Fly Fishing for Big Smallmouth Bass

This time of the year that next strike might be from the largest bass you’ll move all year and you sure don’t want to miss him. Here are four things which help me greatly and I do these regularly.
1. Mash down the hook barbs.
2. Sharpen the hook on the fly I’m using every 15 minutes.
3. Check the strength of the leader tippet I’m using every 15 minutes.
4. When I get the strike I set the hook quickly with force using both the rod and my line hand.