit of battle?
You should wait before you set the hook.
Let them inhale the bait, them after a second or so,
set the hook.
Adding some kind of scent wouldn't hurt either.

[kozaki]

Sounds like fishing to me. Some days the fish will be shy and barely bite/ other days you can throw a bare hook at them and they'll take it quick.
Thanks for the report, by the way.

[RamboBoy]

It was set the hook on striper's mouth and battle, my test line is still loose, not tight... I retrieved a reel while I'm holding the pole up, but hook off...

[RamboBoy]

Sounds like fishing to me. Some days the fish will be shy and barely bite/ other days you can throw a bare hook at them and they'll take it quick.
Thanks for the report, by the way.

Have you experience fishing striper? I have known fishing striper tip and tactics. I like just to discuss and feedback about this issue.