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the way i learned it is you watch the line between your rod and the hole, set the hook if;it movesit goes tightyou lower the rod tip and get slackyou suddenly get slack through nothing you didit twitchesor it sways very slightly then stops moving
The vast amount of the time I just use the line over the finger trick with very good successes most of the time. If the fish are hitting very light (many of the fish I hook are from feeling a lighting of the jig) I put a little "Fold" in the line a bit above the water. Watching the "Fold" straiten or increasing is a great indicator for light bits.Tight Lines,Allan
Everyone has their own techniques but allot of the time it can be difficult to explain in words. The best way to do this is with a video. In the 2nd half of this video Dave Young(one of the best tightliners on the NAIFC) shows how he tighlines and this is the method I use. http://www.davegenz.com/Dave_Genz.com/Videos/Entries/2006/12/15_2006_North_American_Ice_Fishing_Championship.html