One mistake that newcomers make when wrasse fishing is striking the second they feel a fish hit.
Wrasse can be very obliging, hitting your lure so hard that they hook themselves.
Quite often though, you’ll feel a hit, strike and there’s nothing there. Your first reaction is ‘I’ve missed it’.
What’s actually happened is that the wrasse has struck your lure to stun what they think is a food source, turned around to eat it, only to find that it’s gone.
If you feel a hit, don’t be hasty to strike. Watch your line to see if it tightens or wait for your rod to start to pull around before striking.
I’ll quite often gently tighten up after I feel a hit and if I feel any resistance I’ll set the hook. If there’s nothing there, I’ll let the lure sit on a slack line. Quite often, within a couple of seconds, the wrasse will return.
If the fish doesn’t return, cast out to the same spot as it may still be present and could have another go.
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