re: Weekend Fishing Report

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I thought I set the hook enough

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First of all, once you have the fish on, keep your rod tip down unless you're trying to pull him over or away from a log or weed bed. This will reduce the amount of jumping they do.

If you're fishing with a worm, you really need to set the hook hard with a sharp motion. If you're losing them on spinnerbaits/buzzbaits, once the fish is on the line, it doesn't hurt to give the rod a good tug to sort of set the hook. With crankbaits, don't set the hook, just lean into the fish with the rod. You're going to lose fish on crankbaits from time to time if they jump and shake. Not much you can do about it except keeping your rod tip down.

And in all cases, if you ever give the fish slack in the line, you risk losing it.