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I'm a firm believer in not just jerking the rod in most fishing situations. Generally speaking when a hookset is needed I prefer to load the rod up first and then set the hook. It avoids snatching the hook out of a fish's mouth.

Bass fishing in the examples I cited are the exception for using a "clean and jerk".

In some situations it's far preferable to not set the hook at all. You risk tearing it out.