walker and how to hook?

[azert]

Hello fellow fishers,
I can catch a fish with a walker but a lost also a lot of fish and I don't know why. The line is tense, the fish is away with the walker and then I try to hook the fish. Most of the time the fish get free and the walker is under water.
Have someone tips for me to get more fish? (By other lures I don't have this problem so muhch)

[Lenny Rat]

Not really sure; likely a combination of that particular lure, the type of fish, and the time of day (bite schedule).

I had lots of missed hits by bass in mud water, but almost never in Florida. It was poppers in both places.

Since a walker is always being reeled in, there is literally no need to “set the hook”; the hit itself combined with the tension of the constant retrieve action, should do it.

[Maj.Tryhard]

Originally posted by Lenny Rat:

Not really sure; likely a combination of that particular lure, the type of fish, and the time of day (bite schedule).

I had lots of missed hits by bass in mud water, but almost never in Florida. It was poppers in both places.

Since a walker is always being reeled in, there is literally no need to “set the hook”; the hit itself combined with the tension of the constant retrieve action, should do it.

I actually know a guy who says he pauses while using a walker. Says he gets most of his hits while paused, as well. I never could master the pausing technique, myself.

[azert]

oke thanks for the tips and it's likely the time of the day. somethimes I cautgh 2 or more without any lost and after a hour of 2 I lost the 2/3.
And what thit you mean with pauses? I reel in until the line is tense and then I click right button all the way up and reel in again until the line is tense. I repeat this until the line is in or I got a fish on the hook.

[Maj.Tryhard]

Originally posted by azert:

oke thanks for the tips and it's likely the time of the day. somethimes I cautgh 2 or more without any lost and after a hour of 2 I lost the 2/3.
And what thit you mean with pauses? I reel in until the line is tense and then I click right button all the way up and reel in again until the line is tense. I repeat this until the line is in or I got a fish on the hook.

Apparently he pauses after every zig-zag or two, letting the lure stop moving for a moment.

Personally, I reel the entire time, clicking the right mouse whenever the lure stops zagging. I typically use reel-speed 2 or 3, as it seems you get more left/right when the frog is moving faster. It worked really well in Florida, though at speed 3 (with some rods) bowfin and gar can have trouble catching the lure.

[azert]

oke thanks, I will try in the couple of next day (when I have time, for now it's a little busy)