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Originally Posted by cranky
Sorry yes i should have mentioned i use single hooks no barb. But thanks for your answer. I would love to get to the bottom of this. I would think it should not be much different but as i say when i fly fished i had far less stay on too. Very frustrating actually.
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There's multiple factors . Fly rods are a lot more forgiving(flexible) when a fish bites the fly, sometimes the flexibility absorbs the hook set. Which in turn just pokes the mouth and doesn't penetrate fully. Seen this many times using fiberglass fly rods versus a carbon graphite (stiffer)